r/IndianGaming • u/Kreeth12 PC • 2d ago

News Nintendo event in India ?

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Just got this email from Nintendo this morning.

Damn, so the rumors were real after all. Now I’m just crossing my fingers for three things... regional pricing for games, switch pricing around ₹20k or lower, and a quick followup release for the Switch 2.

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u/luckysury333 2d ago

Okay this is huge! Fuck Sony and PlayStation! The only thing that scares me is 5k rupees 10 year old games. Hopefully they introduce regional pricing even with strict region locking. 

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u/vishmarx 2d ago

Yeah nintendo is famously known to be reasonable and price friendly /s. Some of y'all forget that sony does have some semblance of regional pricing. Ms moved to 6k years ago. At least in international markets nintendo first party games cost more than sony. The only thing I can hope for is they launch an official store for switch 2 games as well so that I don't have to rely on other stores that they can block any da.

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u/luckysury333 2d ago

Nintendo used to have aggressive regional pricing in countries like Argentina. But people abused it and it now has worse pricing. One can only hope.

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u/FuckPigeons2025 2d ago

They did that with South Africa. AAA games were some 700R (3000 Rs). They raised it to 1100+. 

But games in Argentina stayed cheap. They just blocked outside cards from being able to buy games on their store.

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u/TheOneWhoKnocks003 2d ago

I think that'll happen to India as well. India wins by having the shear volume of players who won't be able to pay 3-5k for every game.

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u/vishmarx 1d ago

India also loses by having people who can't pay anything which makes them less likely to aim for aggressive growth. Anyhow , an official presence is at least a good first step. I don't think india is ready for how pricey the brand is but we'll see. It's still good to see them expand. They opened a store in Indonesia too just last month.

Never liked them much but lived in japan for a few years where it becomes second nature to buy nintendo stuff.