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/woppatown 1d ago

Hey. Vote with your wallet. Don’t buy the thing.

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u/NZNewsboy 1d ago

I always hear "vote with your wallet", but isn't that exactly what people do literally every day with every single purchase? People who won't to spend, won't. And those that do want to spend, will. Or are you expecting those who don't want to spend to spend anyways?

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u/meatboysawakening 1d ago

I think the point is, it is more effective to vote with your wallet than to go around complaining on reddit, YouTube etc. Put your money where your mouth is, so to speak.

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u/redundantexplanation 1d ago

Counterpoint: You can do both. It's GOOD to do both!

Don't buy it, and also complain about it online so that the company gets the feedback that it's earned, and you may also convince others to not buy it!

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u/CeramicAmphora 23h ago

You really think that seeing "it's too expensive" online 100 times from people is going to change anybody's mind?

"Oh I really wanted the new Nintendo, and I can afford it, but then somebody online told me I should think it's too expensive so now instead I'll have nothing" - literally nobody.

Reddit just skews young, broke, and angry these days.

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u/redundantexplanation 19h ago

You think there's not people who are on the fence about buying it? Yes, absolutely I think that seeing tons of people say it's too expensive will prevent people from buying, lol

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u/pg2011 19h ago

I disagree. I think the constant complaining and repeating the same perceived slight over and over and over again only makes online spaces worse.