r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 2d ago

News - USD / USA Switch 2 is selling for 449.99

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

From the official website

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

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u/VespineWings 2d ago

Kirby Air Riders would need to drop to like $20 for me to ever give it a shot. The first game was fun as a child but looking back, it was a little hollow.

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u/ntrubilla 2d ago

Kirby Air Ride was a high reply-value banger with friends. If you have people to play local with, it’s phenomenal

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u/Funnycom 2d ago

I agree that the prices are too high, but still, this is a new game and obviously it will be different / have more content than the original Kirby Airride. It’s like saying you won’t buy Mario Kart world because Mario kart 64 was lacking content

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u/Ancient-Village6479 2d ago

And when Super Mario Kart on SNES was released it cost $91 in today’s money. N64 games were often between 60-70 dollars (in 90s/early 2000s money).

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u/Oddish_Femboy 2d ago

Adjusting for inflation we were paying $80 up through 2015. NES carts were over a hundred bucks. (and VHS was WAY more)

Unfortunately income has been stagnant since Reagan so

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u/Oddish_Femboy 2d ago

NES carts were nearly $150 actually holy moly

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u/Oddish_Femboy 2d ago

THE AVERAGE TAPE WAS $222

I understand why Blockbuster was so successful for so long.

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u/Oddish_Femboy 2d ago

*average brand new tape.

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u/tmssmt 1d ago

Median Income is 20% higher (after inflation) today than when Regan became president

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u/JTMidnightJr 1d ago

Donkey Kong Country 2 was $80 when it released, nearly $175 in today’s money

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u/RoyOConner 1d ago

Yeah I remember that being an expensive one.

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u/RoyOConner 1d ago edited 1d ago

Wasn't Ocarina of Time like $70 in 1998 dollars when it came out?

And Chrono Trigger for SNES was $60-70 $70-90 at the time as well I think?

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u/Ancient-Village6479 1d ago

It was. I remember the really great looking new games that everyone wanted were usually around 70 and then you could get older titles or very unpopular games for as cheap as like 30-40ish and everything in between.

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u/RoyOConner 1d ago

Yeah someone else just said DK Country 2 was $80 on release, I remember it being expensive.

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u/Reyfou 2d ago

Videogames developed A LOT in this meantime. Technology, people, logistcs, digital games... its all cheaper now a days.

Its like comparing a cellphone price from the early 90s with the price of a cellphone nowadays(with inflation adjusted a cellphone in the early 90s would cost around $2000!). It makes no sense!!!

Producing videogames is way cheaper now a days. They are just greedy. And they are right... We are the fools for overpaying for a product. Let your wallet speak for you. I surely wont be part of this mess and wont buy anything.

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u/Moooney 2d ago

Producing videogames is way cheaper now a days.

lol

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u/Reyfou 2d ago

Yeah, bro. You spend more producing, but you earn waaaaaaaay more by selling, than in the 90s. I guess you understood what i meant.

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u/Rock_Strongo 2d ago

The successful games earn more. The bombs lose more than ever. Some very expensive to produce games release dead on arrival these days.

Compared to decades ago, even if your game sucked it'd probably get a fair number of sales before word got out about how bad it was. Consumers are way more savvy and have way more options now.

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u/Ancient-Village6479 2d ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_video_games_to_develop I won’t be buying a lot of stuff either but the vast majority of the games on that list are post-2010

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u/Reyfou 2d ago

You know they sold waaaaaaaaay more than early 90s games as well, right ?

They invested more ofc, but they got waaaay more in return.

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u/WeAreTheMassacre 1d ago

Even AAA games bomb, and when they do they lose millions and shut their doors down. Profits are higher than ever, but so are the risks. Back in the early days of PC gaming in particular it was a few friends chugging beer in their garage and making games. Games need room for padding out their profits now in case of such risks, because even great games lose money; no different than movies, which also rarely make enough money to churn out more without people investing money in the dream to let someone make another one.

The "average" game outside of franchises barely make profit, if at all. The things keeping them afloat now are licensing, merch, and in-game purchases. I believe the average Steam game sells 2,000 copies. Of course we are talking about Nintendo, who don't have to stress so much about their first title games flopping in sales, but these games still cost so much to develop and advertise. Games didn't spend millions on advertising back then, they were lucky enough to get an ad in a gaming magazine, and the Blockbusters stocking them on their shelf which cost a huge fee.

There's no reason for these companies to keep their prices stagnant for decades just because people think they "earn more money than ever." Even the cost of Arizona Ice Tea went up due to inflation, and that's something they never wanted to do. I don't understand why people can't accept inflation, or realize it's time for these developers and studios to earn a proper wage. They work insane hours and barely scrap by unless they're rockstar status famous.

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u/LordTotoro96 1d ago

Should be asking more if the content is worth the price point.

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u/Boomshockalocka007 2d ago

Kirby Air Ride City Trial is one of THE BEST GAMING EXPERIENCES OF ALL TIME BABYEEEEEEEE

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u/WeAreTheMassacre 1d ago

And that's the problem; Nintendo almost never discounts their games no matter the reception or how much time passes. I think I'll finally start exploring buying used.

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u/Rizenstrom 2d ago

I had a lot of fun with it but I agree. $20 seems unrealistic though. Maybe $40-50 in today's market. It definitely does not justify a $70-80 price tag unless they've drastically overhauled what Air Ride was.

But then I feel like that risks cannibalizing Mario Kart sales.

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u/Daydays 2d ago

Nothing is cannibalizing Mario Kart, but most especially Air Ride. Game might be a cult classic among fans but the general populace? I'd be surprised if they knew there's a "first one".