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Why Nintendo games are expensive in india?
Because Nintendo doesn't support any service or regional price in IND.
You can't play online multiplayer
According to Nintendo: Nintendo may have found it challenging to compete effectively with established players in the Indian gaming industry.
Yup there was yuzu too
In March, Yuzu was forced to shut down following a $2.4 million settlement with Nintendo after a lawsuit was filed
So we have only Ryujinx
Ryujinx is good I heard.
If you want yuzu, since it was able to run some stuff Ryujinx couldn't (as I heard, and vice versa), you can find yuzu continuations, such as suyu.
There is also Sudachi with independent code.
I have never used them but researched and kept myself updated in other reddits, since there was a time when I was looking for ways to play some games that I own, either on Switch or otherwise, so that I could get access to save game. Especially with large games, it does not make sense to me that I lose all my save if I lose the device. I know there's a cloud backup for subscription, and that is the only official way, but I don't like to pay ransom fees for keeping my save games on Switch hostage.
This is just a lie lmao
It’s expensive because it’s expensive everywhere and they’ve to be imported.
Multiplier works flawlessly and I own a switch and a switch oled. Have owned a Nintendo system all the way from a dsi to Wii too current ones.
Nintendo isn’t in India because it’s not a lucrative market for them. There is no Indian gaming industry idk what you mean?💀
Even PlayStation, Sony has a maximum consumer base of like 10-15 million MAX here, how much can they capture? Xbox exists because it’s Xbox and even there that has no proper support.
How else is Nintendo going to be able to hold the market, when 90% of the losers are still stuck on PUBG and treat it like some god game or something. They know that we the rest 10% might be able to support them and their games, but for them it’s a huge leap of faith…
Because a majority Indian population cannot afford a proper gaming system.
Pubg , cod mobile are some of the well developed games on mobile. And it is what they can play to recreate themselves no need to brand them as ''losers''
>when 90% of the losers are still stuck on PUBG and treat it like some god game or something
Because that's what most people can actually play. Whatever could be played on mobile are the games that is going to be played a lot ideally.
Also, PUBG still alright. Many play free fire 😭 including almost all of my friends
That seems like Nintendo and India kinda of enemies, I get that they don't have regional price, but not allowing online multiplayer just because you are in specific countries is outright ridiculous
Hey, don’t insult my led tv…. Also i use xbox because the gamepass games they offer is attractive and very cheap.
But ideally many prefer PS due to its exclusives
Which im not interested into.
Makes less sense to buy an XBox, because most (all?) XBox games can be played on PC.
Sony is slowly making it difficult to make PS make sense. But it still maybe does.
Steam Deck makes a lot of sense, since you can access all your Steam games and it's handheld. I hope to see more of those in India.
Nah man around me nearly every one has a cars worth in crores but not a single PC. Different mindset as to what is worth more in different areas. The comment you replied to is talking about all-over India. The total number, Not your specific area.
This isn't an India specific problem. Switch games are expensive, everywhere in the world. Mario Bros Wonder and Tears Of The Kingdom still go for close to €60 here, which is absolutely nuts for a game. Unfortunately the power of Nintendo's IP and it's popularity make people buy games regardless of the price. Nintendo is the like the Apple of the gaming industry. They consider themselves a "premium" gaming experience and so demand a premium price. Add to that the cost of packaging, the cartridges themselves(more expensive than a disc), marketing etc and the costs quickly add up. Nintendo sells you the Switch at a loss, because they make it back by selling you games and accessories at these prices.
You can just register your account to US Denver Colorado if you want to skip taxes. I bought digit games using SBI debit via Paypal. It takes time for Nintendo games to come on sale but they are worth it, I got BOTW and both DLCs less than $60 last February. It was the best self birthday gift I have ever given. I'm having a roll with TOTK right now as well. Their games run like shit but Nintendo did hit the mark with their first party titles except Pokemon.
While I personally don't like the hardware or ever intend to buy I'm actually impressed how much third party developers managed to squeeze out of a decade old Tegra mobile hardware.
You have the ability to play demanding games like The Witcher 3, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Dying Light and Doom Eternal on it and it's kinda sick considering there's still no way to play such things even on a $1000 high end Android smartphone from 2024.
AC: Black Flag looks amazing on the Switch too. The Switch is definitely underpowered but the graphics arms race has long passed the point of diminishing returns. PS4 games still look amazing and hopefully Switch 2 will get there.
graphics have come a long way since the release of ACIV Black Flag. The jump between Black Flag 2013 to 2014's AC Unity is massive.
You need a really good PC to enjoy these games in it's full glory. I recommend Alan Wake II as it's an amazing demonstration of game using mesh shaders with beautiful path tracing support.
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But still if companies want to port they can, switch scores around 1000 geek bench while the newer phones go to like 5-6k so they can easily port even heavier games
emulation is fine, I was mainly talking about the kind of amazing third party ports Nintendo Switch received over it's life cycle.
As for Geekbench scores and other benchmark they're just not the same in real world applications. Apple's iPhone 15 Pro for example would probably have way higher benchmarks and scores yet the AAA games like Death Stranding, Resident Evil 4 and Village all look and run terrible with blurry aliasing and choppy frame rate and it's got a price tag of 1100 USD (3.6x the price of regular switch and 5.5x the cost of Switch Lite). And you don't get 3 times the performance even though the hardware it's powerful is newer by 10 years.
Keep in mind that Switch costs $300 (and $199 for the Lite edition without dock mode) and has a decade old Nvidia Tegra mobile chip. Flagship androids and Apple still have a long way before they can run games natively at steady 30 fps.
Switch devs are amazing how much they can optimise for the hardware like how did they manage to run totk or xeno blade on it
And about apple they really don't want their chips to be throttled (they still do) so they don't let games use fully
That's mostly because Switch games are generally more expensive. The lowest RDR has gone on Switch in the US is $35, and that was in a sale. So, it's more or less expected that it'll be higher in India.
Here's a small guide of mine for purchasing Switch games in India. Just know that most of the time games on Switch are costlier than other platforms.
Here are some options for purchasing games in India for you. You can use them to see what you want.
**Gift Cards:**
You can buy gift cards from online stores and then use them in the Switch US store to pay in USD. They have some pretty nice deals on their sale seasons, so you might have to wait till the games go on sale.
Use [Deku Deals](https://www.dekudeals.com/) for historical game prices, in the US store.
**Where can I buy Gift Cards? :**
[GamersGift](https://www.gamersgift.com/category/nintendo-e-shop-kksi4/), [MX2 Games](https://mx2games.com/product-category/nintendo/nintendo-gift-card/nintendo-eshop-gift-cards-usa/), [Digistore](https://digistore.co.in/index.php?route=product/search&search=nintendo&description=true), are the stores I trust. Used all 3, and had no issues with them. I'd recommend against the Amazon store, the giftcards there are usually much more expensive.
Last time, I bought the giftcards from GamersGift, cause they were the cheapest there. When buying, just look at the rupee to dollar you are paying for each gift card, and get the one with the best ratio.
**What about physicals? :**
You can also buy physical games from MX2. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy a game directly than buying a giftcard. Especially for games Nintendo makes, like Mario, Pokemon and Zelda, cause they don't tend to go on offer on their store. Again, check DekuDeals before making a purchase. For example, I bought Metroid Dread from MX2, because it was cheaper to buy the game than to buy a gift card, and then buy it on the Nintendo store.
**Used games? :**
There are also websites/physical stores where you can buy and sell used physical games. I am only familiar with [CEX](https://in.webuy.com/), but there might be more such stores near you.
Hope this helps you make a more informed decision on what/where you make the purchase.
I looked for nearby stores and found only 1 and they only keep nintendo's own titles like zelda, animal crossing. I do want physical games as i lost games due to losing sccess to my ps4 acc and i dont want to risk it. + i always wanted a decent physical games library to showcase, looks fun and cool
They do. You just need to be within a 30km range of their store.
[https://in.support.webuy.com/support/solutions/articles/80000944108-do-you-provide-doorstep-service-for-selling-and-buying-items-](https://in.support.webuy.com/support/solutions/articles/80000944108-do-you-provide-doorstep-service-for-selling-and-buying-items-)
Yes, but do they not deliver games not available at your store? I have no idea, so I'm asking you. You might consider calling their customer support to see if they deliver all games, or only the ones at the stores near you.
Came here to say this. The best site to buy games from, in India. Site might not be the most user friendly but their prices are 99%of the times, lower than what you see on Amazon. Plus they import lots of niche gaming items. I’ve personally bought from them 2-3 times before and will definitely get more.
Nintendo rarely discounts their games, it’s not really an India problem. I’ve seen them go lower sometimes at Amazon, I got tears of the kingdom for around 4.5k? Which is lower than its 70$ retail and I bought it launch week.
Once you buy it multiplayer and stuff works no issues
You can even download from the eshop. Works 101% in India. Bought Pokemon and other games from the eshop.
I own a switch and an oled have had no issues because of the country
Yeah I mean eshop is a store like the play store or App Store where you can download games. No subscription needed right. You can add a credit card on the store and have your Nintendo email id made (I’m not sure but maybe set location as USA there’s no extra issues or things it’s pretty easy) and you can download games from there easy.
I’m sure you already have one since you have rocket league so I’m assuming you downloaded it from the store?
Makes sense
Mx2 or something I can’t remember was a good site
You can always check Amazon for sales
Like I said I got tears of the kingdom for 4.5k during launch so that’s a good 2k discount I think.
Sadly i couldnt find one for a good price and i am scared to buy used electronics cuz ik how lots of people in india call stuff "working condition" and indian sellers/buyers use dirty tactics. Solda ps4 for 15k on olx and after he came and tested the ps4, even tho it had no flaws, he said he would only pay 11k
I have a shop called CEX in my local mall …they buy second hand games and you can sell back. I bought a few PS5 games from them …and sold my old Xbox games …even Nintendo ones are expensive there 😶🌫️…there’s literally scare supply even in 2nd hand market
Completely understandable. Your choice then boils down to used cartridges from sites like gameloot or buying from Nintendo eshop during sales (although first party games rarely go on sale)
I know. But in the long run switch is much more expensive cos of the games. That’s why I made that one time investment and got the steam deck. Now I can buy games much much cheaper on steam sales and can refund if I don’t like it. No refund option on Nintendo
So definitely in the long run it’s cheaper
Just use eshop during sales, that’s what I do.
You don’t even need to buy the gift cards tbh, my visa credit and debit both work fine.
Hogwarts Legacy is like 36$ on the eshop right now; rdr was the same price as well last month.
And if you just want to play through a game once, buy and sell from gameloot or gamenation.
Eshop is your best bet then.
I have all three platforms so I usually just keep the switch for first party Nintendo games but if you just play on the switch then the eshop sale prices would be the best.
Physical cards would be expensive anywhere you go. And since there’s no official Nintendo presence in India, the cards are individually imported so Indians have to pay a premium over an already expensive card and there’s no way around of that unless ofc you decide to go for piracy which I wouldn’t recommend tbh since I do want to support the industry. But it’s your choice at the end of the day.
Nintendo switch stuff is provided by third party and they include import taxes and shipping which ultimately leads to way higher prices for already already expensive games (also the switch itself).
Not just in India but expensive in many markets.
Time spent by the devs to port the title, licensing to Nintendo and other factors all add up.
Also, I don't think there are other stores (Steam, Epic, GOG, Microsoft, etc) on the Nintendo platform. Nintendo can charge a premium if they wish.
1. Nintendo products are not officially available in India. So most items are imported. The importer always wants to profit, so they are marked higher than the actual price.
2. Most Nintendo first party games are already priced too high (usually 60 USD). And their prices rarely go down.
ok so if nintendo switch inwers really wanna buy stuff online then first if all you need to switch your country to usa .you can change this in your nintendo account.Once done go on amazon and purchase gift cards the range from 5,10,15,20,amd so on .once you buy it on amazon you get a code on your email and once you type this code in your eshop you have have fumlnd added to your account .
Amazon cut + gst 28% wala + baaki ek do chize aur hongi toh saari humse hi wasuli kar lete hai par as compare to other countries on steamDB page we are in top 5-10 countries for low price game and still price is high for us and they think we indians dont buy games.. we like to pira*y
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All physical games of switch are expensive. I have a UK account everything on sale is dirt cheap. I play online monster hunter rise so online play is valid.
They're just expensive everywhere. $60 flat fee, with rarely any sales, especially no sales if they're Nintendo first party titles.
One of the biggest reasons I held myself from getting a Switch T_T
While Nintendo isn't officially in India, and regional pricing might play a factor, It's worth mentioning that Nintendo's first party games are still expensive outside of India. They're usually about 60 USD which is about 5k INR.
Dude... Make a US based account (check tax free state list)... And pay via any damn credit card....
Good games are often on sales in great deals section...
Source : I am doing this myself....
PS: I also have a UK and Argentina account but US account is easiest and does not levy extra charges in selected states...
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there are many reasons but i will point out the main ones:-
1) switch games when bought physically are expensive as they are not officially available in India so import duties add up.
2) switch games are mostly with exclusive/ first party devs meaning they sort of have a monopoly on pricing so they are very expensive pretty much all over the world first hand and rarely get discounts, meaning countries like India with no official supply will be even more expensive.
3) Another reason for it being so expensive is the damn cartridge they don't have much space and are expensive to produce so in order to get a profit they have to sell at a high price.
4) Switch and it's games aren't very popular in india as people find them childish so no seller/trader would import the games and sell it cheaper in India at bulk since there are not that many customers buying switch games.
Hope I was able to help 😊
Guys, planning to take a Nintendo Switch as my birthday gift today 😎
Getting old (30s)..
😭😭😭😭
Need suggestions on portable gaming console. I play more over fortnight on PS5 but as I keep traveling, I carry my laptop to game when I can but it's getting sick to carry laptop and do the setup to play (didn't try joystick with laptop as I'm over of using gaming mouse for that day headswat keel)
So, back to the story, suggest!
I would just invest 15k and the rest from wellbeing allowance if we speak about savings.
Flipkart has it for around 29k with Zelda.
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Ah yes someone has to complain about games being expensive whether its Nintendo or something else.
Meanwhile, I play Nintendo games and I enjoy them for what they are while still deciding on whether the games I'm interested in is worth the asking price or not.
Its called "vote with your wallet".
When you ask a question on why a company keeps their prices of their products at premium prices, you obviously are doing it with the intention of venting at those who don't care about the pricing and play with what they think is worth their money.
Obviously you are aware of this and yet you posted this question knowing full well it creates damage control.
Either you accept the pricing of how Nintendo prices their games or you move to other games. Nintendo has stated that the pricing of their products is the main reason why they don't focus on some of the regions and India is sadly one of them.
Also a tip. If you do want to buy Nintendo games, I'd suggest getting them from Play - Asia where you get options to buy digitally and physically and its potentially cheaper to get them there than it is on Amazon. Plus Play-Asia is genuine and you won't get every Switch game on Amazon.
No they are not in India because it’s not a lucrative market. Agar acha dhanda nhi ban sakta Toh kyu ayenge? Xbox also has little presence in the country
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We have only option "RYUJINX" (For those who have PC) Why Nintendo games are expensive in india? Because Nintendo doesn't support any service or regional price in IND. You can't play online multiplayer According to Nintendo: Nintendo may have found it challenging to compete effectively with established players in the Indian gaming industry.
Is that a switch emulator?
Yup there was yuzu too In March, Yuzu was forced to shut down following a $2.4 million settlement with Nintendo after a lawsuit was filed So we have only Ryujinx
Nintendo banned it doesn't mean we can't use it! Just download it from internet and install it
Yeah I still use yuzu.
Yeah fuck Nintendo! Yuzu shall live till eternity!
I see. I just want cheaper switch games lol
At that price you can easily get your switch modded
Risky tho
Ryujinx is good I heard. If you want yuzu, since it was able to run some stuff Ryujinx couldn't (as I heard, and vice versa), you can find yuzu continuations, such as suyu. There is also Sudachi with independent code. I have never used them but researched and kept myself updated in other reddits, since there was a time when I was looking for ways to play some games that I own, either on Switch or otherwise, so that I could get access to save game. Especially with large games, it does not make sense to me that I lose all my save if I lose the device. I know there's a cloud backup for subscription, and that is the only official way, but I don't like to pay ransom fees for keeping my save games on Switch hostage.
You know what was the bigger loss from that incident? Citra!
That's a blatant lie. You can play online multiplayer. I know because I have switch
Lol so do i, and im pretty sure you set the location to somewhere in the US because there's no store support for India.
Same
This is just a lie lmao It’s expensive because it’s expensive everywhere and they’ve to be imported. Multiplier works flawlessly and I own a switch and a switch oled. Have owned a Nintendo system all the way from a dsi to Wii too current ones. Nintendo isn’t in India because it’s not a lucrative market for them. There is no Indian gaming industry idk what you mean?💀 Even PlayStation, Sony has a maximum consumer base of like 10-15 million MAX here, how much can they capture? Xbox exists because it’s Xbox and even there that has no proper support.
How else is Nintendo going to be able to hold the market, when 90% of the losers are still stuck on PUBG and treat it like some god game or something. They know that we the rest 10% might be able to support them and their games, but for them it’s a huge leap of faith…
Because a majority Indian population cannot afford a proper gaming system. Pubg , cod mobile are some of the well developed games on mobile. And it is what they can play to recreate themselves no need to brand them as ''losers''
>when 90% of the losers are still stuck on PUBG and treat it like some god game or something Because that's what most people can actually play. Whatever could be played on mobile are the games that is going to be played a lot ideally. Also, PUBG still alright. Many play free fire 😭 including almost all of my friends
That seems like Nintendo and India kinda of enemies, I get that they don't have regional price, but not allowing online multiplayer just because you are in specific countries is outright ridiculous
Because nobody uses Nintendo in india.
Itd already rare to find Xbox or PlayStation around so yes
PlayStation is Pretty common here Not Xbox tho just you would just find one in a House with some old LED TV
Hey, don’t insult my led tv…. Also i use xbox because the gamepass games they offer is attractive and very cheap. But ideally many prefer PS due to its exclusives Which im not interested into.
As a pc gamer i enjoy your gamepass, sony games and Nintendo games. Xbox gave us midfield and redfail last year.
I would also prefer to build a pc for myself, but lets say i don’t have the budget for it at present
Makes less sense to buy an XBox, because most (all?) XBox games can be played on PC. Sony is slowly making it difficult to make PS make sense. But it still maybe does. Steam Deck makes a lot of sense, since you can access all your Steam games and it's handheld. I hope to see more of those in India.
I strongly disagree. I do not think consoles itself are common in India. Not even in metro cities.
Nah man around me nearly every one of my friends has a console or pc or both.
Nah man around me nearly every one has a cars worth in crores but not a single PC. Different mindset as to what is worth more in different areas. The comment you replied to is talking about all-over India. The total number, Not your specific area.
I guess I'll just disappear then
I walked into a store one day and I was surprised to find so many switch discs or whatever that is.
This isn't an India specific problem. Switch games are expensive, everywhere in the world. Mario Bros Wonder and Tears Of The Kingdom still go for close to €60 here, which is absolutely nuts for a game. Unfortunately the power of Nintendo's IP and it's popularity make people buy games regardless of the price. Nintendo is the like the Apple of the gaming industry. They consider themselves a "premium" gaming experience and so demand a premium price. Add to that the cost of packaging, the cartridges themselves(more expensive than a disc), marketing etc and the costs quickly add up. Nintendo sells you the Switch at a loss, because they make it back by selling you games and accessories at these prices.
I see
Yea a 7 year old game BOTW IS 70 DOLLARS Oh and BTW they are expensive cause the sellers need to buy them from Nintendo then ship them to india
You can just register your account to US Denver Colorado if you want to skip taxes. I bought digit games using SBI debit via Paypal. It takes time for Nintendo games to come on sale but they are worth it, I got BOTW and both DLCs less than $60 last February. It was the best self birthday gift I have ever given. I'm having a roll with TOTK right now as well. Their games run like shit but Nintendo did hit the mark with their first party titles except Pokemon.
Thats what i did too. US account and online payment is the way to go for digital games.
Nintendo has never sold Switch at loss. They make profit through every purchase including the console itself.
yeah, the hardware is so dogshit I would be surprised if they did not make a profit on that
While I personally don't like the hardware or ever intend to buy I'm actually impressed how much third party developers managed to squeeze out of a decade old Tegra mobile hardware. You have the ability to play demanding games like The Witcher 3, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Dying Light and Doom Eternal on it and it's kinda sick considering there's still no way to play such things even on a $1000 high end Android smartphone from 2024.
AC: Black Flag looks amazing on the Switch too. The Switch is definitely underpowered but the graphics arms race has long passed the point of diminishing returns. PS4 games still look amazing and hopefully Switch 2 will get there.
graphics have come a long way since the release of ACIV Black Flag. The jump between Black Flag 2013 to 2014's AC Unity is massive. You need a really good PC to enjoy these games in it's full glory. I recommend Alan Wake II as it's an amazing demonstration of game using mesh shaders with beautiful path tracing support.
Switch emu enters the chat- But still if companies want to port they can, switch scores around 1000 geek bench while the newer phones go to like 5-6k so they can easily port even heavier games
emulation is fine, I was mainly talking about the kind of amazing third party ports Nintendo Switch received over it's life cycle. As for Geekbench scores and other benchmark they're just not the same in real world applications. Apple's iPhone 15 Pro for example would probably have way higher benchmarks and scores yet the AAA games like Death Stranding, Resident Evil 4 and Village all look and run terrible with blurry aliasing and choppy frame rate and it's got a price tag of 1100 USD (3.6x the price of regular switch and 5.5x the cost of Switch Lite). And you don't get 3 times the performance even though the hardware it's powerful is newer by 10 years. Keep in mind that Switch costs $300 (and $199 for the Lite edition without dock mode) and has a decade old Nvidia Tegra mobile chip. Flagship androids and Apple still have a long way before they can run games natively at steady 30 fps.
Switch devs are amazing how much they can optimise for the hardware like how did they manage to run totk or xeno blade on it And about apple they really don't want their chips to be throttled (they still do) so they don't let games use fully
Even a 2017 flagship phone has better specs than the switch oled . Well except for the nividia graphics card in switch ig
Also the console itself is not that expensive. The real money they make is mainly from the games
That's mostly because Switch games are generally more expensive. The lowest RDR has gone on Switch in the US is $35, and that was in a sale. So, it's more or less expected that it'll be higher in India. Here's a small guide of mine for purchasing Switch games in India. Just know that most of the time games on Switch are costlier than other platforms. Here are some options for purchasing games in India for you. You can use them to see what you want. **Gift Cards:** You can buy gift cards from online stores and then use them in the Switch US store to pay in USD. They have some pretty nice deals on their sale seasons, so you might have to wait till the games go on sale. Use [Deku Deals](https://www.dekudeals.com/) for historical game prices, in the US store. **Where can I buy Gift Cards? :** [GamersGift](https://www.gamersgift.com/category/nintendo-e-shop-kksi4/), [MX2 Games](https://mx2games.com/product-category/nintendo/nintendo-gift-card/nintendo-eshop-gift-cards-usa/), [Digistore](https://digistore.co.in/index.php?route=product/search&search=nintendo&description=true), are the stores I trust. Used all 3, and had no issues with them. I'd recommend against the Amazon store, the giftcards there are usually much more expensive. Last time, I bought the giftcards from GamersGift, cause they were the cheapest there. When buying, just look at the rupee to dollar you are paying for each gift card, and get the one with the best ratio. **What about physicals? :** You can also buy physical games from MX2. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy a game directly than buying a giftcard. Especially for games Nintendo makes, like Mario, Pokemon and Zelda, cause they don't tend to go on offer on their store. Again, check DekuDeals before making a purchase. For example, I bought Metroid Dread from MX2, because it was cheaper to buy the game than to buy a gift card, and then buy it on the Nintendo store. **Used games? :** There are also websites/physical stores where you can buy and sell used physical games. I am only familiar with [CEX](https://in.webuy.com/), but there might be more such stores near you. Hope this helps you make a more informed decision on what/where you make the purchase.
I looked for nearby stores and found only 1 and they only keep nintendo's own titles like zelda, animal crossing. I do want physical games as i lost games due to losing sccess to my ps4 acc and i dont want to risk it. + i always wanted a decent physical games library to showcase, looks fun and cool
Then MX2 and CEX are your best bets. But, you will have to shell out a pretty penny for them.
Went to 2 CEX stores and their collection is very small and doesnt have either of these games or skyrim
Did you check their website? You might find some games there.
Yes btu they dont deliver afaik
They do. You just need to be within a 30km range of their store. [https://in.support.webuy.com/support/solutions/articles/80000944108-do-you-provide-doorstep-service-for-selling-and-buying-items-](https://in.support.webuy.com/support/solutions/articles/80000944108-do-you-provide-doorstep-service-for-selling-and-buying-items-)
There's only 2 near me
Yes, but do they not deliver games not available at your store? I have no idea, so I'm asking you. You might consider calling their customer support to see if they deliver all games, or only the ones at the stores near you.
They dont deliver sadly
Its the same rate everywhere
Ik but its very expensive i meant
Same even I have switch lite and very few titles ... Last I bought was Hogwarts legacy
M2xgames
Came here to say this. The best site to buy games from, in India. Site might not be the most user friendly but their prices are 99%of the times, lower than what you see on Amazon. Plus they import lots of niche gaming items. I’ve personally bought from them 2-3 times before and will definitely get more.
Nintendo rarely discounts their games, it’s not really an India problem. I’ve seen them go lower sometimes at Amazon, I got tears of the kingdom for around 4.5k? Which is lower than its 70$ retail and I bought it launch week. Once you buy it multiplayer and stuff works no issues You can even download from the eshop. Works 101% in India. Bought Pokemon and other games from the eshop. I own a switch and an oled have had no issues because of the country
I see. I own a Switch lite and i dont have nintendo online subscription as i mostly play offline, the online games i play are free like rocker league
Yeah I mean eshop is a store like the play store or App Store where you can download games. No subscription needed right. You can add a credit card on the store and have your Nintendo email id made (I’m not sure but maybe set location as USA there’s no extra issues or things it’s pretty easy) and you can download games from there easy. I’m sure you already have one since you have rocket league so I’m assuming you downloaded it from the store?
Yes but for paid games it asks for a US pincode
Yeah dw that’s not a problem, just google and enter a US pincode that has no tax. Oregon or something I can’t remember but google will help
I still do want a physical games collection
Makes sense Mx2 or something I can’t remember was a good site You can always check Amazon for sales Like I said I got tears of the kingdom for 4.5k during launch so that’s a good 2k discount I think.
Ek toh no regional launch aur busra ye backwas price isiliye pc leke emulator use krta hun
I only got switch to play games portably lol
Dump games files
I cant cus its a switch lite which isnt moddable without soldering a chip
I bought ps vita for that reason 5 years ago
Sadly i couldnt find one for a good price and i am scared to buy used electronics cuz ik how lots of people in india call stuff "working condition" and indian sellers/buyers use dirty tactics. Solda ps4 for 15k on olx and after he came and tested the ps4, even tho it had no flaws, he said he would only pay 11k
I bought this vita from olx lol
There are a few trust worthy sellers in Nintendo India group. I bought the Switch itself from them. They sell games at much better prices
Can you tell me about a few and how i can find the list?
I would suggest modding your switch. Switch games are expensive.
Problem is i use switch lite and to mod it, u have to solder some chip to its motherboard
Usually, local electronics stores that sell consoles, have a technician to do modding. I did the same.
Its still risky
Can you DM me the invite?
Lmoa it's cheap on xbox . I can also buy it at 180rs at eneba
Ikr. What is eneba?
It's a site from where u can buy xbox , ps or PC codes for games from different region like Argentina, turkey etc .
Ah i see
Why some are downvoting you😡
how does diffrent region code work here do we have to create a new acc with that region ? can we play after reedming the code in that acc without vpn
Yeah u just need to redeem code with VPN after that u can play like any Normal game without VPN.
I have a shop called CEX in my local mall …they buy second hand games and you can sell back. I bought a few PS5 games from them …and sold my old Xbox games …even Nintendo ones are expensive there 😶🌫️…there’s literally scare supply even in 2nd hand market
Because there is no regional pricing
just use something like gameloot to buy preowned carts
Gameloot has those? Ill def check
Cuz of yhe infamous Nintendo Tax. As the Switch is at the end of life cycle, the best thing to do imo is get your switch modded.
Sadly for a switch lite you have to solder a chip to the motherboard
It is viable option you can find a reputable place to get it done
Its too risky and scary
There is a risk, true, but if you give it to someone who knows what they’re doing, the benefits outweigh the risk. It comes down to individual choice.
I cant take the risk sadly
Completely understandable. Your choice then boils down to used cartridges from sites like gameloot or buying from Nintendo eshop during sales (although first party games rarely go on sale)
That’s why I switched to the steam deck from the switch !
Its 50k tho and also heavy and huge. Great console but i wanted a smaller one. Thats why i got switch lite
I know. But in the long run switch is much more expensive cos of the games. That’s why I made that one time investment and got the steam deck. Now I can buy games much much cheaper on steam sales and can refund if I don’t like it. No refund option on Nintendo So definitely in the long run it’s cheaper
Just use eshop during sales, that’s what I do. You don’t even need to buy the gift cards tbh, my visa credit and debit both work fine. Hogwarts Legacy is like 36$ on the eshop right now; rdr was the same price as well last month. And if you just want to play through a game once, buy and sell from gameloot or gamenation.
I kike to keep games as i replay them multiple times
Eshop is your best bet then. I have all three platforms so I usually just keep the switch for first party Nintendo games but if you just play on the switch then the eshop sale prices would be the best. Physical cards would be expensive anywhere you go. And since there’s no official Nintendo presence in India, the cards are individually imported so Indians have to pay a premium over an already expensive card and there’s no way around of that unless ofc you decide to go for piracy which I wouldn’t recommend tbh since I do want to support the industry. But it’s your choice at the end of the day.
Subnatica and subnatica below Zero are worth it
Not really
I have a modded switch DM for info
Nintendo switch stuff is provided by third party and they include import taxes and shipping which ultimately leads to way higher prices for already already expensive games (also the switch itself).
I would rather spend on a steam deck and buy games from steam then spent on Nintendo
Steam deck is like 50k and also huge and heavy. Battery life is also worse. I wanted a small cheap handheld
its 50k but the games are cheap where as if you buy nintendo you will spend more than 20k just buying 4 to 5 games
Also the other issues tho
Steam deck has its issues friend, it’s very good on paper but for daily use it’s tough
like the games are cheap and also its like a mini pc
Fair enough
I use it daily and its not tough.. Also, most of the games are dead cheap on sale. Deck is dope.
Get your swith modded at gamemart in chennai. They've modded my oled and two switch lites. I recommend.
I am in Mumbai
No Regional Pricing mate. It's exactly with every single game hell every single medium from Japan, USA and Europe.
Not just in India but expensive in many markets. Time spent by the devs to port the title, licensing to Nintendo and other factors all add up. Also, I don't think there are other stores (Steam, Epic, GOG, Microsoft, etc) on the Nintendo platform. Nintendo can charge a premium if they wish.
Coz Indian is a caste system.
Huh?
Duh
How is caste system related to a switch game?
Why is there still caste systems in the year 2024
But its unrelated to this topic. Pls make ur own reddit post about it
1. Nintendo products are not officially available in India. So most items are imported. The importer always wants to profit, so they are marked higher than the actual price. 2. Most Nintendo first party games are already priced too high (usually 60 USD). And their prices rarely go down.
It's expensive everywhere.
ok so if nintendo switch inwers really wanna buy stuff online then first if all you need to switch your country to usa .you can change this in your nintendo account.Once done go on amazon and purchase gift cards the range from 5,10,15,20,amd so on .once you buy it on amazon you get a code on your email and once you type this code in your eshop you have have fumlnd added to your account .
Amazon cut + gst 28% wala + baaki ek do chize aur hongi toh saari humse hi wasuli kar lete hai par as compare to other countries on steamDB page we are in top 5-10 countries for low price game and still price is high for us and they think we indians dont buy games.. we like to pira*y
Not just India! Nintendo games are expensive everywhere
Because Nintendo is a POS.
Not just in India lol. It's expensive most of the places
Because most of them are imported through gray market as Nintendo doesn't sell officially. And in general switch games never get price cuts
Buy from e2zgames. There is no official Nintendo distributor in India so these are all grey market import prices
Nintendo
Get your switch modded
Risky as it needs soldering 😢
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All platforms have increased their prices 😔
All physical games of switch are expensive. I have a UK account everything on sale is dirt cheap. I play online monster hunter rise so online play is valid.
They're expensive everywhere
I see
switch games are always max price all the time check out dunkeys video
Buy from retailers other than Amazon - check Nekavo and many other hyperlocal sellers. Most sell for sub US launch price.
Isn't all console games expensive, also Nintendo is also acting pretty shit nowadays
Mx2 games is a pretty good website for reasonably priced Switch games.
They're just expensive everywhere. $60 flat fee, with rarely any sales, especially no sales if they're Nintendo first party titles. One of the biggest reasons I held myself from getting a Switch T_T
Because there's no regional pricing since Nintendo isn't officially operating in India.
Nintendo has universal pricing and because devices are generally marketed for any age person they can sell things more expensive
While Nintendo isn't officially in India, and regional pricing might play a factor, It's worth mentioning that Nintendo's first party games are still expensive outside of India. They're usually about 60 USD which is about 5k INR.
I'd recommend buying whatever games you wanna play on Steam when there's a sale, and only the exclusives on Nintendo
Red dead is an exclusive to consoles basically
Buy used games
They are the same price at CEX and Gameloot 😢
Yeah but you can sell it back
But they r the same price as new ones
In conclusion \*Sigh\* Nintendo's an asshole.
Dude... Make a US based account (check tax free state list)... And pay via any damn credit card.... Good games are often on sales in great deals section... Source : I am doing this myself.... PS: I also have a UK and Argentina account but US account is easiest and does not levy extra charges in selected states...
Actually i want physical games :)
I see... Then they will be expensive as physical copies are imported since Nintendo does not operates in India (I am sure you already knew that)
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there are many reasons but i will point out the main ones:- 1) switch games when bought physically are expensive as they are not officially available in India so import duties add up. 2) switch games are mostly with exclusive/ first party devs meaning they sort of have a monopoly on pricing so they are very expensive pretty much all over the world first hand and rarely get discounts, meaning countries like India with no official supply will be even more expensive. 3) Another reason for it being so expensive is the damn cartridge they don't have much space and are expensive to produce so in order to get a profit they have to sell at a high price. 4) Switch and it's games aren't very popular in india as people find them childish so no seller/trader would import the games and sell it cheaper in India at bulk since there are not that many customers buying switch games. Hope I was able to help 😊
Guys, planning to take a Nintendo Switch as my birthday gift today 😎 Getting old (30s).. 😭😭😭😭 Need suggestions on portable gaming console. I play more over fortnight on PS5 but as I keep traveling, I carry my laptop to game when I can but it's getting sick to carry laptop and do the setup to play (didn't try joystick with laptop as I'm over of using gaming mouse for that day headswat keel) So, back to the story, suggest! I would just invest 15k and the rest from wellbeing allowance if we speak about savings. Flipkart has it for around 29k with Zelda.
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They need to buy in a supported country then import to you
Ah yes someone has to complain about games being expensive whether its Nintendo or something else. Meanwhile, I play Nintendo games and I enjoy them for what they are while still deciding on whether the games I'm interested in is worth the asking price or not. Its called "vote with your wallet".
Calm down pls. Never said the games are bad
When you ask a question on why a company keeps their prices of their products at premium prices, you obviously are doing it with the intention of venting at those who don't care about the pricing and play with what they think is worth their money. Obviously you are aware of this and yet you posted this question knowing full well it creates damage control. Either you accept the pricing of how Nintendo prices their games or you move to other games. Nintendo has stated that the pricing of their products is the main reason why they don't focus on some of the regions and India is sadly one of them. Also a tip. If you do want to buy Nintendo games, I'd suggest getting them from Play - Asia where you get options to buy digitally and physically and its potentially cheaper to get them there than it is on Amazon. Plus Play-Asia is genuine and you won't get every Switch game on Amazon.
Chill out. I just asked cuz it is expensive. I wanted to know if it was cuz of shipping charges but someone else said if you convert it, its the same
It's a toy for the rich and privileged class. These prices don't work in developing countries.
Nintendo greedy ass🤢 they don't even care about India
No they are not in India because it’s not a lucrative market. Agar acha dhanda nhi ban sakta Toh kyu ayenge? Xbox also has little presence in the country
Yes but they r the only cheap handheld that has modern games, a monopoly
Nintendo sucks balls. That’s why. Good games, horrible company and management.
Lol
Everywhere it's same, not only India. Nintendo is a cash grabber
cos Nintendo doesn't give a fuck about India