Nintendo Switch Standalone Dock Goes Up for Pre-Order on Amazon UK

What an absolutely laughable joke.

Cool it comes with a Power supply and an Hdmi cable!

The apple version is this:

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter?afid=p238%7CsL4w7cF5j-dc_mtid_187079nc38483_pcrid_104154899041_&cid=aos-uk-kwgo-pla-btb-slid--product-MJ1K2ZM/A-UK

@cfgk24
Lmao, when even Apple can make it cheaper you know the prices are insane!

And the color is still Black !
Where is White color ?

just buy a second switch

For those of you who are curious enough, you can type in the term 'daylight robbery' on Google, and the first image you see is the very same Nintendo Switch dock set shown above.

It's nothing more than a glorified hdmi cable..... A very expensive one at that

I do think it's a cool idea to be able to pick up and seemlessly play on another tv in another room but £80???? Seriously????

I was hoping the dock would be like $20-30 so I could buy 2 more, but with that pricing I shall buy none!

@Untempered-Link Nintendo are offering slightly more with their package, so I reckon it works out roughly the same as Apple. Nothing to boast about, but still. Amazon also seem to have priced some of their Nintendo Switch accessories above the Official Nintendo Store, so if we're hopeful, it may be cheaper yet.

Fun fact: if you type in the words "Its optional and no one makes you buy it" into Google, you get that image.

@Untempered-Link The apple Adaptor is kinda the same thing - it HDMis out to the TV - accepts power charge - and acts a s a USB hub - it has one Usb C which it must be dedicated to charging - one USB B and an HDMi. The Nintendo Dock comes with a proper power supply and is much larger. . . The apple product is more e expensive considering it doesn't come with a MACBOOK charger lol - Although the SWITCH power supply charges my MacBook admirably ( USB C) - The MACBOOK charger is £69!!!!!!!!!!! and is basically the same as a SWITCH charger! - Yes! I did try the Apple adaptor on my SWITCH and it doesn't recognise it lo ( so it can't act as a dock) - shame!

@foodmetaphors Buy a 2nd SWITCH - and sell the dock!

Will get one at some point but maybe if the proce drops; around £50-£60 is the most i'd pay for the ability.

I don't make second dock money.

Don't you just love to burn money, frigging rip off I tell ya

@Untempered-Link To add to the others, the switch dock has 3 USB-A ports, vs Apple's 1. And comes with charge and HDMI cables. Apple is definitely overpricing here.

Wow the NDF are already out in force. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

@Jaxad0127
Everybody is overprcing, I wouldn't buy a extra one, I would just move the original one if I had too. I ain't that lazy

Seems crazy. I could accept 40 notes but 80 no way. I really want one for my bedroom too.
Damn shame, hope they price drop asap

I saw one of these at Best Buy yesterday. It's the closest I've come to seeing a Switch at a store.

@BLP_Software You don't need a Switch either, might as well be $800 in that case.

@Menchi187 "Wow the NDF are already out in force. You should be ashamed of yourselves."

Uhh... did you see the name of the website up there at the top of your screen? You're not on pushsquare, bro. Not really sure why you think people being pro-Nintendo is a bad thing on a site where that's literally the whole point.

So the plug retails for £25, you can get a HDMI lead for a few pounds, lets say £5 so that's £30.

So the dock costs £49.99? That obscene to me for what is just a piece of plastic.

I want another dock but I don't see myself paying that much any time soon

Amazon UK sales rank of 170, somebody is buying 'em! Madness in my opinion but hey, if some maniacs will pay that RRP then they're justified charging it.

awesome! and expensive! third parties, save us now. now if only asus sold spare cooling docks for the gx800.

@Menchi187
I take it NDF means Ninty defence force lol

Seriously stop crying. It is not "£80 for playing on another TV", it is an option for people who want the easier option. If I want to play my Switch on another TV I can do it right now with little fuss and for free!

This is a luxury, non essential item, and is priced as such. Stop moaning.

No thank you. Gaming is expensive these days as it is. Vote with your wallets/purses, or don't vote in this case.

@Morph The HDMI cable must be at least £25. Maybe even £35. Although, funny story, my Switch never came with one.
Nintendo owes me £25-£35 quid.

@Untempered-Link this apple adapter doesn't have a power adapter or hdmi cable.
if you want a usb-c power adapter from apple you would have to buy this additionally: https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MJ262B/A/apple-29w-usb-c-power-adapter?fnode=85&fs=f%3Dcharger%26fh%3D459d%252B45d4

this apple usb-c power adapter has about the same wattage as the one that comes with the switch.

so to add it up, the apple solution costs 70+50 GBP = 120 GBP + ~5 GBP for an HDMI cable.

@Octane Smooth

Okay look at it this way. Video games are never a necessity. Everything is by design optional, even more so if it's optional for using a system.

So yes the Switch is indeed an optional luxury item. But within that, the second Dock is an optional extra. Now, in that regard, this item is for those who want a second dock. Is that going to be everyone? You can carry the Switch, its dock, both cables and even two more Joy-Con, in one hand, so this is purely for those who have two screens and a lack of upper arm strength.

This isn't like additional controllers for more players. This isn't like the system itself, which is already a luxury item that isn't necessary for day to day life. This item is pure convenience. It serves no purpose other than to make life easier. It doesn't let other people play. It doesn't play the games. It's just convenience.

And those who want that convenience, will need to pay a price. That's how the world turns. Everything costs money, and things you want but don't need cost more.

But hey, maybe I'm just a Nintendo Defence Force person. Or maybe I'm just stating the damn obvious.

@NintySnesMan Yeah. The ones that can't have a reasonable discussion and should be completely wrote off and disregarded.

Haha £80 is atrocious for what it is....

Best to buy a second used switch

@cfgk24 there are different macbook chargers and the one that's 70 GBP has 60 W whereas the switch charger has 30 W. i linked the apple charger that has 30 W in my previous post and that one is 50 GBP.

@BLP_Software The obvious thing would be stating it's just overpriced for what it is. I don't care how many degrees of optional it is. Fact is, the production costs are a lot lower. I think if they charged $30 or $40 for a second dock, they would still make a decent profit. What you're saying is companies are allowed to overprice accessories because they're optional.

I'm sorry, but I don't get the analogy, I see no reason why this dock should cost more because it's a luxury item.

I can buy a 2DS for that price!

Anyway, I don't care for portability, so getting a second dock is the only way I would make use of it's unique features. Setting one up at my parent's place where I'm staying most weekends and during the holidays? Great! Not for that price though...

This is coming from the company that sells empty Switch boxes on Amazon, so I'm not surprised...

rip off

@Octane
Empty boxes lol lol great comment

Worth it for people who travel between homes a lot. I'd like 1 for my parents house but for that price I will wait a while and see if there are deals in the fall.

If I had a summer cabin I'd buy it for the $80

@BAN Being a Nintendo fan and this being a Nintendo fansite doesn't necessarily mean critical thought should go out the window, £80 is a lot for what is in essence a charge cable/HDMI hybrid...

I don't need this, bought two Switches and sold the second tablet for almost as much as the whole package costs (it seems some people really want the Switch solely as a handheld). So now I've got two docks, two sets of Joy-Con controllers, two grips, two straps and two sets of cables for basically nothing.

@Octane - you can't look at profit just for this item though.....you have to look at it vs the profit they make off the switch hardware and the adjustments they make to manufacturing when separating this from the normal package. Then the profit and availability of all items have to make it worth it to Nintendo to manufacture this as a stand alone item. Profit grab......absolutely, but it is something they probably only want to sell in limited quantities right now to make sure they can manufacturer enough switch hardware packages to meet current high demand.

I don't like the way I typed that but in other words.....I don't wanna sell 300K docks if I have to reduce the number of switches I can manufacture and sell by 100K.....so I price it as a luxury item to control the amount sold

Hmmm...I think it's time for me to get mad over something I'll never buy. OK. £80?!?!?!?!?!! Seriously!!!!!??!!?!??!?! Done.

@Octane I was simply stating the consumer viewpoint from how the market responds, not from the production standpoint where costs, transport and salaries are accounted into production of a good or service, since your comment was responding questioning the optional nature of the product.

From a production standpoint, yes, it is overpriced for what it is. However, I also suspect that as this makes up £80 of the Switch, and the Joy-Con are a further £70, that leaves £130 for the onsole itself, the two wrist straps, and the Grip.

I suspect the Switch console itself is in fact being sold as part of the package for less than it costs to produce, and the mark up on accessories across the board is to cover for that fact, at least for now. Renting a factory, in turn also paying the people to assemble the pieces, Nvidia's cut, Samsungs cut on RAM, the battery manufacturer, all those are attributed to the wholesale cost Nintendo pays, which is noted, and they THEY pay for the console itself to be made. All this has to be turned into profit somewhere, and I can tell you the Switch console isn't £100. Probably £150 to produce each unit at most.

Now you could say oh well that's greedy. And yeah, it probably is. But a business exists for profit. More profit = more expansion. More expansion = more jobs, and you know the deal. More jobs, more people earning, more people spending, more cash flow to other businesses. Everyone benefits.

Could they make less money? Yes. Will they? Probably not. Especially not after a series of years of losses and god forbid the year they had to actively buy stock back.

If demand is not there, Nintendo will react by either lowering price to increase demand, or lower supply to cut down on wasted costs. Alternatively, they can lower production costs, and maintain margins.

What a ridiculous price for what essentially is a basic adapter.

@Octane It is economics not an analogy. It is either worth it to the buyers or it isn't. If they don't sell than Nintendo will then make the decision to lower the price or discontinue selling them.

Absurd.

You can try to make valid excuses all you want, put it next to similarly priced Apple products, whatever--it's absurd.

The fact anyone actually accepts this price as anything close to "normal" and "acceptable" is a sign of just how absurd it is.

Absurd.

This is excellent value for the people who thought the WiiU was a worthwhile console, a good value console, a not underpowered console and a console with a great library of games with strong 3rd party support.

@MysticX it is, but it's up to Nintendo to juggle the costs, pricing and profits. Actual critical thought applicable here isn't much unless you attempt to study the possible factors of the price (and news flash, this is what critique actually means: study). The rest is a conversation for customer wallets much rather than customer opinions. I wouldn't buy an £80 extra dock myself even if I needed one, but does that invite me to make a drama out of a first world problem? It's enough that I'm as rottenly fanbrained as to make one out of mobile in-app purchase prices from time to time - which actually puts my whole reply here in a borderline hypocritical light, come to think of it.

You fu*king what?!

@BLP_Software Reducing the price may also lead to more people picking up another dock. So I don't think it necessarily means they're losing out on profits if they do so. Either way, 80 pounds for a glorified adapter is too much, and I stand by that.

Geez, Nintendo. How come you can't just give me all the docks I want for free. Nothing should cost money!

Price way too high...

What a rip-off. And I said that would be the price.

Edit: You can buy a Nintendo 2DS on Amazon for less and that comes with an AC adapter and a game.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Handheld-Console-2DS-Black/dp/B00OCJKMTE/

Just think about that by comparison for a minute.

What a joke, greedy Nintendo 😑

Actually, it's worth just buying a 2nd SWITCH, using the dock for a 2nd TV and keeping the SWITCH as a spare or just selling it in Ebay.. I expect in the coming months/years - people will lose/damage/drop their SWITCHes. - keep the dock and well there ya go!

@ThomasBW84 Please can we have an article/Debate/Vote on wha the plural of Nintendo SWITCH is please?

"I own 2 SWITCH"
"I own 2 SWITCHES"
"I am a collector of SWITCHi"

I'm getting a 2ns switch and can not wait til the

I still don't get who would buy a standalone dock. Unless of course, someone manages to break their dock (it seems kinda sturdy, I don't know how that could happen) or buys a second-hand Switch without the dock. But I doubt there are many people affected by those two use-cases...

"Of course, some would like to easily play on multiple TVs in their house and swap between rooms"

Really? I wonder how many people actually have the luxury of multiple TVs... sounds like first world problems to me (and I'm living in the first world myself^^).
But even if I had two TVs in my apartment, I would rather invest in a cheap HDMI splitter instead of a second dock.

@BLP_Software @Octane I think @Gerbwmu was closest talking about manufacturing, but I think part of it is Nintendo doesn't want to sell this too cheap b/c people might buy more of these rather than more Switch.

Maybe not you guys, but people like me with 2 sons and 3 tvs. If these were $30 each we could buy 1 Switch and 2 docks and share. For $80, p,us $70 for Joycon, might as well just buy 2 Switch and share that way. Though the stupid 1 system save system will cause problems either way.

But this is priced to sell, sell families a 2nd Switch. And people willing to pay the $80, well if Nintendo stocked these for $30 like they stock everything else, they would be $80 on eBay anyway. So they make money on these, sell more Switch, and stop supporting eBay scalpers so much.

Is it a good price for the product? No. But is it a good price to sell it from Nintendo's point of view? Maybe.

Nobody in Japan will want 1 of these once Splatoon 2 comes out and they each want their own Switch, so at least they don't have to worry about annoying their home territory.

@shani Almost everybody who owns a house in the US has multiple tvs. There's probably a Stat available for people with cable and satellite, I bet at least half of those subscribers have 2 or more boxes.

And a lot of people probably have more than 1 TV now b/c of the speed of the tech. People had CRTs, then big expensive flat screens came out. Then bigger flat screens. Then 3D. Then 1080p. Then 4k. Bigger and bigger and bigger. Living room gets the newer bigger tv, bedrooms and dens and guest rooms and kitchens get the older smaller ones.

And of course any family with teenagers, those kids all need their own tvs. 1984 has to start sometime.

@rjejr one system save is only for one profile. You can create multiple profiles and each will have their own save

@rjejr Wow, are there that many house owners in the US?
At least here in Germany the situation is different. Sure, some people live in houses too, but not that many. It's rather uncommon in the city, more likely in smaller cities and rural areas.

But even when you're living in a house, do people really need a TV in their bedrooms etc.? Growing up, we usually had only one TV in the living room (and sometimes I had a really tiny TV in my own room to play SNES ^^).
Of course that could be different now with the availability and lower prices of tech. But to my knowledge, it's still uncommon to have more than one TV per household. It's more common for every family member to have their own PC/Laptop(/Tablet) and use that to watch whatever it is they want to watch.
I don't know a single person who has more than one TV in their home, including older friends of my parents who have a family themselves.
Maybe it's a cultural thing (and surely there are people to which this doesn't apply), but I think in these parts a TV is still something that belongs into the living room.

@shani I think people in the uk have a average of 4 TVs in the house especially if they have multiple consoles also how many kids they have

Price is ridiculous.

@MysticX No, but that's not what people were doing. They were giving perfectly valid, reasonable responses to people's hyperbolic knee-jerk reactions. To belittle those people by dismissing their responses and labeling them nothing more than blind fanboys is ridiculous, and reducing them to "NDF" and telling them they should be "ashamed of" themselves is patently absurd, because this is a site specifically for Nintendo fans. It doesn't mean criticism can't take place, or that people here think Nintendo are perfect. But don't go on a site called "Nintendo Life" and throw a tantrum every time someone defends Nintendo, or even remotely suggests that Nintendo just might NOT be evil.

Cheaply made, warped plastic that scratches the switch. They should pay us to take them off their hands!

@UK-Nintendo Wow, that sounds really unhealthy and unecological.
I don't really understand why though. Does every kid have to have its own TV? Isn't it irresponsible of the parents to leave their kids alone with the TV?
What happened with watching things together or sharing a TV (for multiple consoles)? I mean, even if they want to watch someonething alone, surely every one of the kids and adults has a PC/Laptop with a screen, isn't having one TV per person a bit overkill?

@shani I think your absolutely right. But TVs have come down a lot and like some one has said in the comments whenever you buy a newer tv that always gets put in the living room and old one goes to another room.

@shani
One TV per household is so yesterday. Different times from when we were younger, times change

Just lol at anyone that defends the price of this thing. The price is absurdly anti-consumer.

@KirbyTheVampire I don't think it is about defending the price but saying there is value to some people.

@shani I don't know what the exact numbers are. I'm sure I could find them if I felt like it. But off the top of my head, I would say that most Americans probably live in houses, and most probably have more than one tv. And, just guessing, but from my experience I would say that people who are into buying new tech like game consoles are more likely to be included in the "more than one tv" group.

Being able to easily re-dock the Switch into multiple TV's around the house, or at a friend's house, etc. is a major advantage that the Switch has over the competition... probably the only hardware advantage as a HOME console... you would think it would be wise to get more docks out there to bank more on that feature to sell more Switches.. I realize that there is no concern right now since every system made is sold quickly, but that will not last forever and the Switch still has a long way to go before it is fully respected by major software developers.

@BAN Lovely speech there, shame i neither called anybody "NDF" nor "threw a tantrum", i just made the (IMO pretty fair) point that being a Nintendo fan doesn't immediately preclude any critical thought about their practices...

When I want to play my ps4 on a different TV, like at a friend's house for example, I just unplug it, pack it securely, take it round and plug it in. At no point do I consider buying a second one. Is it so difficult to disconnect the dock? This extra dock seems to me to be a product for people with more money than sense, but if Nintendo can shift them and use the money to make great games then good for them, and I hope the owners enjoy their new toy.

If you need multiple docks then you can probably afford them

"Buy a 2nd switch."

And where can I buy one for $299?

While it is expensive, I pre-ordered mine from Game ages ago as I could use one for another room. It's something I'll get good use from so I have no real issue paying that for it.

Apple's adapter is £70 without a case, power supply and HDMI cable, so we can say the price is the same or cheaper. Probably soon we'll have a cheaper N. Switch without joy-con grip, straps, ac adaptor and hdmi cable for 200£.

They should be ashamed. I'd happily use another dock or two for the country house and the yauht but I wouldn't give them more than $30.

@shani
Um.... speaking about second dock, I think some people wanna buy second dock because probably they have another TV on different location, like from the first trailer of Nintendo Switch. There was a guy who have Switch dock on house one and another Switch dock on house two (after had a flight). £80 is indeed too expensive but it's up to some people if they want additional items for their purpose even they have to pay a lot of money. Nintendo don't force us to buy second dock but if we want to buy, prepare £80 because Nintendo is so smart to drain out our money. That's Business, a bit dirty strategy eh ?

Price seems fair, I'll get one.

@UK-Nintendo I guess that's how it is.
Whenever I replace a piece of tech with a newer piece of tech though, I tend to sell the old one.
For me there's no sense in keeping outdated tech around (or putting it into a different room where I'll rarely use it), I'd rather turn it into money before it completely loses its value. That's why I have never kept a console after the next one was released. The Wii U is the first one that I'll actually keep even after buying the Switch.

@NintySnesMan I guess you're right, but to me that's still very wasteful. And I'm someone who's usually on the front foot of new developments. ^^

@BAN Well that makes sense I guess. Even before the collapse of the housing market, I often heard that most people in the US - even those that are relatively poor - live in houses. Guess the financial crisis hasn't really changed that.
Here, it's not that common unless you can really afford it (at least upper middleclass). Besides, there are less and less people with families, more singles or couples without kids, so it doesn't make sense for them to live in a house.

@Anti-Matter Hehe yeah it is. I wonder though, who would actually buy a second dock instead of just taking the dock with them? I mean, it's so small, it's basically the size of a book. And you have to take a backpack/bag with you anyway (for the Switch), so you could easily just put the dock in there as well.
I guess some people don't have to care about money and prefer convenience/laziness, but even if the dock only cost 1€ I still wouldn't buy a second one. It's just totally unnecessary in my opinion (not to mention a waste of resources).

@shani it's a good idea selling the old stuff if you can. I don't usually sell consoles I did pass on my sega mega drive, sega Saturn, dreamcast, original PlayStation 1but I do regret it. I do sometimes if not more go to my old consoles more than the recent generation systems

Terrible price, true, but it's also true that an extra dock is such a minor thing to desire (the "luxury" view of this purchase). Perhaps Nintendo is just thinking, "keep the price really crazy, most will pass at this price, but we aren't in the dock making business anyway nor would we want the headache of keeping up with demand for a nonessential item like that, we got SNES minis to make and apparently not enough production lines these days to keep more than the scalpers supplied."

Is it difficult to move the dock your get originally to another tv?

@BLP_Software lol you are so right. I'm so tired of people screaming at me saying I'm defending Nintendo when I simply just don't agree with them.

Why would I defend Nintendo? It's not like they send me free copies of games.

@Menchi187 No, the people who should be ashamed of themselves are those who use terms like "NDF" as an insult in lieu of reasonable discussion. They are the ones who should be written off (note the proper grammar) and disregarded.

@shani Well, the recession definitely put a lot of people out of their houses, but the economy is good now so I think most of them have recovered.

I think the difference in housing in the US vs Europe is mostly geographic. Compared to a country like Germany, which has a population about 1/4 the size of the US in a country that's geographically about the size of one of our average states, our population is much more spread out. There's just a massive amount of open space so most land is cheaper here, so we can get away with our cities and suburbs constantly expanding. That obviously wouldn't work in most European countries, where there's just a lot more population density and not much open land available.

However, the population does get denser in most urban districts, especially in major cities like New York or Chicago, where people are more likely to live in apartments and condos.

@MysticX You're not good at following conversations. I never said you posted any of those things. Your first reply to me was to a comment I posted in reply to another person (not you) who DID say those things. So, my entire exchange with you is based on you apparently jumping into a conversation the details of which you either missed or ignored. So, good job.

It's overpriced? Yes, it is.
It's a mandatory accessory? No, it isn't, considering one it's included with the console.

I can't understand all the complaining for a single optional accessory. Just don't buy it if you find it so expensive, it's what I'm going to do. Thank goodness we have options!

@Menchi187 Reasonable discussion? Please explain how you think any of your comments constitute "reasonable discussion." The reality is that none of your comments here suggest that you're anything other than a blatant troll. Your unsolicited quips about Wii U are very obviously in that vein. So, if you can't tolerate the "NDF" taking umbrage with your comments, don't go on a Nintendo fan site to troll Nintendo fans. Sorry to rain on your parade, but this is just common sense.

Don't expect third parties on this for a very long time. Besides the charger, USB hub and usb-c / hdmi converter there is also a custom chip in the dock. I think it handles the negotiation of TV sync setting between the switch and the TV to allow the instant resizing. The instant switch is not a easy thing to achieve. But this will be very expensive to replicate. So I think 3rd parties are out the question for at least 3 years. I could of course be completely wrong and some where in China...

"Why wouldn't you just buy another Switch?"
This is exactly what Nintendo is thinking.

I was going to buy one as I assumed it would be <£40. Maybe not 😂

Are these out in US already or no? I saw some at Best Buy.

@Menchi187 Get out. Get out, I mean it. That's a shame.

It's not just "oh well, we have the option to not buy it", it's also "the option to buy this at a reasonable price is denied".

As nice as it would be to plop the Switch onto another dock without having to dis- and reconnect all the cables, all of that hassle is...nowhere near enough to warrant paying that much. That's more like "spare charger for 3DS" territory there.

@cfgk24 well the apple version doesn't come with the HDMI cable or power supply so it's not a fair comparison.

Yikes. I'll keep in mind to plug the adapter in somewhere I can reach it easily so I can take the dock on the go instead of shelling out.

BLP_Software when i typed 'Its optional and no one makes you buy' it in google, it gave me a link to install Super Mario Run

These must have special top of the line anti-screen-scratching properties, that's why they're so expensive.

I don't know how much they cost to manufacture, but £80 seems ridiculous. Luckily I don't need/want a second dock so am not disappointed/mad but if I did want one I'd pass at that price.

Here's a thought though:

Nintendo Switch is £280. That's for the full-spec console and the dock. They can't price it lower otherwise they make a loss on hardware.

Nintendo 3DS is £180. Let's say Nintendo do end up launching, maybe in early 2019, a "Switch Mini/Go". This is to replace the 3DS and is basically a Switch that doesn't connect to the TV (and has no detachable joycons, maybe slightly worse specs, etc). It can't be more expensive than the 3DS as people won't pay more than that for a "cheaper" handheld-only device.

The difference: one docks and connects to the tv, one doesn't. One is £280, one is £180. Thus, essentially, to the consumer the ability to dock is "worth" £100. Therefore any spare dock has to be priced between £80-£120...

I am a foolish gullible Nintendo fan and even I think that's funny. I bet these will go for big money on ebay in 20 years, lol

Anyone mentioned Brexit yet?

I'll echo that this is expensive for what it is but I also get that this is an optional accessory but, what I will also say is that Nintendo is missing a trick with the high pricing on this one.

Unlike additional or replacement controllers, this is a possible selling point. For a multi-tv household, having a dock in each room will increase the use and portability of the Switch. I currently have it set up in my bedroom but would like a docking station in my front room as well so I can really just drop it wherever I am. I'd take a punt at half the price but not at £80.

@Kawaiipikachu Yes - that was my point

Please don't knock Nintendo for offering this - even at the price point:
First of all - they can't devalue the product by reducing the price - that would not be a good ting for the company - if it's not good for the company - its not good for the gamers.
2nd - here's a really important point - If you want to set up a GAMING TOURNAMENT at a VENUE - as an organiser - you need the extra docks - (and the LAN adaptors) - so here's the rub - I will be buying 8 Docks ( maybe 12 lol) and LAN adaptors. . . . in addition to my Main projector ( thank god HD tvs are cheap these days and we don't have to worry about 4K lol)
The proof in is in the pudding - How many Sales will give nintendo a good indication of how people are using their SWITCH - remember - you are buying something that is unique - an ability to move your console around the house easily from room to room and in 2 years time - you will be glad that you bought that 2nd DoStay positive people!

At that price it should toast bread.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Start of week & I find myself agreeing with SLIGEACH_EIRE. (shakes ma heid). Would say £50 mark but £80 is way out there. Only question is what price will Nintendo uk list it at.

Surely a third party company could come up with a far cheaper alternative dock, perhaps sold without charger and HDMI cable?

@E_maniac Exactly, £40 was my expected/accepted price here, lets hope it gets a drop at some point in the future

I continue to be impressed at how badly Nintendo has been handling the price of the Switch dock.

@shinobi87 agree at £40 id see a lot of people buying it at £80 is a tough sell

80 pounds for a piece of plastic that connects your Switch to a tv?! Ah, poop!!

No thanks not at that price.. as many others say, 50% of the RRP and then it's a yes.

It is worth noting that while all games seem to sell for way below their RRP on sites like Amazon all Switch accessories seem to be priced way above what Nintendo.co.uk sell them for. Don't scream and shout about prices until they are at least confirmed by Nintendo.

£40 at most for me and even then I'd think it's steep pricing.

I hope people don't buy it at that price so it will be lowered.

@UK-Nintendo "You can create multiple profiles and each will have their own save"

And thank goodness for that. My conern was buying 2 Switch in 1 household but not being able to use them. We own three 3DS, wife and 2 kids. If the battery dies on 1, say on vacation or a long car drive, they can take their game cart out of one and continue to play in another, save is on the cart. At home I own two PS3, 1 in the living room, 1 in my bedroom. I can play the same save file on either one b/c PS+ lets me keep my save online and easily transfer it between systems. And w/ digital games, I purchase once, have the game downloaded to each so it's always there.

With Switch, and I could be wrong, the save is to the Switch and you can't transfer it to another switch. So even if you owned two Switch and 2 copies of the game, 1 in each Switch, and had your account on each Switch, you can't move, transfer or copy the save file to play the same game on each Switch. Which might be ok w/ 1 2 Switch, but wouldn't work well w/ Zelda BotW. So buying a 2nd Switch wouldn't be very useful for 1 person. Having a 2nd dock would be better if you move about a lot.

@shani Sorry this stat is 7 years old, but if anything the number has probably only gone up as people buy newer tvs. Cable and satellite subscriptions may be down but everyone in the US seems to either have Roku or Chromecast or Apple Tv. Some have more than 1.

http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2009/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs.html

US average is about 3 tvs per home. American's in the US own about 87 million homes. So that's about 261 million tvs. So even if Nitneod sold a Switch to 30 mil American's it could sell another 30m-60m docks just for homes that owned a Switch.

@rjejr Wow, that's interesting!

In my experience (living in London), I seem to come across more and more people who don't have a TV at all...

All this Nintendo greed is putting me off from grabbing a Switch any time soon.

@rjejr no. The save is stuck to the console. Hopefully they fix that with a update but I doubt it.

I've pre-ordered from Game, I just hope they do it cheaper. Also I think these will sell out, come on Nintendo Store how much are you guys gonna sell them for?

@Skunkfish "I seem to come across more and more people who don't have a TV at all..."

Are the people you meet under age 30? Millennials don't count.
My parents are 69 and 70, live in the same half-a-house (bottom floor of a 2 family house) and each have their own 40" tv. My dad likes sports, my mom likes dramas. They also have a small under counter flip down TV in the kitchen. I don't think these are as popular now w/ everybody owning tablets, my dad has 1 of those too, my mom an iPhone, but lots of US homes probably have 1. I don't need 1, I have a 19" PC monitor in our kitchen, lots of stuff streaming online these days.

@rjejr Under 35. And more likely to own a MacBook than a TV...

Nintendo are probably hunting them down for a commercial right now...

@BLP_Software No one makes you buy it, but if you want to buy it, you have to pay over the odds...

@Skunkfish "Nintendo are probably hunting them down for a commercial right now..."

It's only a matter of time before Apple sues Nintedo for making commercials that look just like there's. Though Nintneod commercials kind of look like Budweiser commercials these days as well. Nice to see they finally hired a real ad agency.

@rjejr lol. I use to have one. Kitchen station they were called

Cue 3rd party docks to enter the market...

@UK-Nintendo Kitchen station

Switch has a kickstand but it doesn't have Netlfix or YouTube. I know everybody in the world owns a 7" - 10" tablet already but they dont' all have built in kickstands.

Maybe Ntineod was afraid if they built in streaming apps all oft he cord-cutters would buy them up before the gamers got to them.

Just think, take out the $70 Joycon, $90 dock, $15 Grip, $5 HDMI cable, you could have a $119 6.2" tablet powered by Nvidia for all of your non-gaming tablet needs.