ArtHands
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Look at the Vita thread for your answer.
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Ignorant Forbes Contributor: Some Fake News about Nintendo and Hori
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Look at the Vita thread for your answer.
I dunno how educated your average Japanese consumer is, but I can imagine there are a thousand parents who don't know the differences between a Nintendo-branded SD card and the other choices and will get the more expensive ones.
SinCityAssassin
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Because you can still choose any of the cheaper options with no consequence. Them doing this is probably just to promote a premium official branding that's essentially a drop in the bucket in a bigger marketplace of memory cards.
MissCauthon
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You guys keep saying who would be stupid enough to buy these. Just color them gold with a metroid picture or zelda and people would buy them.
Garou
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This is literally false news!
The official price of the 32GB Hori-card is 3,758Yen.
The article is stupid clickbait by someone who simply looked at Amazon.co.jp and either doesn't understand how Amazon Marketplace works, or deliberately ignored it so he can make a clickbait-headline for fanboys who don't read articles.
The official price of the 32GB Hori-card is 3,758Yen.
The article is stupid clickbait by someone who simply looked at Amazon.co.jp and either doesn't understand how Amazon Marketplace works, or deliberately ignored it so he can make a clickbait-headline for fanboys who don't read articles.
FinaruDensetsu
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Smart move because there are lots of choices for everyone else but at the same time they'll likely make a nice profit from Nintendo diehard fans who must have the Nintendo branded thing.
The Dear Leader
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Goes along with the rest of the Switch accessory pricing structure.
SatoAilDarko
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They partnered with SanDisk for Wii and later DSi.
I got a card real cheap like in 2012.
I got a card real cheap like in 2012.
gate stormer
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I laughed harder than I should at this...
That's a completely different issue because with the VITA you were forced to get their proprietary storage for incredibly inflated prices, whilst the Switch lets you use any Micro SD card and they're just making more expensive ones to hopefully sell to uninformed people who don't realise they don't have to buy them.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Well thank you
NOLA_Gaffer
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I'm pretty sure this has been the case going all the way back to the Wii. I don't know if Hori was producing them then but there was definitely a third party licensee making Wii-branded SD Cards.
SinCityAssassin
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I ain't having that shit till they make a 200 GB one. If you're gonna milk me, at least milk me with triple digits.
Please link your source then.
Its Quite Toasty
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yeah it's just officially licensed. I'm sure if Nintendo put out official sd cards they wouldn't be cheap but right now it's not them doing it.
Bjoern the Smexy
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So exactly the same what they did with SD cards on Wii and Wii U.
How shocking.
Nobody will buy these when they can have the same for cheaper or better ones for the same price.
How shocking.
Nobody will buy these when they can have the same for cheaper or better ones for the same price.
FinaruDensetsu
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Nah you're helping your favorite platform holder stay in business. Nothing wrong with that.
Garou
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It is linked.
Shadow Broker
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Nintendo has $$$ in their eyes and making sense be damned!
OmegaDL50
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I hope Nintendo doesn't think people are foolish to spin this into saying their branded SD cards are guaranteed to work better than other brands just on the Switch.
Kind of reminds me of the misconception years ago some folks were convinced they needed a Monster brand HDMI cable when the same cable from Monoprice was just as good if not better but at a fraction of the price.
Kind of reminds me of the misconception years ago some folks were convinced they needed a Monster brand HDMI cable when the same cable from Monoprice was just as good if not better but at a fraction of the price.
FinaruDensetsu
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Well yeah but you know there will be fans that will get this despite knowing there are other options. Gotta get that Nintendo seal of approval.
Oh they are most definitely thinking this. That's the only thought they were thinking when pulling a move like this.
Gordon Shumway
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Why else would they make them, homie?
They definitely did the same with the Wii, but I don't remember how much the mark up was.
Stupid thing of them to do regardless. At the same time, gotta' be pretty stupid or just very gullible in this day and age to pay extra for something so common and known. And if you don't know about *thing*? Google it.
Stupid thing of them to do regardless. At the same time, gotta' be pretty stupid or just very gullible in this day and age to pay extra for something so common and known. And if you don't know about *thing*? Google it.
But Vita used proprietary cards so if you wanted to upgrade your storage you had no other choice.
I guess the point is moot anyway since the OP was wrong.
HawthorneKitty
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lol y author be lying
The gif that keeps on giving.
Well if you want to know of the controllers are way over priced... This is the answer
Oh.
KingdomHeartsFan
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Nintendo wants to overcharge for every accessory they can think of.
Dash_Riprock
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You're not Apple, Nintendo. No matter how much you want to be.
I must need new glasses more than I thought.
Amazon Japan says otherwise: https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_s...ogames&field-keywords=B01N4P9PHI+|+B01N5QKCB1
InsaneTiger
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MS sold a Xbox branded external drive from Seagate. Unfortunately uninformed people will probably buy the branded stuff because some schmuck might tell them it works better than than the non-branded stuff.
Vita Means Proprietary
poorly researched information, yup that's a contributor for you
Okay. I assume this is where Forbes and Nintendo Everything is getting their prices.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01N4P9PHI/
That's not actually sold by Amazon.co.jp. That's from a third party seller called Music Shop it seems.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01N4P9PHI/
That's not actually sold by Amazon.co.jp. That's from a third party seller called Music Shop it seems.
CrazedProfessional
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Fake News!
Sad!
Sad!
Garou
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You know how Amazon Marketplace works, where everyone can offer everything at any price, like for example Scalpers?!
James Scott
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That's pretty embarrassing on Forbes end.
Even if it was true it's not really anything of note and with it not being true at all it's pretty hilarious
Even if it was true it's not really anything of note and with it not being true at all it's pretty hilarious
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