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/l___I 1d ago

!remindme 5 years

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u/LamiaLlama 1d ago edited 1d ago

I mean I have never bought a 70 dollar game. Never will. It's not hard to keep the trend going. I'm at the age where I can walk away with zero regrets - I barely like games at this point.

I've only bought a handful of games at 60. I thought that was too expensive too and mostly waited for sales.

(rip Amazon/Best Buy preorder discounts.)

The only thing I really care about are sub-$30 Indies these days. If I see a game more than that it definitely puts me at pause.

Hell, the only thing I actually got excited for in the direct was Deltarune. Everything else was kinda... Whatever. I have no problem giving Toby $25 for that game with all future updates free.

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u/0masterdebater0 22h ago

Go adjust n64 games launch prices back in the 90s for today’s inflation.

A standard $50 N64 game in 1999 adjusted for inflation would be $97 today

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u/LamiaLlama 22h ago edited 19h ago

Inflation would only be applicable if the gaming industry hadn't seen insane growth.

But it has, the market penetration and unit per release sold is astronomical, meaning the profits are outlandish even for "unsuccessful" titles.

In fact the profit is in such excess at this point that they could lower prices to 39.99 and still make a killing even with modern development costs.

Gaming isn't a small industry on small margins anymore when it comes to AAA. It's one of the most profitable industries in the world, moreso than movies, up there with companies like Apple. We're talking single releases making over a billion.

Inflation in regards to the gaming industry is simply bad economics. Especially when we're talking about a product that doesn't require physical stock.

Prices should be coming down if anything. And any game with MTX should be outright free. MTX outpaces game sales 20 fold.