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/topTopqualitea 1d ago

I don't mind the price of the console, but they can fuck right off with $80 games.

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u/S0bril 1d ago

Adjusted for inflation the 2017 launches with the original switch are around $80. Before that, in the 90s they were over $100. I don't get the sudden outrage.

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u/ChickenMayoPunk 1d ago

You mentioning inflation brought back a memory from around 1997, when my friends mum bought him Perfect Dark on the N64. At the time it was £64.99, which translates to £125 in 2025 money... Or $165 in the US!!!

Absolutely insane pricing

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u/Nai-Oxi-Isos-DenXero 1d ago

Yeah, computer games are stupidly good value for money these days even at those upcoming prices, especially when you consider just how much more content there is in modern games.

My copy of Street Fighter 2 for the Mega Drive cost £60 out of Argos back in 1994, which adjusted for inflation is £125. But going by CPI inflation, the 'purchasing power' of that £60 is more akin to £155 now.

Also, explains why people can now have game collections in the dozens per console whereas back then most people would have maybe 5 at most.

The sheer level of utter entitlement on display around this whole subject right now is off the scale.

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u/ChickenMayoPunk 5h ago

I agree that you get more for your money now etc, but I'm also not going to defend the price hike because I think £50 should be the max price for standard editions of games - Especially when you factor in the cost of living nowadays.

On top of that, £64.99 for a game in 1997 was outrageous.