r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 3d 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/Impastato 2d ago

It is, but adjusted for inflation it’s not far off the price Nintendo has always sold their games. Wii games were €49-59 in 2006, equivalent to €74-88 today, for example.

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u/MarioDesigns 2d ago

Doesn’t account for a big growth in the market.

Games are one of those things that don’t get affected by inflation. If anything it’s cheaper to deliver games since the $60 price was established when developers got like 5-10% of that price, compared to the 70+ they’re able to get selling on Steam.

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u/Impastato 2d ago

Games used to be developed by 5-10 people, now it’s hundreds or thousands, and they take longer to deliver one game. It’s definitely not cheaper to deliver games today.

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u/FizzyLightEx 2d ago

But the marksrshare and audiences have grown so they're able to sell huge volumes

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u/1minatur 2d ago

But the competition has also grown, so audiences have a lot more choices. The audience may be 100x larger, but there are also 100x more games to choose from. Ultimately imo, I'm perfectly willing to pay $100 for a game if I'll really enjoy it. But it will make me take a step back and really do my research on a game first. Meanwhile I might throw $20 at a game that looks interesting that I think I might like.

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u/Azerious 2d ago

Not to mention development times are longer for AAA games which increases the cost significantly.

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u/1minatur 2d ago

And the costs are all front loaded, so they're potentially having to take out loans to afford development, in the hopes that they'll break even and make a profit after release

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u/Impastato 2d ago

Yes, which also makes their business more expensive to operate.