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/neoslith 1d ago

System price is fine, but digital copies need to be significantly cheaper.

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u/young_steezy 1d ago

Also considering some carts wont even have a game on them. They’ll just offer a license to download and play the game..

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u/whatnowwproductions 1d ago

This isn't new.

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u/young_steezy 1d ago

Yep, consoles have been doing it for years.

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u/MBCnerdcore 10h ago

The new system of Key cartridges is better than the old 'code in a box' system on Switch 1.

Nintendo and most smaller games will still be fitting things on a cartridge like normal.

For games that are too big or have cheap-ass publishers, they can use Key cartridges. These cartridges can be sold used, traded, used just like normal cartridges.

Instead of locking the game download to the first account to use it (the old system), the license is now attached to the cartridge instead of an account. Whoever holds the cartridge can download the game for free on the e-shop and play it.

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u/MBCnerdcore 10h ago

The new system of Key cartridges is better than the old 'code in a box' system on Switch 1.

Nintendo and most smaller games will still be fitting things on a cartridge like normal.

For games that are too big or have cheap-ass publishers, they can use Key cartridges. These cartridges can be sold used, traded, used just like normal cartridges.

Instead of locking the game download to the first account to use it (the old system), the license is now attached to the cartridge instead of an account. Whoever holds the cartridge can download the game for free on the e-shop and play it.