Nintendo has a press event ongoing right now in Tokyo, Japan, to announce pricing and release dates for their new console, the Switch, the Japanese company’s first new console in four years. The hybrid Nintendo Switch will be priced at $399.99 CAD MSRP ($299 USD), while it will launch on March 3, 2017, its worldwide release date.
Nintendo Canada’s Twitter account has been sharing details of the event, which is ongoing and viewable below live on YouTube:
Below, you can see all the details of the Switch Joy-Con controllers:
Games for the Switch will not be region locked and battery life is pegged at 2.5 to 6 hours depending on the game. What makes the Switch so unique is the console itself is housed in a tablet with a capacitive touchscreen (instead of resistive touch displays in years past), that you hook up at home, but can also be portable, allowing you to play outside of the home, anywhere and anytime.
There will be new titles for the Switch console as well, which Nintendo announced:
Also, Nintendo says over 80 games are in active development for the new Switch Console. As for online multiplayer, that will be available too–but it won’t be free.
Here’s what you’ll get in the box for the Nintendo Switch:
Walmart.ca and Amazon.ca already have page listings the Switch, but it’s not available for pre-order yet. Are you excited for the switch? What do you think of its Canadian pricing at $400?
Update: Nintendo had the following to say in an emailed statement to iPhone in Canada:
“Nintendo Switch is a brand-new kind of home gaming system that offers a wide variety of play modes,” said Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima. “We will introduce the world to new experiences made possible by the unique characteristics of the Nintendo Switch hardware and the Joy-Con.”
[via The Verge]
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400$?! Seriously?! Cheaper to buy in US and pay convert rate.
lol really? You’d save $7 dollars. Then you’d have to pay duty.
The exchange rates change and companies choose a point to baseline. The price cannot fluctuate at the stores. It is what it is. There will be days/weeks where the price will be higher or lower in States, but usually when you take into account the exchange and the cost of getting it up here it’s not worth it.
Unless the rate miraculously (or disastrously if you work for a Canadian company selling to US) becomes 1:1 again, but that probably won’t happen.
Disaster works both ways. For me, our current rate is a disaster and parity would be a godsend.
Well not really 300$ us is 395$ cnd lol
No, its 375$.
Not at all, google the rates.
You’re an idiot.
Come down buddy. Just saying it’s over priced in my opinion. Compare the hardware with competition which will be even cheaper after expected price drop after E3.
you too thx 😛
How is this iPhone Apple related news??
Canadian tech news
You took the time to read, and comment.
Thus, the news was worth while 😉
Nintendo makes ios apps therefore what it produces is relevant
Any idea when it’ll be available for pre-order in Canada?
Today
The fact that it will just have 32GB internal storage is ridiculous. Especially in 2017.
The games are probably only like 3GB each plus there are cartridges and expandable storage so it’s not that bad.
Can we just skip to the part when Nintendo stops making hardware and just sells games on the App Store?
“As for online multiplayer, that will be available too–but it won’t be free.”
Well, there goes my hype for the switch.
You do realize they are only going to start charging because they are going to have way more online options as well as actual functional servers that aren’t terrible. We’re paying for better online service, and we don’t even know if it will be much at all.
sold out preorders— shocking
400 is ridiculous this thing is going to bomb as bad as wii u
Nice to see a new console from Nintendo. It’ll be interested to see how many people will actually carry this and play it on the go.
1. 400 Is Too Much! Considering buying like 2 games with it would be like 560 bux!! (0)_(0)
2. To avoid this price, you could trade in games or consoles you wont need, for example i traded all my wii games and some of my ps3 games so now its like 290 bux standard
Ps4 and xbox are better if 400 is the price now I’m mad i don’t think my parents will let me get it now