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Goooooood! Keep screaming at them, boycott them and let them know this is no longer tolerable.

I agree and think that games have been pretty insulated from higher prices in the economy. I would add that games production costs probably rose more, compressing margins. Nintendo is at least keeping the quality high and not selling unfinished products or charging for early-access beta testing.

Never? GTA 6 will be $99

It would be easy to do so because they could do a price drop on the console and games. They've done it for nearly every generation except Switch.

It's a $20 price increase or 1/3rd since 2020. $60+CPI since 2020 is $74.20 so $80 is slightly higher than that, but it's easier to change prices at the start of a new generation. Games became $60 in ~2005. $60+CPI since 2005 is $98.40. In that perspective $80 seems fine to me.

im not paying $500 to play a mario cart. switch 2 is more expensive than an intro steam deck and has a fraction of the features. with teriffs the system could end up being $600+

It's a $10 increase on both digital and physical games. Switch 2 physical games are listed at $80 USD in the US. How many brand new full price games are you buying that it would bother you this much? I'm genuinely curious.

Yeah, the Disney of video games is gonna be pro-consumer. They'll slap Mario on some shit and you'll buy it. They could charge 100 bucks a game and we'd pay it, and they know it. Nintendo is not your friend.

Unless someone likes movies or theme parks more than video games. You can't break down enjoyment into "this distracted me for longer so it's better". YOU might think a theme park is a waste. I might do it once per year with my family and form fun memories.

I think this was in anticipation of the tariffs already

It’s too high

Legitimately ALL of my switch 2 hype went out the window with the pricing. The console is way expensive and the games are a real kick in the pants. It went from "pre-order" to "I have a steamdeck and that's good enough"

well that didnt age well

Users, or, "Users?" A repetitive slogan intended to draw fire away from the ones really responsible? 🤔 Botty. And my family was stoked by the NDirect!! Mario Kart World (& Switch 2) are both much more ambitious in scope than we expected, too. Want lower prices? Sort out "Making All Gamers Angry"

$450 ain't bad for a console. That game price though...

Despite not being a heartless hater like the WHOLE UNIVERSE, I agree that they need to drop the price for the games and system. SUCH A RIDICULOUS PRICE.

In case this wasn't clear, this isn't an invitation to sucking dick, you ARE getting blocked if you reply to this to shill for them.

What does Trump have to do with them charging more in Japan, Canada, and Europe

Pretty good.

Nintendo should just say "if tariffs are back to normal we'll consider reducing the price, otherwise FAFO". But if they didn't bake tariff numbers into the price before, they most certainly won't be entertaining a drop in price now. So good luck with that.

screw the price, enough people should unite and force them to profit from switch 1 port sales Splitting the community like that is untolerable.

No mario game is worth 90 for a physical copy

Fans are right to do so! We won’t be bled dry just for some video games! #BoycottNintendo to show them that there are consequences to their actions!

They will all buy the game day one.

Gamers certainly comprise a not insignificant percentage of his base

For the people in my mentions whining that “the US doesn’t have any affect on the rest of the world!” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nintendo:

There’s a guaranteed way to drop the price: don’t buy it. But you know you’re buying it.

I’m getting the Mario kart bundle so I can just pay the $50 for the game. I want the new Donkey Kong game but I’ll wait till it’s on sale. Voting with my wallet.

Nature is healing

I finally get the name. Liberation Day! Be liberated of all the shit we don’t need to buy every day. No more impulse buying!!! This is great!!

They can charge what they like. I know what I’m willing to spend. The tech in the Switch is not on par with a $379 ps5 no disc console. And that game pricing, especially for physical vs digital, how do parents explain that $80+ for Kirby to kids lol. Love my Switch n Switch lite but I’ll pass.

The reason Nintendo priced the game that high is because they know people will buy it regardless if people complain or not.

I mean they weren't before America set the global economy on fire but they sure as hell aren't now.

Two of the biggest games in the world are Roblox and Minecraft. None of these massive $500 million AAA open world slopathons manage to sell as much as Luigi’s Mansion 3. People do not give that much of a shit.

all need a unique suite of animations. Animations for steering, for looking around, for reacting to the position of opponents, for using items, for transforming vehicle types, for winning or loosing or just doing ok, for all of the stuff not in game like select screen animations and expressions-

yeah agreed, it was one of the first things I mentioned. I'm a fan of Extra Credits, and a rather common point on their channel is how games are getting smaller because of just how much every piece takes to make nowadays.

90$ games do suck, don't get me wrong. But we got comfy with having 60$ games for way too long, because people haven't recognized just how much goes into modern game development. consequently, this is also why we're in loot box hell, as companies needed to find a way to squeeze more money out of-

Who else seen this coming? 10-15 years from now, games will be so expensive that I'll have to sell a kidney just to get a game I can't physically own.😂

I liked it better when Xbox wanted to DRM everything, and everyone posted ascii middle fingers as the comments

Never forget the Nintendo employees forced to do this in front of old books

some new video games cost $80 in the early 90s. the inflation on games is surprisingly low if you look at historical pricing structures. I dont like it, but count our blessings tbh

Sorry, *$79.99

5. Don’t buy it and watch you get fleeced ✌️

There are too many other options to spend time/money on these days, no way I'm paying $80 for Mario Kart.

The price for the console is more understandable than the $80 for a game. Especially a digital one.