Topic: Launch day switch..... What's the damage?

OMG I've just worked out for the first time ever how much I need for my switch at launch

Console £279.99
Zelda £59.99
1,2 switch (don't ask, we need a party game here). £39.99
Fast racing rmx £20.00
Joy-con bundle. £79.99
Carry case £19.99

That's a whopping £500 ( how much do you get for a soul on eBay nowadays? I know in 2004 it was £18.50)

I haven't spent £500 at a launch since the N64 when I was 14

That doesn't include world of goo, little inferno. Or any other games I am going to get

I was thinking of getting snipperclips too but maybe I should wait till march 10th and get the joy-con bundle then with the snipperclips download code.

Console: $470
SE Zelda: $190
Tempered glass screen protector: $25

Total: $685

I was going to get a Joycon set but I decided to cancel for the moment to see if we get the bundle with Snipperclips.

Heh, here in Mexico the console itself, with no games or extras, costs $500.

@Meowpheel dollars.... I'm talking UK pounds.

£500 UK pounds is 12,408.96 Mexican pesos or 623 us dollars

I noticed that. I was just mentioning the pricing here.

However, for your budget I could certainly add a game and a half.

I got curious and checked the prices for the accesories...

One big game $80, one cheaper game $60, charging grip $50, extra joy cons $130~, or $80 for one... Pro controller $125.

Sheeesh. I shouldn't have done that.

Switch: $470AU
BotW: $89AU (should be able to get it down to $75AU with a price match)
eShop Credit: $30AU

Total: ~$575AU

@gamermole Where are you buying your Switch goodies from? You could save quite a few pennies by shopping around. For example:
BotW: £44.85 at Simply Games
Joy-Con sets: £69.99 at Base
1 2 Switch: £34 at Tesco Direct

That's a saving of £31.13. You could save yourself a further £5 by ordering a Switch and Joy-Con bundle (£344.98) from Tesco Direct.

Total price: £463.82 compared to your current £499.95. It pays to shop around (there might be better deals; that was a quick search).

I didn't want to add it up, to preserve my lack of shame but here we go.

Amazon switch $300
Midnight launch switch for bf $300
LE Zelda $100
Pro controller $70
Deciding between rmx / snipperclips and bomber man soooo $40/$50

$810-$820 plus tax would probably push it up to around $900.

Oh Geez... I'm going to have to save up so much money to make up for all this spending.

Switch: $300
ME Zelda: $130
FAST RMX: $20
Snipperclips: $20
Total: $470

If I'm crazy enough I might buy an extra set of Joy-Con (Blue) OR a Pro controller if any are in stock when I get to my local Gamestop. I'm interested to see how roomy the Switch Backpack is too because it would be neat if I could I use it as a multi-purpose bag.

Grey switch and BOTW - £290 as i traded a couple of old games in. Do you really need all the added extras? Each to their own but you can only play one game at a time.

$300 Making the Switch
$370 Pro Control
$430 Breath of the Wild
$450 The best damn DLC

But Hyrule is priceless.

€0 No Switch

300€ Switch
100€ Limited Zelda
20€ Zelda Season Pass

That's it for me

£303 for Switch and Zelda.

Switch 330
Zelda 60
Case 25
Powerbank 50
Hdmi switch 40
Bomberman and fast 60
Cables 30

595 euros give or take.

Switch 300 bucks
Zelda 60 bucks
1-2 Switch 60 bucks

Oops, sorry on total: 420, plus tax, so probably around 450.

Switch £279.99
Pro Controller £59.99
Zelda £49.95
Super Bomberman R £39.95
Bigben travel case £19.85

Total cost £449.73

The same amount I spent on the PS4 player edition at launch.

I don't think I've ever spent this much on a console launch. Prices are in euro's.

330 Nintendo Switch
080 Extra Joy-Con Set
070 Pro Controller
015 Comfort Grip
025 Travel Case

065 Breath of the Wild
020 BotW Season Pass
050 1-2 Switch
050 Super Bomberman R
020 Snipperclips
020 Fast RMX

745 in total. No regrets. And I'm getting Snake Pass when it's released, I Am Setsuna probably sooner than later (depending on the price).

If I was to get a Switch at launch it would be:
£280 - Console
£65 - Pro Controller
£20 - Carry Case
£90 - BotW Limited Edition
£20 - BotW Expansion Pass
£20 - Fast RMX

Total = £495 (note some of these things I don't remember the GAME price for so could be a bit less)

And maybe some more games if Tuesday's presentation reveal more interesting stuff (would probably get Shovel Knight later on or keep the Wii U version as my main version whereas Fast RMX does have Switch exclusive content.)

However the most likely situation so far is this alternate setup:

£50 - Breath of the Wild Wii U

Total = £50

Nintendo Switch Neon - £279.99
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - £59.99

Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together! - £19.99
F.A.S.T RMX - £19.99
Nintendo Switch Carry Bundle - £16.99
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller - £59.99

Total Day 1 Switch Investment - £456.94

Which is around the equivalent cost for my Wii U, PS4 and PS3 to get those to the equivalent levels.

All in all not that bad.