StyM
11-14-2016, 08:33 AM
http://hexus.net/gaming/news/hardware/99199-nintendo-switch-console-listed-cad32999-toys-r-us-canada/
It is two months until the Nintendo Switch media briefing in Tokyo (on 13th January 2017). At that event Nintendo is expected to be filling in several blanks and answering several burning questions that gamers have about the new Switch system. In the wake of the official trailer reveal we heard some juicy morsels about the Nintendo hardware, particularly its touchscreen, thanks to industry sources. Now there appears to have been a pricing leak via a huge multi-national toys and games retailer ? Toys R Us in Canada.
http://hexus.net/media/uploaded/2016/11/45e25ee1-d840-40da-a3cd-03b45ccc7ec4.jpg
A description is included in the retailer listing, just below the section I screen grabbed. However, it doesn't give us anything extra than we already knew from the official reveal. Unfortunately the 'additional info' tab is at least partly bogus/filler as it described the console as weighing 1lb and measuring 1 cubic inch?
Probably the biggest news, if it ends up being correct, is the pricing displayed by Toys R Us. This is oddly specific if it were a placeholder amount, at CAD$329.99. At the time of writing that equates to about GBP?195, US$245, or EUR?225. This pricing would be aggressive from Nintendo, helping the new console become accessible and giving it a greater chance against Sony/Microsoft market domination.
It is two months until the Nintendo Switch media briefing in Tokyo (on 13th January 2017). At that event Nintendo is expected to be filling in several blanks and answering several burning questions that gamers have about the new Switch system. In the wake of the official trailer reveal we heard some juicy morsels about the Nintendo hardware, particularly its touchscreen, thanks to industry sources. Now there appears to have been a pricing leak via a huge multi-national toys and games retailer ? Toys R Us in Canada.
http://hexus.net/media/uploaded/2016/11/45e25ee1-d840-40da-a3cd-03b45ccc7ec4.jpg
A description is included in the retailer listing, just below the section I screen grabbed. However, it doesn't give us anything extra than we already knew from the official reveal. Unfortunately the 'additional info' tab is at least partly bogus/filler as it described the console as weighing 1lb and measuring 1 cubic inch?
Probably the biggest news, if it ends up being correct, is the pricing displayed by Toys R Us. This is oddly specific if it were a placeholder amount, at CAD$329.99. At the time of writing that equates to about GBP?195, US$245, or EUR?225. This pricing would be aggressive from Nintendo, helping the new console become accessible and giving it a greater chance against Sony/Microsoft market domination.