#nintendo switch oled price philippines

A recent study by the e-commerce aggregator iPrice Group has shown that Asians, including Filipinos, are more excited about Valve's Steam Deck than the Nintendo Switch OLED. According to their study, across the 10 Asian countries observed, Steam Deck has nearly 3x Nintendo Switch OLED’s Google search interests within July 2021. Even in Japan, the hometown of the Switch, the Steam Deck search is almost 8x more than Nintendo Switch OLED’s. The country's interest for Valve's first handheld console is more than 2x as much as Nintendo Switch OLED's. Filipinos look up Steam Deck more than 2x as much as Nintendo Switch OLED, with about 62.1k searches for the former and 30.8k searches for the latter. Nintendo is sticking to its decision on the price of the new Switch 2, even after being asked if it’s too pricey for younger gamers. Additionally, Nintendo is introducing a special Japan-exclusive model of the Switch 2 at a lower price point. The Nintendo Switch 2 officially launches on June 5, with a starting price of $449.99 USD. Read more in our articles including "Filipinos are more excited about Steam Deck than Nintendo Switch OLED, says study" and "Nintendo Defends Switch 2 Price, Says It’s Worth It Despite Concerns for Kids".