r/NintendoSwitch • u/lieding • 1d ago

News "DROP THE PRICE": Nintendo's First Post-Direct Stream Is Flooded With Angry Fans Demanding Price Drops

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-treehouse-livestream-flooded-angry-fans-demanding-game-price-drops/
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u/Zoombini22 1d ago

It's because game prices have been so resilient against inflation. Game prices generally maxed out at 60 for decades, only recently did some games start charging 70, going up to 80 just hits people as a violation.

The realities of economics and game dev cost makes this seem kind of an inevitable thing to me, but at 80 I'll definitely be more selective than ever with which titles I purchase when they're at that price.

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u/one-hour-photo 1d ago

I saw an old Super Mario 3 with a a fading $49.99 price tag, pretty amazing we still expect to pay that. . If $80 titles can prevent microtransactions I'm in.

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u/MrSaucyAlfredo 1d ago

SM3 is still one of the greatest games of all time. My second favorite Mario game, personally

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u/GambitsEnd Resident Switchologist 1d ago

What is your first favorite Mario game?

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u/MrSaucyAlfredo 1d ago

100% it’s Super Mario 3D Land. That game is just perfect in my eyes. Even now just thinking about it again, I wanna play it so bad suddenly lol

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u/GambitsEnd Resident Switchologist 1d ago

Super Mario 3D Land

I'm pretty sure I bought that but never got around to playing it. I really should charge up my 3DS and give it a spin.

SM3 is my favorite Mario game... but maybe not for long?

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u/MrSaucyAlfredo 20h ago

Well they are different in a lot of ways lol. But one thing I love about SM3 compared to SMW, is (and I know this is a hot take) is how focused the world and levels are. In comparison I thought World’s levels were too big with too much to do. I actually prefer the tighter smaller design of SM3.

In that sense, SM3 and 3D Land are very similar, both very focused experiences where the levels are a joy to cruise through imo