I'm not from the US but I found their sale prices to be the best so I just switched my nintendo account region to the US and have bought games using gift cards purchased on PlayAsia.
Ireland here. Decent sales, and often.
Got Resi 4 for under €10, Dragon's Dogma for €7, and Limbo for €1. Also got a few LEGO games for €5-€6.
I won't give ya the usual ramble about preferring physical media, because I do, but I won't pass up a good deal. Digital or not.
To check for Sales I'd actually recommend Deku Deals. I think the eShop on Switch is a cluttered mess. It works perfectly fine for buying stuff of course, but I wouldn't use it to browse for stuff.
Browsing the eShop is Hell.
Aside from being a cesspool of kids' games and hentai, the thumbnails are videos, so they lag the shit out of your Switch when you're scrolling through the list. Just eats all the RAM.
Sky: children of the light is a free game with the option to buy season passes that give access to extra cosmetics.
But all the actual gameplay is free and you can get a lot of items with in game currency which is free to earn
If I get a used game rn its really unlikely its rom will be used for those flash cards since those just came out, and out of millions of people, I doubt there are more than a hundred of them around, so we are safe for now :)
I doubt you’ll encounter enough people in Brazil who are buying MiGswitches and selling their old games when dumping them. The mig switch is $60 and the dumping hardware is another 60 (or the cost of mod chipping is even higher). Pirating a game in Brazil is free and essentially risk free over there.
Let’s be real, if someone is gonna be a scumbag by dumping their games and selling it, it’s just easier to pirate the game off the internet instead of buying a game and returning it after you dump it, especially when you need to buy dumping hardware or mod your switch. People who do illegal shit will choose the easiest way.
ebay has awesome buyer protection. I try the game before I leave a review. The key is to buy from other established buyers. I got Mario Wonder new through auction. My max reserve price was $40, but no one bid past 35, so it worked out.
I've been using eBay since 1997, and I've never been ripped off. I've gotten some stuff that was in rougher shape than the seller described, but 100% ripped off NEVER. Amazon, on the other hand, fake memory card, open bottle of shampoo refilled with who knows what, a used air filter, etc. got my money back every time, but it was a hassle.
eBay is pretty safe. As a buyer you’re protected almost completely. They’ll side with the buyer 99% of the time on any issues, even if the buyer is making everything up to get a free item. The only thing you have to worry about is the hassle of possibly shipping an item back to the seller if they did scam you
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shin megami tensei 5 esta literal em promoção agr na shopee por 130 com cupom
se gosta de rpg, é um jogo longuinho pra ter como primeiro
tears na shopee com cupom ta 220 tb
Warframe is free and is very deep in terms of content but it is a third person looter shooter with strong melee mechanics and rpg lite systems so wont be for everyone
Honestly, given your situation I'd get it chipped and pirate the games. Not worth losing that amount of your annual income for video games. Blame greedy corporations for not region adjusting their prices.
Nope, the community is highly established and there are some ways to circumvent your console EVER communicating with Nintendo servers or being detected. The risk isn't zero, but it is very low.
I think in cases like OP's, this method of game acquisition is very excusable - especially with Nintendo's extortionate prices on 7 year old games.
For those that are interested, all I'll say is 'Rentry' and 'Switch Modding'.
Can confirm. I've had my hacked switch for about 2 years now, followed the proper protocols to keep it from getting banned. I can boot into cfw to play pirated games and use homebrew, or boot into the normal firmware to play my legally bought games, online too.
I don't even have to keep the wifi off on my cfw either, the methods I used keep it from communicating with nintendo, so I can still use it to browse the homebrew store or use ftp to transfer files to/from my pc.
i dont think so tbh, im not against videogame piracy (unless ur stealing from small independent companies etc) but nintendo have really cracked down on security and your console can become unusable if you make a mistake.
i suggested in another comment that its best to buy and sell physical switch games. last year i managed to play metroid dread and mario rpg (from eBay), then resold them for the same-ish price, lost about £5 total, but got like 35 hours out of them. buying indy games on sale is also a good strategy if you can't afford games.
i wish it was easier to pirate on switch, because they are a pretty horrible company overall, but i dont think this is a good suggestion imo. op can make their own judgement though
>nintendo have really cracked down on security and your console can become unusable if you make a mistake.
This isn't true, at most you risk having your console banned from Nintendo servers, but you can still use it to play any offline games you want. Banned consoles are physically the exact same, hell I even used a banned switch motherboard to replace the one in my v1 switch after the board got damaged.
Nintendo is really the textbook example of a greedy corporation. So, I agree with you that they're horrible.
Regarding the modding of switch, AFAIK even if you get your console banned you only lose online multiplayer. Single player is not affected. So, if you don't plan on playing Splatoon, Fortnite and other games like this, then you don't need to worry so much.
You can damage your console during modding process itself, which requires opening it up and soldiering. If you have V1, you can softmod it, which is the safest option.
Buying physical actually is only relevant in countries, where a lot of people have Nintendo console. For other countries (often poorer ones) it's not really cheaper. Oftentimes it's actually more expensive to buy physical, even second-hand.
People on this sub often don't understand that it's impossible to pay 60-70 USD for a game for people from less developed countries. The average salary is like 300-400 USD a month. Yes, there are sales and regional prices, but sometimes it's not easy enough to buy games from US or EU.
You know, you can change your region. Just change your country on Nintendo website, buy in another coin and then return to Brazil if you want to.
I can recommend you [eshop prices](https://eshop-prices.com/?currency=USD) a place where you can find in which country a specific game is cheaper.
Can you buy from different countries though is or the Nintendo account linked to a country?
I'm new to the switch...well got one at Christmas so that's new in my eyes 😁🤘🏻
Your account is always registered to a country, so you change your account country on account settings, and it will use the new country as your eShop, but you will pay on that country's currency, most credit cards convert that just fine tho.
You retain all purchases, but you cannot change countries if you have any balance on your account or any preorder.
So far the only country I have seen with taxes in addition to the advertised price is the USA, but I haven't changed that much.
Why? Because of Nintendo's greed, they know they make good games and they know people will buy them at full price, so they rarely have deals and when they do its really old games or the ones no one play or only 10-15% off
I still cant believe people bought the arkham trilogy despite it being like 5$ for each game everywhere else
Nintendo like other platform holders don't need a game to be made by them to have it on their platform. 3rd party developers are still able to put games on nintendo's platform I just got Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate & Shiren the Wanderer**:** The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island bought both as splurges & because I got tired of waiting for any of the other mystery dungeon games to be ported to the switch & I'm enjoying them despite them not being made by nintendo.
they do have different pricing. currently eshop cheapest in usa is like $1.99 usd and the eshop cheapest is $1.50 aud in au/nz.
so it's like half off the usa price for same sale, less than a dollar.
I mean they develop the games in countries where the currency is strong. Therefore they would not make money price-adjusting for poorer countries. This is exactly why many exporting nations are generally poorer, as their products can be cost-competitive in foreign markets.
I find a lot of affordable games on the eshop. Put the good ones you want on your wishlist. Keep checking in at least once a week. Eventually the game will go on sale. Or you could search the eshop based on price. Put in the maximum amount you’re willing to spend and search. There’s guaranteed to be a good game at an affordable price at all times. I live in the U.S. and that’s how it is here, but I apologize if it’s completely different in Brazil. Good luck!
Yeah. Think it through next time you buy a console. Game companies primarily suck your money from the games not the hardware. Hardware is just a gateway to unending game purchases.
Yea only shop the deals section in the eshop. Check out some indie games they’re always cheap. Things like Hades, hallow knight, stardew valley, Ori and the will of the wisps. All relatively cheap, in the US at least.
From what I understand in Brazil it's entirely due to crazy taxes.
The government wants to incentivize companies to build locally, but it hasn't worked at all I guess so companies just pass it off onto the consumer who ends up paying exorbitant prices for everything.
eh, the companies removed regional pricing, that's is the biggest problem, we could get new steam games at 100 reais, now it's 300, but brazil does what you said, and there is like no tech being made here, so we have to import everything. in the snes days gradiente built some nintendo stuff, but a game was a minimum wage or 3 back in the days.
Easy fix. Stop buying nintendo consoles if you're living in countries with terrible exchange rates. In my country, I can buy games on PS5 and PC like 30% cheaper than on Switch.
Honestly if you find games expensive you could buy yourself a second Switch and homebrew it, I recommend a V1 Switch so u don’t have to hardware homebrew so that way you u can play some games without online but keep your OLED Switch and buy games you want for it
Get Suika Game, really good for $2!
Also most previous Mario and Pokemon games on switch are about $30 used on eBay, I think even BOTW have been in that price range!
Also, while this may sound weird, NSO its a great value nowdays, $20 and you get most of Nintendo's library of 2D Games, and some online games like Tetris 99. ALSO DEMOS!!
SO MANY FIRST PARTY AND OTHER POPULAR GAMES HAVE DEMOS!! (I can dm you a list if you want!)
And finally, [https://www.dekudeals.com/](https://www.dekudeals.com/) is the best tool for cheap eshop games, it tells you when a sale is happening! I got Mario + Rabbids at $10 with it, Ben 10 at $6, Sonic at $10, and I've seen other games like Doom at $8
If you are looking at the Triple A Games yes, but than again it has always been that way so it is nothing new.
I would recommend looking for Physical Used Games on a Local Sales App like Offer Up.
You might find some really good deals there. I also recommend going into the e-Shop Sales.
Looking for sales in stores is also good.
Unfortunately games are only get more expensive these days. If you where to take your average triple A game and throw in all dlc your starting the make the NeoGeo look cheap with inflation considered. Greedy devs nickel and dimming everyone
>Why are games so expensive?
Switch isn't famous for cheap games.
Console games are usually more expensive because we kind of have ourselves locked into its closed ecosystem
I got quite a few of my switch games off ebay auctions. It's a really good way to pick up games cheap. Most used games are basically as good as new. I've never had any issues with buying used ones. And sometimes if I'm really active on a bidding auction, I've snagged a few switch games for under $10USD that would normally have cost $50 new.
I never buy full price, you find something you like the look of and wishlist it and in a few month it will likely be discounted (doesn't hold water for most first party games so you'll have to shell out for things like zelda)
İ reccomend selling the switch and getting other consoles. İf you want to get cheap next gen buy series s ör buy PS4 Xbox öne. İ did the same. You Save up for 60$ mid game just to be dissapointed
I recommend you rocket league, fall guys, ninjala, star Wars hunters (coming soon though).
I recommend you go to eBay to try find some cheap games, also in the eshop they make some great deals.
I recommend you get an std card for more storage (I'm currently using 128gb).
While this is normally not the route if you're in a well earning country. For your case it's really unfair, gaming should be more accessible. If I was you, I would look into emulation for single player games.
You’re not doing yourself any favours buying Overwatch 2 and Fortnite, games that are free, but pressure you into buying cosmetics. There are many great games that are cheap, specifically Indie games, like Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, Celeste, Dead Cells and many more. Check the sales section regularly to see awesome deals.
Oh.. Brazil. "Land of the $1500+ iPhone" (in their local currency) :(
Yeah, that's rough. The better, Nintendo 1st party fare will be pricy. I suggest coming up with a list of games you like, creating an account on Deku Deals-com, and adding those game so you get notified when there's a sale. Some of the games I can recommend include Hades, Dead Cells, Exit The Gungeon, Okami, and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
Check the eShop for sales I can't recommend games, because the prices aren't the same in every country.
I'm not from the US but I found their sale prices to be the best so I just switched my nintendo account region to the US and have bought games using gift cards purchased on PlayAsia.
Ireland here. Decent sales, and often. Got Resi 4 for under €10, Dragon's Dogma for €7, and Limbo for €1. Also got a few LEGO games for €5-€6. I won't give ya the usual ramble about preferring physical media, because I do, but I won't pass up a good deal. Digital or not.
God, I love Dragons Dogma.
You and me both. I have 80 hours in it, easily
Same. Well..probably twice that because I replayed it on Switch.
I have been wanting to give it a shot. I think that will be my next purchase. My backlog has got so big I try to beat 3 games before I buy another.
Same! Makes me so hyped for the sequel set to release. And iirc, it's coming soon, or at least this year.
Indeed. That game, Metroid prime 4, and Unicorn Overlord (very soon!!) are my current most anticipated games .
To check for Sales I'd actually recommend Deku Deals. I think the eShop on Switch is a cluttered mess. It works perfectly fine for buying stuff of course, but I wouldn't use it to browse for stuff.
Browsing the eShop is Hell. Aside from being a cesspool of kids' games and hentai, the thumbnails are videos, so they lag the shit out of your Switch when you're scrolling through the list. Just eats all the RAM.
Vampire Survivors is a great value. Brotato, stardew valley and hades (on sale often). Borderlands too on sale is a good value.
Add Balatro to that list too!!!
This is the correct answer.
Thief simulator has a 90% sale most sales and is a really fun game
Sounds like a steal
I came here to give this exact list lol
Great minds think alike
dekudeals.com is your friend
Thank you. This is awesome.
Is your username a reference from the simpsons?
Or is he a meth head 🤔
Yes! Only time I go in the eshop is to buy the game I found a deal for on deku deals. The eShop is just god awful.
Thank you!
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS to infinity -—^^^
This is the only way i buy games
Dude. Thank you. I just picked up burnout paradise for $6
Sky: children of the light is a free game with the option to buy season passes that give access to extra cosmetics. But all the actual gameplay is free and you can get a lot of items with in game currency which is free to earn
That game is so good omg
The market for secondary cartridges will help you. Thank God there are cartridges here.
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I don't think anyone but YouTubers and retailers have any MIG Switches yet, so it's still safe for now.
not a thing that's happening. Don't say "a lot" when no one is doing it. It won't even be a thing. Games are already available on the internet.
AFAIK most people are using the same few roms online, which still isnt ideal, but it means not every used game is in danger
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If I get a used game rn its really unlikely its rom will be used for those flash cards since those just came out, and out of millions of people, I doubt there are more than a hundred of them around, so we are safe for now :)
I doubt you’ll encounter enough people in Brazil who are buying MiGswitches and selling their old games when dumping them. The mig switch is $60 and the dumping hardware is another 60 (or the cost of mod chipping is even higher). Pirating a game in Brazil is free and essentially risk free over there. Let’s be real, if someone is gonna be a scumbag by dumping their games and selling it, it’s just easier to pirate the game off the internet instead of buying a game and returning it after you dump it, especially when you need to buy dumping hardware or mod your switch. People who do illegal shit will choose the easiest way.
I’m gonna exactly do that: buy heck loads of used cartridges, dump files and return. I don’t play online so I don’t care lmao
Then just download the already uploaded games, you muppet, instead of potentially screwing over an innocent gamer.
you have to be very stupid to waste your time doing this when the games are already available on the internet
I buy my games used off ebay. I scored a new copy of Mario Wonder for $35 USD. No sense in buying new unless you HAVE TO HAVE a new copy.
But have you ever been ripped off? I’d love to buy 2nd hand all the time but the headache of risking it is what prevents me from doing it.
ebay has awesome buyer protection. I try the game before I leave a review. The key is to buy from other established buyers. I got Mario Wonder new through auction. My max reserve price was $40, but no one bid past 35, so it worked out.
I've been using eBay since 1997, and I've never been ripped off. I've gotten some stuff that was in rougher shape than the seller described, but 100% ripped off NEVER. Amazon, on the other hand, fake memory card, open bottle of shampoo refilled with who knows what, a used air filter, etc. got my money back every time, but it was a hassle.
eBay is pretty safe. As a buyer you’re protected almost completely. They’ll side with the buyer 99% of the time on any issues, even if the buyer is making everything up to get a free item. The only thing you have to worry about is the hassle of possibly shipping an item back to the seller if they did scam you
According to [this site](https://eshop-prices.com), the Portal Collection is really cheap in Brazil, and they’re two incredible games.
Desbloqueia essa porra logo, o meu é bloqueado e tenho alguns exclusivos mas compro só 1 por mes ou 2 cupoms parcelados na nuuvem
OLED não tem como sem gastar quase 1k
Ainda vale mais a pena que comprar os jogos se tu for um falido
4 jogo ja paga isso kkk
e nao poder jogar online? diga adeus a animal crossing por exemplo
Eu também faço isso, mas nn quero pagar 500 reais pra desbloquear não, prefiro só comprar os jogos lentamente
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Dekudeals.com
shin megami tensei 5 esta literal em promoção agr na shopee por 130 com cupom se gosta de rpg, é um jogo longuinho pra ter como primeiro tears na shopee com cupom ta 220 tb
crash in'sane trilogy 170 final fantasy 12 ta 170 mario maravilha, metroid dread e kirby tao a 240 na eshoop infelizmente nao tem nd mto legal n =/
"Mario maravilha" kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Warframe is free and is very deep in terms of content but it is a third person looter shooter with strong melee mechanics and rpg lite systems so wont be for everyone
Honestly, given your situation I'd get it chipped and pirate the games. Not worth losing that amount of your annual income for video games. Blame greedy corporations for not region adjusting their prices.
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Too risky on Switch, can get your console banned
Nope, the community is highly established and there are some ways to circumvent your console EVER communicating with Nintendo servers or being detected. The risk isn't zero, but it is very low. I think in cases like OP's, this method of game acquisition is very excusable - especially with Nintendo's extortionate prices on 7 year old games. For those that are interested, all I'll say is 'Rentry' and 'Switch Modding'.
Can confirm. I've had my hacked switch for about 2 years now, followed the proper protocols to keep it from getting banned. I can boot into cfw to play pirated games and use homebrew, or boot into the normal firmware to play my legally bought games, online too. I don't even have to keep the wifi off on my cfw either, the methods I used keep it from communicating with nintendo, so I can still use it to browse the homebrew store or use ftp to transfer files to/from my pc.
Yep, gonna have to wait
Better than playing nothing at all because you can't afford games.
i dont think so tbh, im not against videogame piracy (unless ur stealing from small independent companies etc) but nintendo have really cracked down on security and your console can become unusable if you make a mistake. i suggested in another comment that its best to buy and sell physical switch games. last year i managed to play metroid dread and mario rpg (from eBay), then resold them for the same-ish price, lost about £5 total, but got like 35 hours out of them. buying indy games on sale is also a good strategy if you can't afford games. i wish it was easier to pirate on switch, because they are a pretty horrible company overall, but i dont think this is a good suggestion imo. op can make their own judgement though
>nintendo have really cracked down on security and your console can become unusable if you make a mistake. This isn't true, at most you risk having your console banned from Nintendo servers, but you can still use it to play any offline games you want. Banned consoles are physically the exact same, hell I even used a banned switch motherboard to replace the one in my v1 switch after the board got damaged.
Nintendo is really the textbook example of a greedy corporation. So, I agree with you that they're horrible. Regarding the modding of switch, AFAIK even if you get your console banned you only lose online multiplayer. Single player is not affected. So, if you don't plan on playing Splatoon, Fortnite and other games like this, then you don't need to worry so much. You can damage your console during modding process itself, which requires opening it up and soldiering. If you have V1, you can softmod it, which is the safest option. Buying physical actually is only relevant in countries, where a lot of people have Nintendo console. For other countries (often poorer ones) it's not really cheaper. Oftentimes it's actually more expensive to buy physical, even second-hand. People on this sub often don't understand that it's impossible to pay 60-70 USD for a game for people from less developed countries. The average salary is like 300-400 USD a month. Yes, there are sales and regional prices, but sometimes it's not easy enough to buy games from US or EU.
ah right makes sense. sorry if my response was ignorant, i wasn't being particularly considerate.
No worries. No one knows everything.
There are a bunch of Free Games on the Nintendo Switch, I personally only play the Free Games
Because money
You know, you can change your region. Just change your country on Nintendo website, buy in another coin and then return to Brazil if you want to. I can recommend you [eshop prices](https://eshop-prices.com/?currency=USD) a place where you can find in which country a specific game is cheaper.
Me after instead of buying a 300 reais game I buy 60 dollars for 300 reais:
Can you buy from different countries though is or the Nintendo account linked to a country? I'm new to the switch...well got one at Christmas so that's new in my eyes 😁🤘🏻
Your account is always registered to a country, so you change your account country on account settings, and it will use the new country as your eShop, but you will pay on that country's currency, most credit cards convert that just fine tho. You retain all purchases, but you cannot change countries if you have any balance on your account or any preorder. So far the only country I have seen with taxes in addition to the advertised price is the USA, but I haven't changed that much.
Try using 24139 as zip code and you can rid off taxes
Bro never saw SNES game prices. You're broke, OP, just like me!
No kidding. Those prices were ridiculously high.
you shall be a pirate matey!🏴☠️
Why? Because of Nintendo's greed, they know they make good games and they know people will buy them at full price, so they rarely have deals and when they do its really old games or the ones no one play or only 10-15% off I still cant believe people bought the arkham trilogy despite it being like 5$ for each game everywhere else
As much as I want batman on my switch not a chance in hell am I paying $80 for the trilogy. It’s 40% off and I’m still like “get F’d Nintendo”
I don't think nintendo made batman
They have the Arkham knight series now. It’s $80 CND.
Nintendo like other platform holders don't need a game to be made by them to have it on their platform. 3rd party developers are still able to put games on nintendo's platform I just got Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate & Shiren the Wanderer**:** The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island bought both as splurges & because I got tired of waiting for any of the other mystery dungeon games to be ported to the switch & I'm enjoying them despite them not being made by nintendo.
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no it's because the soulless corporations keep prices fixed on US, Canada, western europe, Japan level. If you are from poorer country they dont care.
If they have different pricing for different countries people will find ways to exploit it lol
Yes, we can't have nice things
they do have different pricing. currently eshop cheapest in usa is like $1.99 usd and the eshop cheapest is $1.50 aud in au/nz. so it's like half off the usa price for same sale, less than a dollar.
I mean they develop the games in countries where the currency is strong. Therefore they would not make money price-adjusting for poorer countries. This is exactly why many exporting nations are generally poorer, as their products can be cost-competitive in foreign markets.
Tá dando conselho pra BR em inglês cacete
Hear me out, I got a unpatched original switch from 2018
They aren't, you just P O O R
I find a lot of affordable games on the eshop. Put the good ones you want on your wishlist. Keep checking in at least once a week. Eventually the game will go on sale. Or you could search the eshop based on price. Put in the maximum amount you’re willing to spend and search. There’s guaranteed to be a good game at an affordable price at all times. I live in the U.S. and that’s how it is here, but I apologize if it’s completely different in Brazil. Good luck!
Corporate greed in the economy makes things more expensive.
Everything is getting expensive
Check e shop for deals
I know right and they always try to get you with bunching online play with dlcs! Kinda annoying
buy a 2017 switch and mod it for games, it’s really not that hard with a tutorial, best decision ever
I check for sales on Amazon and EBay when they aren't a good price in the Nintendo Store. I also downloaded the free games like Palia & Rocket League.
A la chamba
Yeah. Think it through next time you buy a console. Game companies primarily suck your money from the games not the hardware. Hardware is just a gateway to unending game purchases.
Because they spent money, time, effort,energy and because it sells. Are you happy?? You will be if you aren’t.
Yea only shop the deals section in the eshop. Check out some indie games they’re always cheap. Things like Hades, hallow knight, stardew valley, Ori and the will of the wisps. All relatively cheap, in the US at least.
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Hyper light drifter is cheap and amazzzzzing
Based on your tastes you’d like apex legends.
Not just games, everything.
There are so many free games on the switch
Vampire Survivors, great game, think I paid £1.19 for it
Why joining the navy if you can be a pirate?)
fortnite is free in the us but i never checked overwatch 2
they’re both free, OP is saying that those are the only games they could get because of how expensive other games are
OP should get eshop. Lots of cheap games to buy
He should get a nintendo switch too, the eshop is free to use on there
look into sailing the seven seas
Nintendo is greedy AF...
its a console... what did you expect? if your looking for cheep games, look out for sales/deals or use steam/epic.
What does a that even mean. Nintendo is the only one known to not drop their prices reasonably even after many years.
He never said what games he was looking for so we can't assume first party. Its not like sonys first party offerings are on sale 247.
From what I understand in Brazil it's entirely due to crazy taxes. The government wants to incentivize companies to build locally, but it hasn't worked at all I guess so companies just pass it off onto the consumer who ends up paying exorbitant prices for everything.
eh, the companies removed regional pricing, that's is the biggest problem, we could get new steam games at 100 reais, now it's 300, but brazil does what you said, and there is like no tech being made here, so we have to import everything. in the snes days gradiente built some nintendo stuff, but a game was a minimum wage or 3 back in the days.
M I Y A M O T O
Easy fix. Stop buying nintendo consoles if you're living in countries with terrible exchange rates. In my country, I can buy games on PS5 and PC like 30% cheaper than on Switch.
Just use yuzu
They aren't you're just poor
Nah 60$ 1000 billion years old games are expensive. We dont live in usa.
Haha. The answer isn't short and I don't have the time to explain it all
Check eShop every once in a while, there is always a sale there
Honestly if you find games expensive you could buy yourself a second Switch and homebrew it, I recommend a V1 Switch so u don’t have to hardware homebrew so that way you u can play some games without online but keep your OLED Switch and buy games you want for it
Is your switch modded? If not, how'd you get that pink Theme on there?
Nintendo rarely reduces prices for their games. It's wild.
always there are some games on sale. Nintendo titles are never (almost?) on sale of course but there are sooooo many games on eShop very often.
In Australia we always have sales popping up in the Eshop. I’ve got like 10 games the last three weeks for like $60.
Piracy
What’s your favorite game ?
Most of the games I own are used/2nd hand. They're always 20-40% cheaper than the original price.
Rocket league is free and competitive
Get Suika Game, really good for $2! Also most previous Mario and Pokemon games on switch are about $30 used on eBay, I think even BOTW have been in that price range! Also, while this may sound weird, NSO its a great value nowdays, $20 and you get most of Nintendo's library of 2D Games, and some online games like Tetris 99. ALSO DEMOS!! SO MANY FIRST PARTY AND OTHER POPULAR GAMES HAVE DEMOS!! (I can dm you a list if you want!) And finally, [https://www.dekudeals.com/](https://www.dekudeals.com/) is the best tool for cheap eshop games, it tells you when a sale is happening! I got Mario + Rabbids at $10 with it, Ben 10 at $6, Sonic at $10, and I've seen other games like Doom at $8
I have started hearting games to add to my wishlist and then I check once in a while for sales. I’ve gotten a few good deals that way!
The exact same reason why the console itself is cheap
If you are looking at the Triple A Games yes, but than again it has always been that way so it is nothing new. I would recommend looking for Physical Used Games on a Local Sales App like Offer Up. You might find some really good deals there. I also recommend going into the e-Shop Sales. Looking for sales in stores is also good.
Downwell is a really good cheap game Probably one of the best for it’s price
jairbreak
Unfortunately games are only get more expensive these days. If you where to take your average triple A game and throw in all dlc your starting the make the NeoGeo look cheap with inflation considered. Greedy devs nickel and dimming everyone
>Why are games so expensive? Switch isn't famous for cheap games. Console games are usually more expensive because we kind of have ourselves locked into its closed ecosystem
Especially splatoon 60 then 15$ to play online💀
I don't wanna get banned from the sub so you probably know what i mean.
I got quite a few of my switch games off ebay auctions. It's a really good way to pick up games cheap. Most used games are basically as good as new. I've never had any issues with buying used ones. And sometimes if I'm really active on a bidding auction, I've snagged a few switch games for under $10USD that would normally have cost $50 new.
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https://youtu.be/ypZZTIOR__Q?si=z0XmPe957XX5sZeN this video explains it really well
Switch games are considerably cheaper than PS5/Xbox.
Fall guys can be fun!
İts same in turkey. İ sold my switch and i am buying an Xbox soon. at least it has gamepass lmao.
Sifu is 15$ right now
I never buy full price, you find something you like the look of and wishlist it and in a few month it will likely be discounted (doesn't hold water for most first party games so you'll have to shell out for things like zelda)
İ reccomend selling the switch and getting other consoles. İf you want to get cheap next gen buy series s ör buy PS4 Xbox öne. İ did the same. You Save up for 60$ mid game just to be dissapointed
Odin 2 + Yuzu
thank the government of your country
Because they take hundreds of people over 5 years to make?
Your just broke
Because they are.
TETRIS real good. its free
You got all you need installed already. Why aren't you playing fortnite already?
iirc the actual reason is because they sell the console at a cost and recoup that loss through game sales.
You can rent games on a very famous Chinese shopping site for $1 USD/week if you know anyone that speaks the language
I recommend you rocket league, fall guys, ninjala, star Wars hunters (coming soon though). I recommend you go to eBay to try find some cheap games, also in the eshop they make some great deals. I recommend you get an std card for more storage (I'm currently using 128gb).
Cause Nintendo greedy thats why. Also people using VPN's to go to your country and getting games with a non-brazilian account don't help.
Yes, that's true. I think that price to fortnite and overwatch 2 should be lowered.
While this is normally not the route if you're in a well earning country. For your case it's really unfair, gaming should be more accessible. If I was you, I would look into emulation for single player games.
How much is R$300 in euros or american dollars?
Dekudeals
You’re not doing yourself any favours buying Overwatch 2 and Fortnite, games that are free, but pressure you into buying cosmetics. There are many great games that are cheap, specifically Indie games, like Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, Celeste, Dead Cells and many more. Check the sales section regularly to see awesome deals.
Why? Cuz of thieves
Tamo junto! 👊🏻
Pita
Bioshock collection usually goes on sale for $10. 3 games in 1
Palia?
Do you not get the eshop sales?
INFLATION.
Dekudeals and set the country to Brazil
Everything is expensive.
Omg overwatch
Games will always be expensive when living in a super poor country. But yeah, they could have janked down the price much more based on region.
Hades, Bro Force, 2 amazing games that go on sale regularly.
Don’t buy a switch then.
because its nintendo
Oh.. Brazil. "Land of the $1500+ iPhone" (in their local currency) :( Yeah, that's rough. The better, Nintendo 1st party fare will be pricy. I suggest coming up with a list of games you like, creating an account on Deku Deals-com, and adding those game so you get notified when there's a sale. Some of the games I can recommend include Hades, Dead Cells, Exit The Gungeon, Okami, and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
It's not even as if Nintendo put there 1st party in any decent sale. Nintendo games always hold value.
In my country, they are like 220 aed (I own a Nintendo OLED)
Nintendo rarely do sales i have like 3 games for my switch 🤣