Switch games are sourced only from Nintendo
I’m pretty sure some regions can buy Nintendo digital games from humble store.
The don’t support my region so j don’t know what the range is like but I believe it as available for some places.
Interesting, maybe we are just getting a good deal.
Their preliminary thoughts are that the direct’s footage for this title was probably processed incorrectly and may not represent the experience on actual hardware.
I just calculated in another thread that the Australian pre sales tax price converts to us$383.91. That’s without any language or region restrictions.
In the Australian market the base model is:
If we compare the listed US price:
So the US price was already about 17% higher than our local price, a position that may have been taken in anticipation of the US tariffs.
How do the other international pre sales tax prices compare to the US? Is this pattern across the board or is Australia an anomaly?
For Mario Party Jamboree, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land they are including additional content (a bit like adding Bowser’s Fury or Lanky Kong). For the Zeldas they are adding second screen features.
I don’t like the up sell but it is offering something, I can see them feeling they have a justification for the fee there.
Really I’m surprised they are offering the upgrade licences as cards they can sell in 3rd party stores, hopefully we see some competition there.
Edit:
The Nintendo published games receiving free updates are listed here:
Switch titles were great because most titles I purchased were either 1st party or indie.
The Indies were usually modest in scope and priced accordingly and all of my 1st party games were purchased with 2 for au$135 vouchers.
These bought the per title price down to the equivalent of us$38 (pre tax), quite a bargain and I bought quite a few games in launch week where i would have been waiting for a sale on other platforms.
Now the voucher page is telling me:
Regarding Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games: Please note that Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers cannot be redeemed for Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games.
If they don’t offer an equivalent Switch 2 Voucher program I’m likely to pass on the smaller releases.
I suppose you are right.
As an anicdote, my son has always curated his home screen, creating groups for related games (e.g. one group for the cut the rope series, another for hey duggee games) and removing icons he wasn’t using so much anymore.
Then when my son was 4yo and his tablet ran out of space I taught him how to uninstall applications and that he could go to the play store and reinstall any titles I had previously appoved by himself. After that he could cycle though his library without any issues only needing my help if we were considering a new title.
A couple of months later my mum was having trouble with her phone because it was full, so she came around for a visit and my son showed her how to uninstall unwanted apps and manage her home screen.
So I guess this story reinforces that curating your device’s software library is a learned skill.
just look at the home screen of a factory resetted phone. facebook, instagram, tiktok, and other literal garbage too is not just installed, but pinned to the home screen by default
That’s an inconvenience to be sure, but cleaning all that crap from every device is just part of the ritual just like pealing the protective film off the screen.
In 2023, there were 19.5 million families in the UK, an increase of just over 1.1 million families (6%) since 2013.
Even if we assume that each signatory represents a unique family (i.e. no couples contributed two signatures) then 100k represents only half of a percent.
Im not in UK either but I thought Uber teens was being trialed there too. ( kids of 13 would be eligible). This would allow kids to travel with family linked uber accounts and while that sounds a little iffy it lets the parents see where and when a journey is taken in real time. Some might view that as safer than a bus.
But bank accounts? I opened a prepaid visa card for my 4yo when he started cashing in the recyclable containers we collected at our house. Checking the balance on payday or before a planned purchase has been part of his financial literacy. When he turned 8 real banks deemed him old enough for a keycard and we swapped to a proper transaction/savings combo at a proper bank.
So… kids don’t need to catch and uber, check a bus schedule, see what’s on at the local cinema,.etc?
The fact is that many services and information channels are now internet first and limiting access to the home seems like it would be a problem.
The only thing they have ever done well is host a Q&A board and incubate niche communities.
Then they stopped doing that well.
Another chapter in the Cypto Wars.
I used to spoof my address to download (import) the US version of Netscape, are people in the UK going do something similar to bypass the restriction?
It has a few fans out there