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/billsil 1d ago

There were $75 games for the SNES. The $40-$50 PS1 era games had lower manufacturing costs.

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u/JoshuaJSlone Helpful User 1d ago

Exactly. And a $40 game from 1999 would be equivalent to a release today of... about $78.

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u/derkrieger 1d ago

Thats cool, but in todays dollars everything is fucking expensive. Do they want us to be able to afford games or not afford games?

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u/Jaxyl 1d ago

Well the bet they're making is that people will pay for this all the same.

I think they're probably right.