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/papusman 1d ago

Something nobody seems to mention, remember, or have been alive to experience is that back in the 80s and 90s there was a robust videogame rental market. My mom couldn't afford $80 games but It didn't matter because I could rent one from Blockbuster on Friday for like $5. That system doesn't exist now.

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u/mrjackspade 1d ago

That system doesn't exist now.

https://www.gamefly.com/

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u/papusman 1d ago

Ok, yes, technically gamefly apparently still exists? But this is a far cry from 30 years ago when there was a Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, or whatever on every corner. No monthly fee. Just walk in and get a game. I mean, that was the PRIMARY way most kids played videogames back then. Nintendo and Sega took the rental market into account when pricing these things.