Will digital copies cost less?

This post has been edited by markypcs: Feb 17 2017, 07:36 PM

USD300+USD60+USD50 is USD410. Taking exchange rate as 1USD=4.45RM comes to RM1,824.50. Versus our local price at RM2099 there's about 200-RM300 premium which is about 15%. Comparing new 3DS XL, USD200 which is at RM890. Our local price so far I saw is RM999 which is about 12% premium or so......for me the pricing is ok......I'm just not ok with forced "bundle". Further more I travel a lot so a console won't do it. I spend more time on my 3DS than my PS4.

$59.99

I still find best travel case is this:
Official Nintendo Switch Zelda Travel Case
- Come with Cartridge case which have special tiny holder to hold SD card.
- Come with nature shape to fit the joy con
- even have unique shape space to fit the joy con strap!

If you used to bring your 8" tablet around, you can switch it. The joycons is detachable, can fit into your pocket.

agreed, maybe we should have a petition to make official nintendo SEA happen

not 75 usd exactly, Shipping costs + Local Distributor Markup + GST + Local Reseller Markup. to the console and the games.

Yeah forgot to include the additional mark-up + GST for the final calculation. It's is a fair MRSP when it's brought to launch into Malaysia I guess but it's still too expansive.

I blame those forced NS bundle games. At least give us 1-2-Switch for free.

Bor Koh Neng

"Maxsoft is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co Ltd in Japan."

https://marketpublishers.com/report/consume...uromonitor.html

This post has been edited by angelaers: Feb 17 2017, 09:35 PM

yes maxshit is wholly-owned subsidiary company, but that doesn't mean shit tbh. the negative stigma associated with that company, plus lack of bigger recognition makes the sentiment of wanting some sort of official Nintendo of SEA or whatever it is understandable.
even if somehow the director decided to rename maxshit into that, it will be much better in name/brand recognition (although it will be much better to totally replace the upper management lol)

edit: also, maxshit being a wholly-owned subsidiary also doesn't mean there can't be Nintendo of SEA at all at the same time. they can just establish it outside Singapore for example

This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Feb 17 2017, 10:18 PM

Whoever is handling Maxsoft marketing department/price deciding department, I'm amazed by their confident.
What they are doing is EXACTLY OPPOSITE of what you learn from business marketing strategies....
Like the whole point of Nintendo setting the Switch price for $299 and games cost $59.99, giving you the illusion of not that expensive. Also recently every companies are selling stuff in standalone model during launch to avoid the high cost, convincing more people to buy their product.

And then there is Maxsoft. Markup Switch price, fine, GST import duty or whatever. They cramp in 2 games with no options, adding the extra RM500 in their advertisement, bumping the price to RM2k. I seriously don't see Switch will be as success as 3DS in Malaysia. Was hoping since Wii U community is so small, Switch will be the chosen one to bring 3DS and Wii U players together. Looks like Switch will be worse with the RM2k starter pack.

if direct import from japan was seamless, cheaper, i would have done it due to the no region lock restriction.

add on: and i can choose whatever games I want, or just console only (which makes sense)

The only reason if i'm going to choose a physical copy at the moment, is because of Zelda's special edition which also provides the pouch (and it looks great to be honest)

This post has been edited by hyperyouth_firepower: Feb 17 2017, 10:46 PM

You mean the died MMsoft? LOL

TBH you guys said you are not happy with the price yet you guys just like "Ok lo what to do? Maxsoft ma nobody can bring in liao". Seriously show them some consumer rights la. Apa susah?

I agreed with all your points. I really want to enter into the Nintendo gaming ecosystem and started to look at the NS. However, NS launch price deter me from making that first step into owning my first Nintendo home console (my actual first Nintendo consoles is the NES and SNES during the 90s but that's my parent's). I can confidently put aside RM1500 for a standalone console and wait until there's a sales for NS games to build up my games collection one by one but forcing me to spend RM2000, that's a different story altogether.

I really want to play those great Nintendo exclusive games (e.g. Xenoblade Chronicles X, Super Smash Brothers, Mario series) but at this point of time, maybe I should take a wait and see approach first. Maybe the price will drop in the near future or there will be a new NS without the force bundle option. Looked like I talks too much, back to my PS I go.

You can always get the retro first what? Gamecube Wii WiiU. Apa susah?

Yes. This. Please.

Oh no, I mean I don't know about others, but I'm fine with the price. Zelda was a day 1 lock and I was already on the fence for 1,2 Switch. Really, the price differences if you import + that 2 games is around like RM50 or around that. I just thought that they are stupid for making it a bundle, repelling a lot of potential buyers with a RM2k price tag.

You get my point? What I mean is drop all the orders. Boycott the day 1 purchase. Wait for 2 weeks. See how the price gonna slides down.

Is not like Nintendo not gonna manufacture those switch'es again. Sometimes you guys just need to learn how to be a little patience after all

or you know, I already planned on buying both of those game either way, I don't get your point on suggesting me to wait.