The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is a fine piece of hardware that compliments its console perfectly. It's also expensive. Very expensive. These are turbulent economic times, and there was more than enough sticker shock for the Switch 2 itself. The US wasn't even the hardest-hit territory, but it's certainly one of the biggest, and the House of Mario dared to request $449 for the console - $499 if you want a discount on the similarly pricey Mario Kart World. Which most of us did.
As for the controller, the original plan was to charge $80 USD. That would be, on average, five bucks higher than the standard PlayStation 5 DualSense controller. After the ongoing tariff fiasco pushed Nintendo to maneuver around a console cost hike in favor of more expensive accessories, $80 became $85. Let me re-emphasize, these are turbulent economic times. And consumer sentiment toward the Switch 2's asking price was fairly bleak, to begin with. In such an environment, how well could an $85 add-on actually sell?
$80 games might not be the new norm after all.
Consider, for a moment, that the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is not mandatory. The company's...
