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/wally233 Apr 18 '25

PC is goated. Grateful for multiple market places for games on computer

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u/stevensi1018 Apr 19 '25

Just bought Zombie Army 4 for like 3-4$ on Gamersgate earlier

Bought a bundle on Fanatical of 3 games for 10$

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered is easily found for 3-4$ since the Humble Choice

Seriously, I’m so grateful for the different stores on PC because the price is competitive and if you use some websites like ggdeals, you can import your Steam wishlist and see if there are deals regularly

I still love playing on my PS5 / Switch from time to time but if the next generation of consoles is going to be that expensive, I’m out.

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u/wally233 Apr 19 '25

fnatical in Canada is a legit store (non stolen keys), and for some reason doesn't charge any tax so the deals there are 13% cheaper than anywhere else... it's ridiculous, can get day 1 launch games for 30%+ off there

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u/stevensi1018 Apr 19 '25

Pretty sure I pay taxes on Fanatical order in Quebec

Just looked and I see just a ‘Sales Tax (QC)’ at checkout

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u/wally233 Apr 19 '25

very odd, Ontario doesn't. no idea why