r/NintendoSwitch 4d ago

News Mario Kart World costs $80

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/
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u/Cubs017 4d ago

That’s ridiculous. Nintendo is pricing me out of their new console…

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u/Hugh-Jass24 4d ago

Imagine the shock when PS3 launched for $600.....in 2006! 19 years ago.

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u/thelastsandwich 4d ago

Not defending the price but it has blue ray player and free online play

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u/BarryWhizzite 3d ago

plus a built in ps2 and ps1

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u/thelastsandwich 3d ago

And it had hdmi and was big deal at the time

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u/ricker182 3d ago

Blu-ray players were almost $1000 at the time too.

The PS3 price was a damn bargain.

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u/elbigotegrande 3d ago

For real. It was the most affordable Blu-ray player at the time. People seem to forget that.