Tom Bateman

I was just at a big event in Paris with lots of other journalists, lots of other big gaming fans to talk about this console and In amongst the chat of everyone holding these consoles and playing it for the first time and feeling really excited, there were a lot of conversations, I think even bordering on doom and gloom, from people talking about the prices as they were announced.

I was just at a big event in Paris with lots of other journalists, lots of other big gaming fans to talk about this console and In amongst the chat of everyone holding these consoles and playing it for the first time and feeling really excited, there were a lot of conversations, I think even bordering on doom and gloom, from people talking about the prices as they were announced.

This is a very expensive console in the current climate. In the United States, it's going to cost $450 for a Switch 2. Now, to put that in some context for you, you can buy a PlayStation 5 for $400, and then you get down to the cost of the games. Nintendo is suggesting people pay as much as $80 for a physical copy of Mario Kart World.

This is a very expensive console in the current climate. In the United States, it's going to cost $450 for a Switch 2. Now, to put that in some context for you, you can buy a PlayStation 5 for $400, and then you get down to the cost of the games. Nintendo is suggesting people pay as much as $80 for a physical copy of Mario Kart World.

Now, $80 for a video game, even if you're not a keen gamer yourself, but your child might be perhaps, are you thinking you would spend that to put a present under the Christmas tree? It just seems like a lot of money to me, and it's definitely going to dampen spirits considerably. Clearly, this is a result of the tariffs.

Now, $80 for a video game, even if you're not a keen gamer yourself, but your child might be perhaps, are you thinking you would spend that to put a present under the Christmas tree? It just seems like a lot of money to me, and it's definitely going to dampen spirits considerably. Clearly, this is a result of the tariffs.

That's why these prices have come out just now and at the price point they are. We know for a fact that the tariffs on Japan, where these games are manufactured, are going to be quite significant. So that's having an impact here. But my goodness gracious me, there's no question that the shine and the excitement of this console is being impacted.

That's why these prices have come out just now and at the price point they are. We know for a fact that the tariffs on Japan, where these games are manufactured, are going to be quite significant. So that's having an impact here. But my goodness gracious me, there's no question that the shine and the excitement of this console is being impacted.

Nintendo has experienced this in the past when it released the 3DS, which was the sequel console to the DS. Nintendo released the 3DS at a very high price point, and it found out very quickly that people weren't willing to pay it. Nintendo simply had to bite the bullet, drop the price significantly, and even apologise to consumers and offered them free games by way of making it up.

Nintendo has experienced this in the past when it released the 3DS, which was the sequel console to the DS. Nintendo released the 3DS at a very high price point, and it found out very quickly that people weren't willing to pay it. Nintendo simply had to bite the bullet, drop the price significantly, and even apologise to consumers and offered them free games by way of making it up.

Yes. As time goes on, video games get more expensive. And we keep seeing year on year that number just getting pushed a little bit more. How high can we go? I think that there is definitely a price point where people are going to say, actually, that's just too much money for me. And of course, you would rather sell two games at $60 than one game at $80.

Yes. As time goes on, video games get more expensive. And we keep seeing year on year that number just getting pushed a little bit more. How high can we go? I think that there is definitely a price point where people are going to say, actually, that's just too much money for me. And of course, you would rather sell two games at $60 than one game at $80.

There is absolutely no question that this is a heck of a piece of technology. When I was there holding it in my hands, the first thing I thought was, wow, it's like the original console, but the screen is larger, the screen is much more vivid, the colours are more vibrant, the graphics, what it's capable of under the hood is far superior to what previous Nintendo consoles have been able to manage.

There is absolutely no question that this is a heck of a piece of technology. When I was there holding it in my hands, the first thing I thought was, wow, it's like the original console, but the screen is larger, the screen is much more vivid, the colours are more vibrant, the graphics, what it's capable of under the hood is far superior to what previous Nintendo consoles have been able to manage.

It feels comfortable, it feels like an expensive piece of technology, which it is. Tom Gherkin.

It feels comfortable, it feels like an expensive piece of technology, which it is. Tom Gherkin.

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First of all, I'm calling upon the junta to just stop, stop any of its military operations. This is completely outrageous and unacceptable. Many countries that are coming forward, China, ASEAN in the region, the European Union has stepped forward, Japan, Korea, that's the good news.

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