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Switch 2 demand appears to be flagging as Nintendo reportedly lowers production (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/games@lemmy.world
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Nintendo's Switch 2 got off to a roaring start but demand has started to sag, particularly in the US. Where are the big games to reverse this?

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[–] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (8 children)

State+local sales tax at around 7.5% (weighted average) takes it to 480 USD (sales tax in the US can be 0 in a couple states, but is usually much more), canada appears to be winning this competition!

Edit 1: Apparently Canada doesn't include sales tax in their prices, so North America is just special in general, I wonder if we can get Mexico in this coalition.

Edit 2: Mexico has declined to join our coalition.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    We also have sales taxes in Canada, but that precentage depends on the province or territory. So you could expect the final Canadian price to go as high as $710 CAD.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Oh I thought Canada would have it included, interesting!

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    The sales taxes were not to be included in the final price so that companies don't jack up the price of things to the next $x.99 amount. It's to be shown separately. Whether that actually does anything, I'm not sure. But I got pretty good at estimating 14%.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Minimum 5% tax in Canada too, swings back the other way.

    Can’t account for tax on only one side.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (3 children)

    I was under the impression Canada included sales tax in their pricing since usually people from the US are mocked for not having tax on their prices, the more you know!

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    It’s pretty confusing. Not everything is taxed, clothing and food aren’t for example, but processed food is. So they can’t include the price? Not every province is the same either, some have pst exemptions, some include both together as an hst.

    I’m in AB where it’s simple and you just add 5%.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Honestly this is exactly like the united states, thats why I used a weighted average tax - the taxes can be different county by county, although usually not by more than 3%...

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