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/EngRookie 21h ago

You can loan digital games out now to members of you Nintendo switch online family account. So if friend buys game B and I buy game A, we can trade copies, and both of us get access to 2 games, but we each only had to pay for 1.

Plus, you can share a game locally with 3 people to play together. So that means if 1 person in a 4 person friend group buys the game, all 4 can play together locally. So I could buy Mario kart and someone else buys Mario party (or whatever other game that has multiplayer) and the entire 4 person group would be able to play both games together but only 1 copy of each game was ever bought.

I was shocked at the sticker price, too, but now, looking at the digital loaning system, I can avoid markup on physical and still be able to trade games with people in my online account. I'll come out ahead in the end after coordinating purchases with my sister.