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[jburdick7]

Yeah this is too far. Fuck Nintendo with a rusty spoon. $70 I can get since the rest of the industry has kinds moved in that direction but going upwards of $90 is insane, especially given that their games are basically treated like the Criterion Collection of video games.

I was pretty grossed out about them charging for res/frame rate boosts on Switch titles but this is just stupid. If console games have to cost $90 (on top of endless subscriptions for recurring revenue) for the thing to exist then development needs to be scaled back or something has to change with the business model because that isn't sustainable. The target should be to grow your audience and draw new people into the ecosystem, not milk existing customers even more.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Which its exact price I'm currently paying for PS5 games.

https://www.gamestop.ca/PS5/Games/922865/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-tactical-edition

They cheat us

 

[tmlDan]

who are the 7 people, reveal yourself.

 

[Aenima]

I'm not familiar with US prices. In EU, PS5 games pricing is €79.99, afaik.

US prices are 10 less compared to Euro prices. So an 80€ game in europe is an 70$ in the US. Reason im wondering if the Switch2 game is 80US then it must be 90Euro.

 

[Great Auk]

Hype is down after this nonsense.

Way to take the wind out of your own sales

I went from excited to totally demoralized

 

[Killjoy-NL]

US prices are 10 less compared to Euro prices. So an 80€ game in europe is an 70$ in the US. Reason im wondering if the Switch2 game is 80US then it must be 90Euro.

I see. Not too sure, as consoles are often similar in price, i.e. $399 = €399.

I do know EU pricing includes taxes, US pricing does not, correct?

 

[Great Auk]

US prices are 10 less compared to Euro prices. So an 80€ game in europe is an 70$ in the US. Reason im wondering if the Switch2 game is 80US then it must be 90Euro.

Tax is not included on any pricing posted for the United Sates. Slap another 7% to 10% on those prices depending on what state you live in.

 

[R6Rider]

I'm guessing USD paying $79 while CAD we paying $89.

US price doesn't include tax, which in my state would bring the price to about $86.

 

[Pejo]

Man, why did you make the poll private? I wanna see which maniacs are ok with this.

 

[Aenima]

I do know EU pricing includes taxes, US pricing does not, correct?

Correct, but the Nintendo game is in US, so thats without taxes as well.

 

[SidViscous]

4k isn't the resolution, it's the cost to get the console with all the launch titles

 

[Punished Miku]

Shit sandwich. Unfortunately many hungry people that can't wait to eat

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

Fuck that price, I buy maybe 1-2 $70 games, that I know for SURE are bangers, a year as is. But I buy a shit-ton of games in the $29-$49 range, even if the quality isn't necessarily proven.

I must be in the minority, as the corpo's must have access to graphs that say this is the way to earn money.

 

[RCU005]

My opinion is that Mario Kart World will never sell 50+ million in a million years.

This is completely insane!


Everyone was expecting $70 to match the other consoles, but $90? That's delusional.

This is Nintendo being as arrogant as Sony with the PS3 era. Coming from a huge success, believing they are at the top of the world! But the fall hits harder!

At this time, I'm almost rooting for Xbox to make a comeback.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

At this time, I'm almost rooting for Xbox to make a comeback.

You can also just buy a PS5, which has Xbox games as well, on top of being more powerful than Switch 2 and having cheaper games.

 

[firegamer273]

some switch 2 games will be priced at 80 dollars later it gets permanent 80 dollar for every single game . typical way of coroporate scamming customers .

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Its Nintendo. they can do whatever they want and you fuckers will pay it.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

At this time, I'm almost rooting for Xbox to make a comeback.

Good luck with that. Microsoft's leadership is too stupid and incompetent to have that happen.

 

[darth.shrimp]

Nintendo are as crazy as people who actually buy games at those prices. My usual retailer sells games on release day 10, if not 20€ cheaper than MSRP.

 

[ProtoByte]

60 USD in 2005 is equivalent to 98.03 today. The gain of the 70 dollar increase got totally shredded by inflation.

Nintendo may be particularly egregious is breaking new ground with sub-PS4 fidelity games, but the market bought into Tears of The Kingdom at 70 dollars without a price increase to the tune of over 20 million copies, and it will sell 5-10 million more before it's done.

Game prices do have to increase as the workers are demanding and getting higher wages and the projects take longer due to "work-life balance"

 

[yogaflame]

In any console or pc, if a game deserve its price, it's okay with me.

 

[falling into hell]

I will just buy less games.

 

[kawiLo]

Pray this get hacked within a week FUCK YOU NINTENDOnt

 

[SEGAvangelist]

It's a disaster, IMO. We need an Xbox One type reaction to this. Nintendo must pay for their crimes.

 

[MMaRsu]

Its Nintendo. they can do whatever they want and you fuckers will pay it.

People really shouldnt and have some backbone

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Don't worry, when Sony start doing this, $80 will be okay all of a sudden.

This

 

[Sooner]

Wow.
$80 Digital
$90 Physical

 

[MiguelItUp]

I say yes, but it's also not just Nintendo. Prices are going up everywhere across all platforms. We've paid high price for console games before, but not a fan of it coming back, lol.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

it should be 90USD.TBH.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Wow.
$80 Digital
$90 Physical

wait, the joke became reality?

 

[Black_Mamba]

The market will speak soon, but I see Nintendo entering the cycle of failure again. We've seen this many times before. A hardware with no innovation, coming to market too late, with software that is being recycled to exhaustion and now overpriced.

Signs of arrogance everywhere, but as they would say, please get excited (and pay 90 euros for a casual game).

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

I don't quite understand the messaging here. These prices are clearly for working adults who have been growing up with Nintendo. Yet the presentation they gave seems to have been directed towards toddlers. Something doesn't add up.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

People really shouldnt and have some backbone

I wish people had that attitude towards nvidia this gen

 

[MMaRsu]

I wish people had that attitude towards nvidia this gen

Ive not bought a new GPU since the 3070

 

[SweetTooth]

What physical games?

 

[JohnnyFootball]

The market will speak soon, but I see Nintendo entering the cycle of failure again. We've seen this many times before. A hardware with no innovation, coming to market too late, with software that is being recycled to exhaustion and now overpriced.

Signs of arrogance everywhere, but as they would say, please get excited (and pay 90 euros for a casual game).

Supposedly they Switch 2 had been ready for quite a while, but Nintendo was too hesistant to kill the Switch golden goose.

I think that will be a tactical error on their part.

Apple showed that its OK to cannibalize a product if you have a better one. The iPhone killed the iPod even when the iPod was selling like hotcakes.

 

[rkofan87]

80$ for what fans are calling ps4 some even call ps3 like.
not me btw i call it ps5 like

 

[Gamer79]

Doom and gloom is written All over their console
80$ games plus many thing are behind pay walls , even the console demonstration mini game they want you to pay for it
They can fuck off

Nintendo every once in awhile has a flop and this will be one of them. They get too arrogant and like the smell of their own shit.

 

[th4tguy]

Too expensive.
Of course I'll be getting the bundle so I will be able to trick myself into believing I'm not paying $80 for this.....

 

[Jaguar Victory]

$80 SNES carts 30 years ago. Yall will survive this too.

Edit: +25% Trump tarrif tax for us US folk

 

[Saber]

Wasn't a fan when Sony came up with those stupid prices. Why would I be with Nintendo?
Totally in for MK, but I ain't gonna pay this price.

 

[tr1p1ex]

$80 SNES carts 30 years ago. Yall will survive this too.

yeah and inflation adjusted that's easily double in today's dollars

 

[Ribi]

Going crazy? Those motherfuckers don't even know what a discount is

 

[rkofan87]

who are the 7 people, reveal yourself.

lets not rich shame fans ok

 

[Horseganador]

Well, imagine in Europe that it's 90 euros...

 

[Evil Calvin]

Most of their games aren't deep enough to deserve $79. Some may be deserving of $69....like DK and Metroid 4, but everything else is shovelware or ports (that includes Mario Kart)

 

[Dacvak]

I would have been fine with $70. That's basically where the industry has been for the last few years.

$80 is nuts though. And $90 for physical can fuck all the way off. Cmon Nintendo.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

$80 SNES carts 30 years ago. Yall will survive this too.

Edit: +25% Trump tarrif tax for us US folk

The problem is that Nintendo games rarely ever drop in price over time. I guess the bright side for me is that I only ever by Nintendo games like 2 or 3 times per year......if that.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Most of their games aren't deep enough to deserve $79. Some may be deserving of $69....like DK and Metroid 4, but everything else is shovelware or ports (that includes Mario Kart)

Mario kart is shovelware? Probably the worst take I've heard today and that's saying something

 

[Sooner]

wait, the joke became reality?

https://insider-gaming.com/nintendo-switch-2-games-will-cost-80-for-digital-90-for-physical/

Maybe?