That’s right, for hardware that’s now eight years old and never got a price discount. It currently sells for C$400 – but they’re about to jack the price.
There are Android tablets that are much cheaper than the Switch, more powerful, more battery efficient. Also, play games better.
Yet, Nintendo is jacking the price.
Was considering a new switch, but may hold off now.
Which tablets do you have in mind? I could not find any suitable for anything but phone games via touch screen and unimpressive battery, but I don’t really know this market
If you want a similar gaming handheld, Steam Deck.
How’s the deck for mouse-heavy strategy games like Stellaris, Civ, etc?
If you hook it up to a monitor and use a keyboard with mouse, it’s indistinguishable from a regular PC.
Playing portably, mouse-based games run pretty well. Games that use a lot of keyboard keys are where it gets difficult without using an actual keyboard.
You can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (with a pen) for C$330. It has better GPU performance than a Switch.
You can play games like Genshin Impact, PUBG Mobile, and Sky: Children of the Light pretty damn well.