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Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden said Nintendo can charge what it wants for new first-party Switch 2 games because Nintendo makes compelling games. Some people might perceive the price increase for a game like Mario Kart World ($80) as being "hefty," Layden said, but in the end, people will buy it anyway.
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"You Want That Content So Bad," Former PlayStation Boss Says Of Switch 2 Exclusive Titles
"That first-party exclusivity kind of mitigates the sticker shock."www.gamespot.com
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And people always seem to confuse suggested retail prices with what you actually ebd up paying in reality. Plus this time round Nintendo are pushing digital games more as they are arounf $10 cheaper than the physical releases. This could have a knock on effect for retailers of physical games. Although in the U.K it's very easy to pick up games £10 or so less on launch. I don't think I have ever paid full retail on a physical videogame. And yes this launch will be epic in terms of sales. Nintendo have just made a lot of consoles available but I still see the thing selling out.people are smoking crock switch 2 already biggest selling console of the years on amazon in europe lotteries in jarpan will explode in US biggest console launch of all times bookmarked i am known for my predictions
What?. Core hobby video gamers on niche internet sites. And YouTubers with very few subscribers and views are upset by all this. Imagine my total shock and horror.I won't. Sentiment around the internet is not great
I don't get the logic here - it seems to me like he is saying that purchasing power has decreased as a result of higher cost of living outpacing wage growth, but then he goes to argue that when people can effort less companies should charge them more?"In 2025 dollars, $59.99 in 1999 is equivalent to $100. Your purchasing power compared to your cost of living, it's much smaller now than it was before, but still companies have been reluctant to push that price up," he said, adding that he thinks publishers should have charged $5 more for new games each new console generation.
It will not, and that is not Nintendo's goal. I will argue they know very well they have reached the ceiling, so the only way to increase profits is to milk your playerbase more, it's business 101. This higher price points, let functionalities tied to NSO, etc.Whether the Switch 2 can replicate the success of the Switch with a much higher price and much higher priced games is going to be an interesting one for the history of gaming.
I am not so certain it's going to fully payoff in the long run. You have a higher cost console and higher cost games.
A lot of reason Switch sold so many units is that multiple Switches were bought in households with kids and a lot of casuals bought in.
A $500 Switch 2 is going to sell fine to the fan base, but it's not going to sell multiple consoles into a lot of families. And it's unknown if casuals will buy in as much either.
And you got $80-90 games on top of that. I mean even Zelda, ie TOTK didn't sell nearly as well as BOTW and it sold to a larger audience considering number of consoles at launch. Part of that may have been the $70 price.
I could be completely off base and the first year will be strong either way, but it's going to be interesting to see what happens year 2 and 3. Plus the economy all over is teetering on recession threshold thanks to our Grand Poobah in US.
I am not so certain it's going to fully payoff in the long run. You have a higher cost console and higher cost games.
A lot of reason Switch sold so many units is that multiple Switches were bought in households with kids and a lot of casuals bought in.
A $500 Switch 2 is going to sell fine to the fan base, but it's not going to sell multiple consoles into a lot of families. And it's unknown if casuals will buy in as much either.
And you got $80-90 games on top of that. I mean even Zelda, ie TOTK didn't sell nearly as well as BOTW and it sold to a larger audience considering number of consoles at launch. Part of that may have been the $70 price.
I could be completely off base and the first year will be strong either way, but it's going to be interesting to see what happens year 2 and 3. Plus the economy all over is teetering on recession threshold thanks to our Grand Poobah in US.
Economy is in the shitter. Games are expensive. Console is $150 more.What?. Core hobby video gamers on niche internet sites. And YouTubers with very few subscribers and views are upset by all this. Imangine my total shock and horror.![]()
The fundamental problem is that R&D takes years and by the time Sony or Nintendo realizes that they have a hit they've already spent a fortune on the 'next thing'.I don't think anyone would have predicted that the PS3 would sell significantly worse than the PS2 so early on or that the WiiU would have sold so much worse than the Wii or that the Xbox One would sell so much worse than the X360 or that the N64 would sell so much worse than the SNES and the Gamecube worse than the N64.
The fundamental problem is that R&D takes years and by the time Sony or Nintendo realizes that they have a hit they've already spent a fortune on the 'next thing'.
PS3 likely would've been a hit in an alternate universe where the PS2 had failed miserably.
WiiU likely would've done the same if the Wii had failed.
MS doesn't need more money - Xbox sales have always been irrelevant.
PS3 having more in common with the 360 than the PS2 was a massive win for MS.
All the moves PS made to compete with Xbox were in the wrong direction.
A little weird for him to say that bit about 1999's $59 games being $100 today, considering Sony brought down game prices via optical disc transition.
Ninny can always make price adjustments/promotions 2-3years in when switch2 already sold 50m units, mkw sold 20m+ units tooThe Nintendo core fanbase yes. They will buy regardless.
What about the casual gamers who make up a massive majority of their user-base.
In fact every console user-base.
Authentic Mexican food isn't cheap.Shawn Layden: "Taco Bell can charge whatever it wants. In the end, I'm going to continue eating it."
Not because poor Timmy would have to study first...Shawn laydown the pipe.
He is probably right unfortunately but i would laugh my ass off if parents around the world decide that nintendo price point is now too high and that little timmy can continue to play with switch 1.
Nintendo never had the competition in the portable space they have today so... I would hold my breath before claiming anything...3 out of those 4 are home comsoles. Nintendo never had a main portable device flopping. Even when one of those home consoles you mentioned was flopping they had a successful portable console in stores.
Switch is perfect because it's the best of both worlds.