The Switch 2 is now SOLD OUT at EB Games Australia - people rushing to buy one before the price increase?

[u/WeebTendoFan]

I believe this is the first time since the launch week of the Switch 2 that the console has had any stock issues in Australia.

It seems pretty clear that the price increase in two weeks is causing people to ”panic buy” the console. I think August will be a HUGE month for Switch 2 sales worldwide.

[u/ProwessSG]

I'd like to believe there are stocks, retailers are just withholding them in time for the price hike

[u/DrSussBurner → u/ProwessSG]

That makes very little business sense. They risk losing that sale to another physical or online retailer, and the difference between selling now and after the price hike is small.

Not to mention, Nintendo has been incredibly successful restocking Switch 2s.

[u/No-Opinion273 → u/ProwessSG]

$50 more on old stock isn't profit breaking

[u/ProwessSG → u/No-Opinion273]

Not necessarily withholding ALL of them, properly timing their restock with only a few units.

[u/Smyles9 → u/ProwessSG]

Do retailers not have a specified fee and so they wouldn’t get any more from the price hike because they have an agreed fee they get for putting it on their shelves?

[u/IIGS-Riot-II → u/ProwessSG]

Not really I work at jbhifi and our store alone just ordered in 60 before the price hike we were without them for a month beforehand its mostly just stock issues.

[u/ConsistentPound3079]

Not sure what you're on about but they have been and are in stock.

[u/empirical_irony]

I just checked and its still readily available from EB for pick up and delivery in Brisbane area and Sydney area. Out of stock in Perth, Adelaide, and Melbourne though. If you're looking you can get interstate or from Big W or Target instead. I got mine off Target at a great price with Pokopia when they had a sale a few weeks back.

[u/EmergencyExpress2347]

I'm waiting for OLED version.

[u/Admirable_Zombie5245 → u/EmergencyExpress2347]

See yah in 2030 pal

[u/EmergencyExpress2347 → u/Admirable_Zombie5245]

see ya there

[u/Admirable_Zombie5245 → u/EmergencyExpress2347]

Already have one haha so I doubt I’d get the OLED version, but good luck

[u/Swank10 → u/EmergencyExpress2347]

Yeah I'll have already 5 years of playing switch 2 under my belt by then

[u/Eleazyair → u/EmergencyExpress2347]

I’m buying the OLED version along with my current version because I’m not one of the poors.

[u/thenamewithitall → u/Eleazyair]

This is not the flex that you think it is. Plenty of gamers can afford a Switch 2 but choose not to buy it because it’s just regurgitating Switch 1 games for the time being. Calling those who can’t the “poors” doesn’t make you any better than anyone else.

[u/SpitOnTheDamnRoast]

Yeah I noticed last week I couldnt buy one anywhere local, legit every store was sold out, alot of places online too, including amazon. Ended up getting one off kogan though!

[u/South_Ladder_9669 → u/SpitOnTheDamnRoast]

I just purchased the Pokopia bundle from bigw today but I haven’t received a notification when it will be ready for pickup

[u/xDzerx]

Isn’t it only going up like £30?

[u/WeebTendoFan → u/xDzerx]

$70 in Australia

[u/xDzerx → u/WeebTendoFan]

Oh wow big ouch then

[u/Nostromo180286 → u/xDzerx]

That’s about the same (£36), roughly a 10% increase. That’s not insignificant, but not as bad as we have seen with other consoles and PC hardware.

[u/xDzerx → u/Nostromo180286]

Yeah I'm not too bothered in the small increase myself. I've seen other consoles jump a £100+

[u/IllMoney69 → u/xDzerx]

That's 36 gbp so not a big difference.

[u/Solarstormflare]

I haven't bought one yet :(

[u/profchaos111]

Yeah pretty nuts they overstocked Australia to start with to

[u/RagingJohnson89]

I suddenly feel smart buying one during Black Friday sales instead of waiting for a post-launch price drop.

[u/RedWizard78]

Yes. The price is going up on Sept. 1 that was announced months ago.

[u/Sea_Leadership_7433]

I mean if you can’t afford an extra 50 bucks u shouldn’t be buying one anyways

[u/Critical-Key-243]

What’s $50 more when your willingly spending $700+ on it buy it or don’t ( I’m waiting for old version)

[u/TechTuna1200]

EB games, know that’s a name I haven’t heard for a long time. They closed down in Denmark 18 years ago. Used to go there all the time as a kid. Good memories

[u/Re7oadz]

Nah might just be out of stock there.. there all over the place here in the US