Just a mere hour ago, we revealed that the Nintendo Switch would launch on March 3rd for $469.95 in two wonderful SKUs. Obviously, before the Nintendo Switch launch, many (including us) were predicting the Nintendo Switch to come out for $350-399 in Australia. That might have been a little bit hasty as the Nintendo Switch is packing some incredible tech in the box.

However, just based on us sending out the information, we’re already seeing a lot of backlash from gamers. Some are upset on the price, and some are confused about why it cost so much in comparison to other countries.

It’s actually not that unreasonable when you convert from the $299 USD American price either. $299 USD converts to $399 AUD. Once you add American tax or GST, it honestly ends up not being much worse than the American price.

Nintendo have made some pretty good early impressions with the Nintendo Switch. Sure, we were expecting to have more games to play sooner, but the tech is not even comparable to that of the Wii U, and it’s a more exciting concept than what other developers are serving us at the moment.

We ran a poll as soon as the pricing was announced and quite now, the results are interesting but no really surprising.

A barrage of tweets has revealed much the same.

Nintendo switched me off of buying at that price. https://t.co/1YDPyWmxYF — CodEy (@Codeyswearse) January 13, 2017

@shancake_ @PressStartAU Why so expensive? When you covert the $299 US to Australian its 399 Convert the Yen its $336 roughly #rippedoff — Robbie Shenton (@RobbieShenton) January 13, 2017

@PressStartAU that seals it as a firm no. But that just isn't exchange rate. That's cartage and handling fees as well which are silly high. — SuperCoach Johansson (@smokeyjoh) January 13, 2017

@PressStartAU I thought it was going to be 469 for the #switch AND #zelda. Bit of a relief, makes it a v easy NO — Michael Pearn (@MikeJPearn) January 13, 2017

@MrMattyMouse @PressStartAU with a few more titles and more info about the console, maybe. But at that price it's asking a lot ? — Ben Specht (@OCEOW_Ben) January 13, 2017

If my math is right, with GST added the AU price is $29 more than importing from the US, or $30 less than from the UK.. #justsaying https://t.co/sBv5jkoyIf — Aaron C (@blahjedi) January 13, 2017

Umm, no. I think I'll wait for a sale. Or for more games. ¯_(?)_/¯ https://t.co/0LIbXo05hB — TwitchyCoffee ? (@SeanStebbings) January 13, 2017

@juzzy300 @PressStartAU Big disappointment. I would have been happy if it was like $400. — King Maku (@RedMakuzawa) January 13, 2017

Welcome to Australia. Enjoy your stay. https://t.co/JPEa4Djw2N — Vol (@IamVolSig) January 13, 2017

And then the hype died in a *click* switch. https://t.co/d5nXC6Lkqr — Justin/Cyberwaste (@iAmCyberwaste) January 13, 2017

Lol, of course it will. Poor aussies! Literally. https://t.co/5MEsSIuaoT — zwqase (@zwqase) January 13, 2017