We are all witnessing how the global pandemic is causing global disruptions in the availability of electronic devices. Taxes, problems in the supply chain and the fixing of prices by brands have affected the cost of a large part of devices such as computers, telephones, tablets or game consoles.
Nintendo launched one of its most successful consoles years ago: the Nintendo Switch. A hybrid console with which we can play both inside and outside the home. It has very interesting games like the mythical Zelda or Mario. The company jumped on the bandwagon of online subscriptions that offer extra services in exchange for a monthly subscription price known as Nintendo Switch Online.
Late last year, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shared that Nintendo Switch supply will continue to struggle after early 2022 due to “global semiconductor shortages and logistics turmoil.” From Grover they have carried out a study that shows the difference in prices of the Nintendo Switch around the world, not only as a comparison, but also in order to monitor the growing problem of global inflation as stated on the official website. Let’s see in which countries it is cheaper to buy the Nintendo Switch.
Bulgaria, the cheapest country
Grover’s study differentiates between buying the Nintendo Switch online or physically . The country where the price is lowest if you buy online is Bulgaria (€160) followed by Hong Kong (€229), Canada, Japan and the United States (€254), Indonesia (€262) and Russia and Belarus (€272). ). These would be the first 5 positions in the ranking where the Nintendo Switch is cheaper if purchased online. The online purchase price in Spain exceeds 300 euros , standing at 310 euros, that is, 150 euros more expensive than in Bulgaria.
However, if we look at the prices to buy the Nintendo Switch in physical format, it is Hong Kong that sells it the cheapest: 248 euros. It is followed by Japan (€254), the United States (€264), Canada (€268) and Russia (€272). The price in Spain exceeds the first five positions again, reaching 299 euros if we want to buy the Nintendo Switch physically in a store.
The most expensive Nintendo Switch is sold in Argentina
If Bulgaria was the cheapest country in the world to get the Nintendo Switch, Argentina is the most expensive with 748 euros in physical purchase . Data very different from that of the online purchase option, which is 594 euros.
Other countries where it is more expensive to buy a Nintendo Switch in a physical store are Turkey (€552), Colombia (€465), UAE (€461) or Chile (€434). Prices for Grover’s study items were collected between September 10 and October 10, 2021 . It analyzes the cost of different electronic products in 50 countries around the world. In the case of the Nintendo Switch, the 2019 version of 32 GB HDD was taken as a reference.