If you live in Canada, and you have yet to purchase a Switch, then you may have just gotten a good opportunity to do so. Nintendo Canada has given the console a price drop. The console’s new price, $379.99, is effective “immediately”. The new price is already in effect for retailers, including Walmart and Amazon. A tweet relaying the news is down below.
New Canadian Switch pricing ($379.99) in effect
Amazon: https://t.co/HWPZb8jS2L
Walmart: https://t.co/QNof17DcQ0
BestBuy: https://t.co/VEUqdF54G8
EBGames: https://t.co/v2quw3Of8P
TheSource: https://t.co/mbG0CTKO6j
TRU: https://t.co/asmvdRuwPi
London Drugs: https://t.co/XNAIPPlr4F pic.twitter.com/pmPD67flRr— Lbabinz 🇨🇦 (@Lbabinz) June 29, 2018
…….. that’s not even a viable excuse of a price drop. Another 30 bucks and then I’ll accept that….. slightly
What was the original price?
around $400
I work at a Canadian retail store, try selling people on a Switch and then selling them on the $450 price point.
I live in US, so this is weird
Ohh so THAT’S why I don’t live in Canada
At current exchange rates that’s a drop from $304.20 to $289.00 in US dollars for those who are weirded out by the Canadian dollar.
Actually, you guys are forgetting that in Canada, we have VAT. You can’t get away without it. So if your purchase the console in Quebec for instance, the reduced price would be $332 USD (and not $289 as stated).
So that’s around £220.00 that’s a good deal because it’s £279.99 here in the UK