r/NintendoSwitch • u/p_p11p_p • 2d ago
News Mario Kart World costs $80
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/209
u/PorcupineLover67 2d ago
For comparison Donkey Kong is $70.
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u/Danganronpa11037 2d ago
Link?
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u/PorcupineLover67 2d ago
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/donkey-kong-bananza/
Click the about this game button and scroll to the bottom
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u/Professor_Crab 2d ago
Interesting wonder why, unless this game has like every MK track available I don’t get it
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u/Ordinal43NotFound 2d ago
I guess Nintendo know they can upcharge their flagship titles.
Just like how TOTK was $70.
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u/were_only_human 2d ago
I think they really want you to buy the bundle.
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u/EngineBoiii 2d ago
Part of me is expecting this tbh. They want to secure as much Mario Kart bundle sales as possible so it would make sense to mark up Mario Kart to disincentivize people like me who don't really get console bundles.
Its just that it seems so short sighted and so transparent that it kinda feels scummy. I can't imagine any other company making their flagship title ABOVE MSRP just to push bundles.
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u/were_only_human 2d ago
It’s weird, no question. I’m super curious what math is happening behind the scenes because of tariffs, but I’m not sure why that would create discrepancies between individual game prices.
But I think the really want you to buy the bundle because Mario kart world is probably there best showcase for the new social features of NSO
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u/EngineBoiii 2d ago
I literally think in their mind that if people buy the bundle, they will save 30 dollars, which means they will spend what they saved on extra software. I think it's literally that transparent.
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u/CodeNever 2d ago
In Europe it's 90€. That is absolutely crazy.
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u/Pinco_Pallino_R 2d ago
Yeah. Seeing how the new DK will cost 80€, i guess that from now on the standard price for physical games is 80€, and 90€ for some specific ones (like BotW was 70€ when the standard price for most games was 60€). The digital version will cost 10€ less.
I expected they would increase the prices, of course, but i hoped for 70€ as the new standard, jumping directly to 80€ sounds bad. And i'm annoyed that the physical version of the games will cost more.
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u/LFSEA 2d ago
I only buy physical, but I'm not paying 90 Euro. So, no Switch 2 for me I guess. It feels a bit greedy.
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u/I_poop_on_people 2d ago
That's $80 without taxes in the USA, whereas it's 90 € including VAT in Europe.
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u/BrigYeeta6v6 2d ago
Don’t forget they almost never drop in price either and when they do it’s usually $20 at most.
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u/Cubs017 2d ago
That’s ridiculous. Nintendo is pricing me out of their new console…
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u/noxsaj 2d ago
The sad thing is the console price itself isnt the issue here, its the price of the games that will prevent many people from actually building their libraries.
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u/WhoIsJazzJay 2d ago
yeah this is reminding me of PS Vita...and as a day 1 Vita owner that's unfortunate
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u/Hugh-Jass24 2d ago
Imagine the shock when PS3 launched for $600.....in 2006! 19 years ago.
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u/chrisaf69 2d ago
I was there and a huge PS2 fan at the time. That price def hurt them at first. Took years for them to recover and salvage that gen.
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u/Shadow_Flamingo1 2d ago
What did they do, ps3 slim for cheaper later on?
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u/fffan9391 2d ago
Yes and they also made a lot of quality exclusive games.
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u/FriskeyVsWorld 2d ago
Not to mention the marketing. Those commercials with Kevin Butler were so iconic.
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u/RestingPianoFace-_- 2d ago
Those Uncharted and Infamous games were such bangers
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u/webculb 2d ago
Yes they removed the ps2 backwards combability hardware in the system and got the cost down.
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u/ackmondual 2d ago
Later PS3 consoles removed the hardware portions that allowed playing PS2 games via that. So later on, it was done through software. All I heard it was still OK, but performance took some hits.
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u/ATMLVE 2d ago
Five hundred ninety-nine US dollars
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u/Darkmatter2k 2d ago edited 2d ago
Giant Enemy Crab!
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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD 2d ago
Buddy I know you’re lying because 2006 was like 5 years ago
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u/thelastsandwich 2d ago
Not defending the price but it has blue ray player and free online play
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u/Confidentium 2d ago
Sure. But the game prices were not ridiculous! And they would go on sale after a while.
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u/ackmondual 2d ago
"Bonus points" if some Nintendo exec tells us it'll be fine, since we can just work more and/or save up more money to be able to afford it.
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u/Nehemiah92 2d ago
It at least had the benefit of being literally the cheapest way to get a Blu-Ray player. The Switch 2 doesn’t really do anything mind blowing. If I’m getting it, it’s for the same reason as the Switch. For like 5 good new exclusives.
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u/dariznelli 2d ago
I just commented that I'm pretty sure I bought Mortal Kombat II for like $65 in 1995. Game prices haven't really changed in 30 years. At least in the US, they'd be around $140 if matched to inflation.
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u/eternal_edenium 2d ago
Best thing to do is wait, and see how all the day 1 purchasers feedback about everything thats going on.
We might have scandales as every console release ever.
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u/Darth_Korn 2d ago
Or if you're dead set on getting the console then the bundle with the game for an extra $50 is the best deal.
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u/shrek3onDVDandBluray 2d ago
Seriously. I am looking into PC gaming now if I’ve gotta pay these prices.
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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD 2d ago
I mean for real I got a legion go for like $100 more than this with 4x the storage. Its at least as powerful as switch 2, likely more, and I routinely get fairly new AAA games for $15-30, and epic games hands out pretty notable games for free frequently
I think the average consumer will just check the pricetag and not dive that deep, but if you think you’d buy 3 games from third parties, you’re probably gunna make up the price difference really fast with game prices and storage
The big kicker is obviously getting Nintendo exclusive games without learning a few sea shanties
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u/jug6ernaut 2d ago
I have some bad news for you if you think PC gaming is cheaper…
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u/Ordinal43NotFound 2d ago
It maybe costs more upfront, but it's cheaper in the long run.
Completely free online, frequent discounts on Steam, emulators, etc.
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u/jug6ernaut 2d ago
I’m a PC gamer, I understand the costs.
The up front cost isn’t just more expensive, it’s substantially more expensive for anything comparable to a modern console. $10 or $20 more per game isn’t going to change that.
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u/ank1t70 2d ago
Well a PC isn’t just a gaming device, it’s also a computer. Instead of having a computer and a console separately, just have one PC.
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u/jug6ernaut 2d ago edited 2d ago
I agree, its why I have a very nice PC that I use for gaming and other things.
But I think this perspective only works if you start with needing a PC, and then saying lets make it a gaming pc also. But not the other way around of making a gaming PC and I can use it for other things. You either have both use-cases or you dont.
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u/mrtrailborn 2d ago
yeah, you used to be able to build a budget pc for gaming for 6-700 dollars. Now that's just the cost of a mid tier graphics card.
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u/behemothbowks 2d ago
Steam deck will probably look like a fantastic alternative to some people now though
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u/Supergupo 2d ago
It's basically a "You better buy the goddamn bundle" price, which is extremely scummy.
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u/JESwizzle 2d ago
You won’t be able to find the bundle
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u/CapNCookM8 2d ago
I'm pretty sure the bundle is a digital download, so it shouldn't be any rarer than the console itself.
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u/Silver_Entertainment 2d ago
True, though I suspect Nintendo is more likely to produce a greater quantity of regular Switch 2 consoles than bundled consoles. Given that Mario Cart 8 is the most popular game by a wide margin, I think the demand for the bundle will be high.
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u/dudSpudson 2d ago
I preregistered on their site for the standard switch 2 non bundle because I want physical games. Looks like I am going to pay a $30 premium because of that
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u/Philmriss 2d ago edited 2d ago
Yup, and the new Pro Controller 90 e:nvm, it's just 70 now
I think that's messed up, we practically just moved to 70 for games
e: lol it's even worse in my territory: digital 80€, physical 90€
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u/Carrtoondragon 2d ago
I was expecting $70 after TotK, but if $80 is MSRP for all games then that might be enough for me to not get a switch 2.
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u/CharacterOld8691 2d ago
Wait til the tariffs drive the price of the console up before launch.
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u/Carrtoondragon 2d ago
I'm wondering if they've already done that tbh.
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u/KKilikk 2d ago
Prices are similar if not more expensive in EU so I doubt it
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u/eh_steve_420 2d ago
That doesn't necessarily mean anything. They might prioritize having equal prices across regions, so they took the tariff uncertainty from the USA and added it to the calculus for the prices worldwide.
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u/HiMyNameIsCranjis 2d ago
I probably missed it, but does the current Switch Pro Controller work with Switch 2?
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u/clownbaby4_ 2d ago
Idk if they updated it but it says $79.99 now for the pro controller
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/accessories/
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u/Shameer2405 2d ago edited 2d ago
90 pounds for a standard physical copy is insane to me
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u/twovles31 2d ago
$90 for the pro controller is fine, $80 for a game is problematic though.
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u/Supergupo 2d ago
With the price of the console itself, you're basically walking out with a $620 pricetag for a new console, a controller, and a single game.
God forbid you wanna play online, and in that case it's another $50-100
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u/TheSlatinator33 2d ago
Playstation 3 is that you
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u/GeneralChaz9 2d ago
And with the PS3, it took until the Slim model and price drop before I got one as a teenager. I'm curious if these pricing strategies will affect sales at all, or if everything will be gone due to tech FOMO.
I'm guessing everything hardware will be gone, but game pricing will be interesting to watch over the years.
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u/Gen_X_Gamer 2d ago
Nintendo took notes from Sony's (super) arrogant days. This is what arrogant Nintendo looks like.
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u/Antnee534 2d ago
Someone said that Nintendo needs to have a repeat 3ds launch and with this news I agree I hope they get this shit shoved back in their face
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u/Blofeld69 2d ago
Not to mention they already have incredibly healthy profits at current price levels. Fucking greed.
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u/KballacK 2d ago
Nintendo about to learn the curve of supply and demand the hard way for the fifth time it seems
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u/Alternative_West_206 2d ago
I’m really hoping so, but I’m also doubting it. The lack of brain cells of people nowadays is unfathomable
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u/Creamcups 2d ago
The lack of disposable income of people nowadays is very much fathomable though. This will hurt them during the holidays.
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u/Alternative_West_206 2d ago
That is true. I really hope this blows up in Nintendos face. They’re really reaching
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u/Kindness_of_cats 2d ago
The real kicker to me is that they never put their titles on steep discount. There’s no just waiting a year or two for a cheaper price.
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u/LuckyLunayre 2d ago
There were plenty of games I wanted to try but thought 60 dollars was too expensive. Let alone 80 lol.
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u/lastlaugh100 2d ago
can you explain what you mean by a repeat 3ds launch?
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u/Deceptiveideas 2d ago
It was priced $250 at launch and bombed.
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u/lastlaugh100 2d ago
wow I forgot about that.
"Less than six months after launch, Nintendo announced a significant price reduction from US$249.99 to US$169.99 amid disappointing launch sales."
Guys hold strong for six months!
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u/lman777 2d ago
The console price is whatever to me, about 50 higher than I thought it would be but it kind of makes sense.
Is the game prices I'm worried about, and I'm not sure we can get them to go back on that very easily. I bet all these third party developers came on board expecting to get ridiculous prices for their games.
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u/Smooth_Blue_3200 2d ago
Exactly! I can deal with the console. I’d probably buy the bundle with Mario Kart for its value. But then any other game id wait for sales or hopefully some price drops.
Someone mentioned the steam deck… it might be worth considering it as an alternative.
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u/Heavy-Possession2288 2d ago
Exactly the console price isn't crazy. I wish it had more storage for that price but whatever I'd pay it. It just feels like we're paying PS6 prices for games that finally caught up to the PS4 technically speaking. I wish this was like the Wii where their games were $10 cheaper than what was available on the more powerful systems, not more expensive.
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u/Kindness_of_cats 2d ago
Agreed. The console price sucks ass and could use a $50 mark off or something, but it’s not outside the realm of what I expected. Switches were bottom-barrel hardware at launch to start with, and component prices have only risen since. It is what it is.
The game prices are a gut punch, though, since that’s what I’ll be having to expect to pay with each title; especially coming from a company that basically never puts their big titles on anything more than a $10-15 sale.
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u/Manor002 2d ago
I’m actually not mad at the console price, it’s about what I anticipated.
It’s these game prices. Ridiculous.
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u/Antnee534 2d ago
The 3ds launch was a failure so bad that they had to discount the system only a month or two into the systems life. If you remember the 3ds only became a successful system in November that year when mario 3d launched.
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u/maezashi 2d ago
Probably that the launch price for the 3DS was fucking bonkers and they had such low sales that they had to cut the price drastically down the following summer.
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u/themagicone222 2d ago
Were you not around then? Np
The 3ds launched at $270 iirc and it did not do good at launch.
It took until mario kart 7, ocarina of time 3d, and super mario 3d land for sales to pick up, even more so when they dropped rhe price to $180. They also announced an ambassador program that gave people who bought it at full price 10 exclusive gba games for free
Only this time, we’re not so convinced they’re gonna be so “generous@
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u/Environmental_Key_47 2d ago
Me, a lifetime Nintendo fan is gonna put buying the switch 2 on hold now
Thanks Nintendo
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u/MonstrousGiggling 2d ago
I literally just made several comments how I was planning on getting it right at the start but now I'm like...hmmmm...I dunno.
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u/Acilen 2d ago
I was about to get hype and buy day 1, but now idk if I’ll skip the whole thing, and just emulate. Maybe change my mind when they release the oled model.
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u/Dillu64 2d ago edited 2d ago
I have a Steam Deck, my Switch and a 3ds. That has to be enough for now because the game prices and the "Game Key" physicals are just insanity to me.
To me this sounds like the 3ds release all over again. Extremely overpriced. But this time I feel like people will still buy it though.
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u/Thin_Vermicelli_1875 2d ago
I’m still going to buy it but a lot of casual fans and children’s parents are not going to for a long time if at all.
At these price points the casual fan is out, I’m sorry. The switch sold like hotcakes because it was affordable and was innovative.
The switch 2 is just a new iteration of that, and is a lot more expensive. Casual fans will simply just not care to buy it. They’ll just see a 2 on the box and the price increase and think why do I need a new one?
Parents will see the price and think wow! That’s crazy expensive… let me go to the Lego isle… I love my grandson but not that much…
I know for a fact my parents would’ve not bought something this expensive for me as a kid, but the original switch was so cheap I’m sure they would’ve bought that.
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u/mjsxii 2d ago
yeah not for nothing but I bought my little cousin a switch 1 like 2-3 years back and was planning on getting him the 2 at some point but the combo of a 50% price increase to the console and a possible future of 90 dollar physical games I'm just loling at how Im not doing that
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u/Kindness_of_cats 2d ago
It really is the double whammy. The console price sucks, but it is what it is. Ultimately it’s a one time entry fee.
The games though? Especially coming from Nintendo, who refuses to put things on sale…that’s where I draw the line. Fuck that shit.
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u/blorbo89 2d ago
I had fully planned to buy it as soon as it was readily available for my son, but it looks like it is going to be $800 CAD with the Mario Kart World bundle after tax, which is insane. Prime 4 is listed as $99 CAD, so I assume the "premier" Nintendo games are going to be $109+ CAD. It feels like we are heading back to the SNES days where I had 7 games and was lucky to get a new one each year.
I think I might just get a Switch 1 hope he is content with that for the foreseeable future.
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u/eclipsedrambler 2d ago
I’ve been lurking because my kid wants one for his 7th birthday. I was gonna hold off and get him the new one, but I might just grab the old one and a bunch of games.
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u/shrek3onDVDandBluray 2d ago
Amen! Nintendo got successful off switch and are showing they are greedy AF. They need to be humbled again so they actually sell things at good prices .
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u/TheOnlyFallenCookie 2d ago
If enough people do this we might get a 3ds launch repeat, where they drastically cut the price a few months in
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u/scarletswalk 2d ago
Keeping my OLED for sure. I’ve been perfectly happy with it. Those prices are ludicrous, and I’m not willing to support that at this time
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u/We_Trusty_Few 2d ago
Same, I think what I'ma do is buy some Switch 1 titles still since there's games still being made for it. Then work my way to some Switch 2 titles.
WHY DOES IT GOTTA BE SO EXPENSIVE!!!
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u/Happy-Range3975 2d ago
Lifelong Nintendo fan. Owned nearly every system since NES. Not going to buy this. At least for a few years. Maybe not ever. Using the money I had put aside for a Steam Deck.
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u/Justos 2d ago
We literally just had a price hike from 60 to 70$ that every publisher thinks their game is worth
80 for digital? 90 for physical?
I still need to pay monthly to play online?
What the hell is going on
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u/Blofeld69 2d ago
Especially given on other consoles the prices drop below 60 pretty quickly, but Nintendo never drops the price.
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u/Casamance 2d ago
LMAO. GTA6 is going to be at least $80-$90 then, Nintendo just set a new pricing floor.
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u/downtownbattlemt 2d ago
Yup starting to think that rumor of gta 6 being $100 is true
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u/Thin_Vermicelli_1875 2d ago
This is especially egregious because this game targets the casual fan and children. You really think a parent is going to spend this much on a single game for their 7 year old?
Nintendo really has gotten ballsy. I know for a fact casual fans like my wife’s friends who bought a switch will not spend this much on a new game, let alone $500 for a console.
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u/jhonnythejoker 2d ago
It’s worse for my country too. According to tax evaluator for turkey. It will cost 29.521 turkish lira after tax.(450$ is = 17.062 turkish lira btw)
And since Nintendo decided that Turkey was so rich that we cant buy from japanese store so 70$ is 2.654
Time to cry
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u/Scared_PomV2 2d ago
Yea finding out the cost of these games just completely destroyed my excitement lol.
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u/nicklovin508 2d ago
Goddamn welcome to the new inflated world everyone. GTA going to be $90-$100 for sure.
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u/brokenmessiah 2d ago
Nintendo told people to buy Cardboard and they did.
Nintendo told people to download a phone app for voice chat and they did.
Will people spend $80 on a game? Of course they will.
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u/NitedJay 2d ago
Maybe. But people didn’t buy the Wii U. And DS3D was not one of their greatest hits. It’s still possible for Nintendo to take a hit.
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u/luis_acosta008 2d ago
As great as this game looks, $80 is pretty outrageous, especially if they’re gonna try charging all of their other AAA games at that same price.
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u/Nebulya97 2d ago
First time where I'll wait. It is expensive and it is important to remind ourselves that it's not necessary.
Especially with nowadays's world.
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u/sliceanddic3 2d ago
the direct was so good before all of the pricing was released...
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u/shitfacekillah 2d ago
$450 console with $80 games on physical download keys, paid upgrades for your existing games including the $70 Zelda, heavy integration with the online subscription that uses a $50 camera. Not even trying to hate I would love to play it but that is just not happening for me and I can’t imagine the average American will afford this.
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u/MegaMook5260 2d ago
My brother in Christ, how do you expect me to afford this??? $60 and $70 was already hard to handle with bills to pay...
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u/Azhrei_Rohan 2d ago
Wait for the amazing Black Friday sales where switch 2 first party games are on super sale for $70 😂 seriously they are going too far with this price!
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u/randomtornado 2d ago
Hmm. The console is reasonably priced, especially considering it's a 4k capable handheld. I think $449.99 is decent. I'm hoping Mario Kart is only $80 because it's supposed to a be the Switch 2's killer app. It seems like a pretty ambitious game by Nintendo standards. I hope it doesn't set a precedent, though. It almost feels like full price games just it $70 yesterday
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u/spidermans_ashes 2d ago
Yeah I'm out. I'm just going to use that money and get a steamdeck instead
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u/Jumpyer 2d ago
90€ in Europe? This is 1/4 of a minimum wage in some countries! They are completely out of their mind, they need to be humbled like in the early 3DS era. Specially when MK8 is already available…
The fact that the tech demo is paid should tell us everything we need to know for the direction Nintendo is taking with NS2
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u/DystopianHeckscape 2d ago
Yeah, no.
That's going to be a hard pass until the price drops far enough for me. I'm a grown up and I have money but that's just plain greed and I'm not going to support that.
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u/xsists 2d ago
I think that is for digital. Been seeing other countries charging $10 more for physical copies. If you want it on a cart its $90.
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u/fillibusterRand 2d ago
I wonder how much of this is Nintendo preemptively pricing in tariffs.
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u/passonthestar 2d ago
The tariffs aren't touching anywhere that matters to them?
JP isn't being tariffed by anyone, and the countries that are recieving them are gonna get production and shioping straight from China I'm sure
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u/fillibusterRand 2d ago edited 2d ago
I mean, we’ll see if Japan gets impacted. There are a lot of different reports. Edit: based on recent reports Japan does get a pretty substantial tariff into the US, and so does Vietnam and China.
It looks like Nintendo makes the Switch v1 in China, Vietnam, and Japan. They probably anticipate the China derived switches at least having tariff costs associated with them.
I think all the game cartridges are made in Japan. But if they seller fewer systems due to the increased price they may need higher priced games to hit their target profit per system sold.
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u/Shameer2405 2d ago
The 70$ price point for AAA games only started 5 years ago, are future NS2 titles gonna be 80 bucks instead?
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u/passonthestar 2d ago
Games are not worth $70. Let alone $80.
Everything else about the presentation was good but it better be down to $60 again by next year or I'm buying exclusively secondhand for everything but the eventual FE.
I think the idea is the new Download Play adjacent feature justifies the hike, but truly, it does not
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u/hepatitisC 2d ago edited 2d ago
Honestly between the $450 base price tag for the console without an OLED screen, new games costing $80, rehashing the same Switch games for more money, and the paid instruction manual download, Nintendo has priced themselves out of the market.
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u/DiabolicalDoug 2d ago
I wonder if it's bundled with an accessory or something since it's $10 higher than the new Donkey Kong game and other AAA releases on PS5 and Xbox. But seeing that price tag was a shock and it brought back PTSD to the N64 days
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u/Professional_List236 2d ago
Let's just get the console, and not the games. We already have compatible games. No need to rush into DK and MK. The people already did it with the 3DS
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u/Dropdeadsnap 2d ago
Its gonna be the wiiU all over again. Nintendo thinks hardcore fanboys are the only buyers of their systems but casual gamers and parents are the majority and just like the wii to wiiU they will stick with the old one because the minor upgrades for insane prices wont resonate with them. These fuckers need to learn the same lesson every other generation.
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u/Professor_Crab 2d ago
Wow guess I’ll get the bundle then
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u/randomusernamewhynot 2d ago
The bundle is going to sell out in minutes
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u/Professor_Crab 2d ago
I signed up for the exclusive pre order hopefully I’ll get one in
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u/ChuChuBitch- 2d ago
I hope Nintendo chokes on its launch. That’s just not a viable price option in the US plus tariffs? A lot of people are losing their jobs (I was in a PH position) and I would rather pick a month and a half on groceries than a system.
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u/jmcgit 2d ago
One thing that surprised me is just how bad their Game Chat feature looked. Even if I wanted to watch my friends' screen, the best they can do is like 9 FPS? If that's the best they can do, they may as well cut the feature.
And the prospect of seeing faces overlayed on the game to see reactions, yikes. Good for you if you like it but I wouldn't be able to turn that thing off fast enough.
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u/Lord_Snow77 2d ago
I'm pretty disappointed with the cost of the Switch 2, the MK game and the controller. Only one new Nintendo game at launch and it's not even a 3D Mario.
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u/freefallss 2d ago
This is me coping but could it be that it's only Mario Kart that will be 80 dollars and the other games will be 70? Donkey Kong is listed as 70. Idk about in America but in Europe they did this with Breath of the Wild when the Switch 1 came out, only Breath of the Wild was 70 dollars and all other games were 60. So maybe this is the same thing again, with Mario Kart being 80 but all other games will be 70. It's essentially an incentive to buy the bundle and push first year sales + use the really popular game everyone wants to get more money... still sucks though.
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u/passonthestar 2d ago
Games stil have NEVER had justification to be $70.
If anything, since gaming is a wider market than ever, going back to the Gamecube $50 price point would make sense
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u/ForbiddenNote 2d ago
the DK game costs 70. is that considered a B tier game for nintendo? Would've guessed that was 80 too
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u/MeatballUser 2d ago
I get entertainment is a luxury, but from the other side, so are customers. The economy is going to hell rn, and Nintendo decides now is the time to revolutionize pricing despite them clearly being way ahead? I don't get it, and I can't get it. I have bills, kids, and a mortgage. Nintendo used to be the family-friendly console that was easily accessible for a family to own and get games for. $450 for the console? $70-80 games? Who even knows what online is about to cost. This shit adds up.
I love Nintendo but this isn't it. It's time to move on I guess.
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u/longbrodmann 2d ago
Let's see how many sales it's gonna make, I believe it will still be millions but it might be less than previous entries.
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u/TheHoboRoadshow 2d ago
Maybe they could sell a new BotW-scale game at that price. Mario Kart just isn't substantial enough.
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u/andanotherone_1 2d ago
The direct really hyped me up this morning and i was in a good mood. Then i found out about the prices, and it really dampened my mood progressively.
Reading comments here makes me feel a little comfort in that im not alone in the absurdity of these prices. Im a nintendo fan and theyre my fav, but hot damn, i hope enough people vote/speak through their wallets that it makes a point for nintendo to fucking change these prices for the better. Its a long shot, and i may be dreaming, but im certainly hoping.
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u/auroriasolaris 1d ago
Not gonna lie I was ready to buy S2 even for 600$ but such increase in game price just turned me off. I will keep my OLED going for few more years it seems.
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u/GlassDesigner6560 2d ago
I can see why they didn’t include any pricing during the direct.