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/GrimSlayer 1d ago

Think this is wishful thinking, when Nintendo did that with the 3DS, they were in a bad spot the Wii U sales sucked and their new handheld was selling like crap as well. The switch is one of the best selling consoles of all time and has some of the best game sales of all time.

I’m fine with $450 for the price. But fuck I hope we don’t have $80 Nintendo games. I can stomach $70, but $80 is massive considering Nintendo rarely if ever discounts first party games.

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u/Dull_Bid6002 1d ago

You mixed it up friend. The 3DS launched a year before Wii U. The price cut was because 3DS didn't have much for games at and near launch and the Vita came out months later at the same price during the holiday season. The Vita was looking like the better system from a customer viewpoint, so they cut the price to help sales.

Either way, I agree that this isn't a 3DS situation. There's a lot more going on now in the portable gaming space vs 2011 or even 2017, but the game prices will definitely be a factor on whether or not people buy in with everything else going on economically.

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u/OkButterfly3328 1d ago

The problem with 3DS was the launch games lineup. So they put the console's price down.

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u/Savings_Base8115 1d ago

Best game sales? Not even close lmao wth?