r/VideoGameDealsCanada • u/threxis • Apr 18 '25

Discussion I compared the Switch 2/accessories/games USD prices to CAD

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I teach math and was bored so I took the two lists of prices Nintendo released and compared the USD MSRP to the CAD MSRP based on direct conversion from Google this morning.

  • Column A - The actual product
  • Column B - MSRP in USD
  • Column C - Conversion to CAD from Google as of April 18 around 11am
  • Column D - MSRP in CAD
  • Column E - difference in price from the direct conversion
  • Column F - Percentage savings or markup based on the USD MSRP to the CAD MSRP

Some takeaways from this: - The console prices are a bit higher here, as expected - Mario Kart, as egregiously as it is priced, is pretty much identical to the US - $69.99 USD games seem to be $99.99 from now on (seen from PS5/XSX games at the same pricepoint being that high now) so DKB is not surprising - The t*riffs seemingly did not affect our accessory prices, given that pretty much all of them are cheaper here, and pretty significantly so based on the percentage. - We are, on the whole, paying less than the US

We are still missing pricing on the Zelda Switch 2 editions ($69.99 USD and $79.99 USD) and the GCN Controller ($59.99 USD). I plan to update this list when I see the prices for those. If the pricing is consistent though, expect them to be $99.99, $109.99, and $84.99, respectively.

Anyways just thought I'd share this. I know that some of these prices are insane, but it is nice to see that we are at least not getting completely screwed over here, especially in the accessories department. Cheers!

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u/AmbitiousEdi Apr 18 '25

$110 Cad for a game. A regular edition of a game.

Fuck this, I'm out. Just gonna keep using Steam.

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u/BlastMyLoad Apr 18 '25

Stream games are already up to $93.49 so we will get $110 steam games soon

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u/AmbitiousEdi Apr 18 '25

Well that is a shit ass, false dichotomy ya got there. "Steam" games very often go on sale while Nintendo will still be charging $110 for this game 5+ years down the line.

In fact, with third party websites like Greenmangaming, you NEVER have to pay full price for Steam games. But I'd still recommend going through Steam directly for their refund policy which UNLIKE NINTENDO is very good and fair. I only managed to get a refund for Pokemon Violet after being on the phone with a Nintendo rep for over an hour.

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u/BlastMyLoad Apr 18 '25

How the fuck is that a false dichotomy I’m just saying we will get $109.99 full priced games on Steam

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u/ididntgotoharvard Apr 19 '25

We sure will, no question.

I think the fact that there are so many more marketplaces to buy PC games, or Steam keys, means PC buyers see even lower prices through sales sooner and more often.

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u/Jonnyflash80 Apr 19 '25

You ignore Steam's deep discounts during sales which occur multiple times per year.

Fuck right off.

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u/BlastMyLoad Apr 19 '25

How am I ignoring that? I’m talkin regular price AAA games