As Nintendo continues to take its good old time revealing details about its upcoming console, other companies have been quick to cash in on everyone's desperation for Switch 2 news. The price point is a key talking point right now and Italian site Games And Movies has taken a punt and put limited Switch pre-orders live for 364,99€.
The retail site doesn't put a date on the launch, instead carrying the 31st December 2025 placeholder, but it's the price point that has caught people's attention. 365€ puts the console at just 15€ more than the Switch OLED's RRP - the price you pay if you get the current model from Nintendo itself.
Obviously, this isn't confirmation that the final recommended retail price for Switch 2 will be 365€ (around £307 / $384), merely that this site feels comfortable opening up limited pre-orders at that price. The smell of marketing stunt is strong, of course, almost as strong as the revelations from case and accessory manufacturers before Nintendo officially pulled the curtain back on the console.
Some analysts are predicting a higher price tag for the new console, and while nobody's expecting an 800€ monster like the PS5 Pro, this figure is certainly more reasonable than many expect. We'd be very pleasantly surprised if the official cost came near this.
The pre-order page has a fan-made render of the console alongside official pics, but the Google-translated note says that the retailer "guarantees the discounted price" for anyone who pre-orders.
By pre-ordering it now you can guarantee the discounted price!
Delivery is always scheduled for the official release day, however GamesAndMovies.it cannot guarantee it as it is not responsible for any delays by the courier or the distributor.
Hmm. Given that Nintendo is rumoured to be stocking up to satiate the launch-day thirst for the console, a pre-order probably isn't necessary, but we shall see.
A Nintendo Direct scheduled for 2nd April should reveal more details about the console and its games - we'll have to wait and see if that will include a release date and a price point. In the meantime, let us know below if you think Nintendo's MSRP will be lower (surely not?) or higher than this.
[source gamesandmovies.it, via gagadget.com]
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Italian guy here, you shouldn't look at Games And Movies for prices. They open pre-orders for a lot of games that don't even exist / are barely announced at half the hypotetical price (for example, there are pre-orders for The Witcher 4 and Hogwarts Legacy 2 at 39,99€ instead of 80,99€). They're also doing this with Nintendo Switch 2.
Of course Games And Movies were able to do this regardless of the actual starting price thanks to the preorder being so limited (in fact, unfortunately missed it myself), but I'd be surprised if the actual starting price were much higher - €399 would be perfect or at most €449 if Nintendo doesn't want a 3DS situation again!
@Alexzan thank you, Italian guy
That would be a pretty sweet price point if true. Guessing that they don't do pre-order price promise guarantees!
That can't be right.
@RafaelBChaves As far as I know it's a legit shop (from what I've heard), but I've always found this pre-order thing pretty sketchy. I don't know how they do this, but since they're quite known here I wanted to explain what they do just as an heads up. They also don't like being criticized.
So the pre-order price is guaranteed, but there's nothing to stop them pulling the listing and re-upping it with an official SKU and accurate price closer to the launch... Seems legit.
"The pre-order page has a fan-made render of the console alongside official pics"
Genki's fiasco taught them nothing?
That's just a placeholder price, almost all companies that offer early pre-orders do those.
Here's hoping they're actually right--RIGHT!
I don't believe that price is true...but my intense desire to believe it is almost overpowering.
I have seen a few of these knocking around online. Anything from 350 (pick your currency with that number) all the way up to 450.
I imagine anything in that range is a pretty safe bet.
I'd like to think Nintendo will want to keep things under 400 though. Starts to feel quite pricey for a handheld device that will be bought for lots of children if it goes much above that.
@Alexzan do they cancel preorders if the eventual price is too far off?
Ughhh. I hope these tariffs don't happen :C
Titling"Italian site lists Switch 2 pre orders for just 15€" would have brought more clicks.
@Medic_alert Makes me wonder how fast they’re going to crank out the Switch 2 lite this time around
I know there’s a rumor saying $350 but I can’t see it going under $400
@larryisaman I'd love to know how Nintendo view the Lite.
It seems to have done OK but didn't set the world alight.
I wonder if they go again will they give a lite version full functionality this time? There wasn't a good reason for not including some sort of dock support last time in my view.
If it had I would have kept mine. I much preferred the form factor.
@Friendly They don't do that with games, so I assume it's the same for consoles (but it's also true that there isn't a MSRP for Switch 2 yet). When they announced the opening of Switch 2 preorders they talked about "very limited supply", so I doubt they will cancel the pre-orders (and considering that their reputation here is not that bad, they probably want to avoid to damage themselves).
Still, it's just my speculation, I've never pre-ordered or bought something from them. But it's probably just some "if you're fast, you get the console for this price" deal.
@Alexzan in that case preordering doesn’t seem to hurt, right? If this price feels like a good deal. If they’re trustworthy….?
that price must be what it would cost for the defunct italian lire lol..
shocked so many youtubers believe that is the real price..
@Friendly They're not a scam, that's for sure. Personally I'm always a bit skeptical when I see stuff like this, but I wouldn't say "No, don't do that" to someone interested.
@Alexzan ok, thank you for your answers! I’ll think about it, and might bite. I want a Switch 2 on launch day, so already looking for a great deal
@Friendly It seems like pre-orders are closed, though. The page on the website doesn't have any "add to cart" button. Probably a lot of people already pre-ordered it (not surprising).
@Alexzan well, in that case they got what they wanted. Media coverage and site traffic!
$350 and £350 locked in............... this is selling tonnes if true.
Although in fairness it's selling whatever the price... but still
@Alexzan I can guarantee Games And Movies's legitimacy since they're the retailer I usually mention getting games from physically discounted and apart from a couple of times (mostly when they moved to Milan) I've never had issues and even then they eventually solved them - apart from their site you can find them at most conventions, too!
As for how they're able to pull it off I'd say it's for the following reasons:
I just kinda hope that I can nab one this year or until the second half of next year. Work gave me a gift card as a Christmas bonus which can be used at selected stores but the stores that will sell the switch don't do pre-orders so you have to be lucky and reserve one on launch day. The card has a nice amount in it so it will make the purchase much better for me.
The reason for this is that if the card is issued over 18 months ago, money will start to be deducted from the card each month.
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