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The story
The Switch puzzle game Tetris, normally priced around ¥594, was reported on a forum thread to be listed at an even steeper discount on the Nintendo eShop. Some posters claimed the original price was actually ¥4,500, and since the current price is far lower than expected, speculation spread that this was a pricing error. Some analysis pointed to the possibility that the regular and sale prices had been accidentally swapped with those of Lumines Remastered, another title released around the same time, sparking debate over the cause. With no official correction announced by Nintendo, rumors also circulated that the sale had been pulled entirely, leaving the thread in a swirl of unconfirmed speculation.
What people said
PS users can play the version optimized for Tempest 3D Audio through the PS Plus Catalog for free, yet here are people paying ¥4,500 for the massively inferior "Trashwitch" version lol (a mocking nickname combining "garbage" and "Switch")
That's not even an impression from actually playing it lol
This looks basically like a company-side pricing mistake, so I don't think it's related
There was a similar case before where a DRPG went on sale for 100 yen
It's only being speculated that it's a pricing mistake based on the situation — nobody's confirmed it as a mistake, so it's a gray area, which makes it safe 🤗
It's being sold officially, so there's no problem.
It seems likely the prices got swapped with Lumines Remastered
Lumines is usually ¥594, but this time it's 50% off at ¥980
Tetris is usually 50% off, but this time it's ¥594
Wow… nice catch.
I see
It's basically in the same vein as Lumines, right?
Did they add a co-op/versus mode or something?
Just buy both lol
Did Dragon's Dogma 2 actually become fundamentally more fun after the updates?
Had ¥496 left in my balance
Not enough
Let's buy Front Mission 3
Peak wasteful spending, as always
Wouldn't want it even for ¥100
If the system let them change prices frequently
users could end up getting overcharged by mistake
If the price changed right at the moment of checkout, that'd cause a disaster
CD Projekt: "Oops, we got the price wrong"
↓
Fixed two days later
The Nintendo eShop
has guidelines stating that fixing a mistake takes two days
If anything, if you'd actually looked, you'd know it's a mistake
Noob lol
Front Mission was also said to be a pricing mistake, but they never fixed it
Sales where a few-thousand-yen game drops to a few hundred yen happen pretty often
That game had its price fixed ahead of schedule though…?
Isn't it just that the overseas publisher hasn't noticed yet?
If it's a mistake, there'll be an official announcement and it'll get fixed
Sales where a few-thousand-yen game drops to a few hundred yen are common — maybe you should actually buy a game console?
There's no way they'd throw away expected profit and not correct it
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Nintendo has issued no official announcement explaining the discount, so the thread’s theories rest purely on circumstantial evidence. The leading theory is that the regular and sale prices of Tetris and Lumines Remastered — another title released around the same time — got swapped, though this remains unconfirmed. There have been past cases of major publishers acknowledging pricing errors and correcting them within a few days, and the Nintendo eShop is also said to require a certain number of days to issue corrections, but that too is just hearsay within the thread. Opinions were split on whether it’s fair to buy the game knowing it might be a mistake, with some arguing that a price officially displayed by Nintendo can’t be a problem, while others likened it to piracy. There are also reports that the sale was pulled and sales suspended, but without an official statement, this should still be treated as unconfirmed.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Freebie Flash Report] Switch’s Tetris is 86% off due to a pricing error! Ends tomorrow!“.
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