Nintendo had already introduced users of the brand and fans of The Legend of Zelda by revealing the price of $70 USD for Tears of the Kingdom. The Japanese company, or rather the official distributor of its products for the South American region, had one more surprise prepared for the fans that would make them angry.
We are talking about the price of the special edition Nintendo Switch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
As we told you earlier today, one of the main stores in Mexico, Amazon Mexico released pre-sales and players could secure their unit in exchange for $10,300 MXN, a price that of course seemed absurd to many users, since it doesn’t even include the game. .
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Zelda’s Nintendo Switch price caused outrage
Players on social networks or in the same news item in which we reported the pre-sales were quick to criticize the official price set for the system in Mexico and other Latin American regions, determined by the official importer and distributor of the Latamel brand.
It is striking that it is even cheaper to buy a normal OLED Nintendo Switch from third-party sellers on Amazon Mexico, which can be obtained at $6,599 MXN; the special edition of Splatoon 3 at $7599 MXN. As if the details on the Zelda console made it more valuable.
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The price of the console in the United States is $359.99 USD. At the current exchange rate, that should be just over $6,500 MXN. Despite the fact that the distribution must obviously bring profit, the fans believe that almost $4000 MXN of profit is excessive, so they have already reached the point of not submitting to this and better choose to import the console on their own, precisely from Japan.
On Amazon Japan, the special edition console was also on pre-sale, but it was much cheaper. How much? Around $4,000 MXN cheaper, since with import and shipping, the unit would reach a consumer in Mexico for only around $6,000 MXN. In other words, the price of buying the console in Japan and importing it into Mexico is equivalent to the price it should have in Mexico instead of buying it directly in the country. With the $4,000 MXN saved, it would be enough to buy the collector’s edition of the game.
Zelda’s Nintendo Switch Sold Out Anyway
Despite the outrage of a good number of Nintendo users, as happens on other occasions, the pre-sale units sold out in a short time and there is most likely no restocking.
Same for Japan. As we told you, at LEVEL UP we already have the support of Amazon Japan, so if you want to take advantage of all the offers like this that appear sporadically, we invite you to join the official LEVEL UP Discord, and keep an eye on the LEVEL Upfertas channel.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is in development for Nintendo Switch and will debut on May 12, 2023. You can find more news related to it by visiting this page.
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