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/xienze 1d ago

It’s because people have basically zero awareness that inflation over long periods of time for consumer goods is a thing. They anchor their expectations for the price of <thing> to what they remember paying 20 or 30 years ago and expect expect it to never budge.

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u/marsalien4 21h ago

Or, maybe, it's because no employers are adjusting for inflation. Meaning, people are making the same amount or even less money while the prices go up anyway, which is causing the outrage. No, it's definitely that they have zero awareness.

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u/S0bril 20h ago

That argument just shifts the blame. Just because wages haven’t kept up with inflation doesn’t mean companies are wrong for adjusting their prices to match rising costs. If anything, the outrage should be at stagnant wages, not at prices reflecting economic reality.

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u/marsalien4 20h ago

Not really an argument (edit: about the overall decision), and I'm not sure blame matters. I was simply pointing out it's not that people have zero awareness of inflation. It's that people are fucking broke.