The latest Nintendo Switch ad, featuring Canadian actress Annie Murphy, appeared on Nintendo’s YouTube channel today. Having recently published a few ads featuring various celebs and actresses, such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu for Japan and Brie Larson for the US, it seems Nintendo got in touch with Murphy after the massive success of Schitt’s Creek, in which they down- on-her-luck socialite, Alexis Rose.
In the ad, Murphy plays Ring Fit Adventure, Clubhouse Games, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Just Dance 2021 – notably not using Nintendo’s own voice chat service to play with friends.
But a lot of people in the comments (and our inbox!) Were more concerned about the end of the video, where the following screen appears:
Considering that the price on the Nintendo website has the Switch at $ 300 and the Switch Lite at $ 200, their concerns seemed appropriate. Did Nintendo just increase the price by a hundred dollars ?!
Fortunately, that is not the case. It appears that prices are in Canadian dollars, which is currently worth $ 0.78 in US dollars – making that 400 CAD price roughly equal to 314 USD. So yes, switches to be more expensive, but only in Canada, and not so much.
While the ad doesn’t actually state that the dollar price is Canadian, the description of the video links to Nintendo Canada’s website, Facebook page, and Twitter profile – and, after all, Annie Murphy is Canadian herself. Is it really Nintendo’s fault that the two currencies use the exact same symbol?