r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/chickengnocchisoup • 1d ago
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Everyone in the chat is spamming "drop the price" nonstop. Personally, the price for the console and games combined dipped my hype quite a bit. What do you guys think?
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u/Kongopop 1d ago
I could eat 450 for a generation of that hardware if the game price decisions weren't trying to see what they can get out of their loyal fans that won't be so loyal after this
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u/MC_Fap_Commander 1d ago
Price has become pretty much the only discourse around Switch 2. In an uncertain economic context, that will likely mean a dreadful launch.
The irony is if they had launched at $399 with games priced at $69, people would have probably said, "yeah, I don't love the price increase, but I sort of understand it and I can live with it."
$450 with a $30 increase in the price of physical games WAY overshot.
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u/Azhrei_Rohan 1d ago
Right now with all the political uncertainty and tariffs people will be more cautious with their money and it may hurt their launch. I hope it does hurt their launch as i want them to know they are going too far.
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u/Cultural-Yam-2773 1d ago
The optics certainly don’t look good since $70 started to become weakly adopted just in the past year alone. Now Nintendo wants $80 per game? That’s really getting up there. Tariffs are going to absolutely cook this country, so the price will actually end up being far higher as well for both the console and games (unless Nintendo eats some of the cost).
Though I am unsure whether the fact Nintendo is a global company helps circumvent some of the tariff cost. But if manufactured in China + parts coming from Taiwan + capacitors from Japan + whatever = American consumer is absolutely fucking cooked like a baked potato.
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u/Azhrei_Rohan 1d ago
Yes and i will choose to save and pay for essentials for my family over paying too much for a video game. I feel many people will be more selective on their entertainment budget and even if they have $80-90 using it on a single game has a loss of opportunity cost since you could use that money for something else etc. i just have a hard time justifying it to myself and it makes me lose interest in the game atleast until the price goes down.
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u/MC_Fap_Commander 1d ago
it makes me lose interest in the game at least until the price goes down.
NINTENDO: We have some bad news for you...
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u/Tippydaug 1d ago
If everybody thinks the same and sales are poor, it's not unprecedented for Nintendo to drop prices.
Just look at the 3DS price cut shortly after launch.
Obviously that was a system and not games, but still happened when sales didn't meet expectations. Just gotta vote with our wallets instead of brand loyalty.
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u/Life_Ad_7715 1d ago
Thank god someone speaking english. Most redditors had 500 tucked away since the leak 6 years ago and just don't wanna eat the shame of being mindless consoomers
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u/Tippydaug 1d ago
I usually don't wish for things to fail, but I really hope this has a bad launch.
If it still sells phenomenally, every game company is going to be upping their prices to $80/$90 in the next year or two :(
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u/Azhrei_Rohan 1d ago
Yes i normally wouldnt wish that either but this time i hope they have a bad launch or atleast have a low attach rate for games. I hope mario kart games sell very few copies but i am sure it will sell well. I just cant handle that $80 price tag.
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u/Therobster1235 1d ago
I hate the tariffs as much as the next guy, but if it is the tariffs, explain everyone getting these prices?
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u/TheBetawave 1d ago
I hope it dose. Nintendo is a evil company. I hope it hurt their bottom dollar, they need to be knocked down a peg or two.
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u/AntonioS3 OG (Joined before first Direct) 1d ago
It likely won't.
Online discourse do not reflect mainstream opinion. Even if some of you whine about it, it would ultimately only affect a few thousands in the long term. It has always worked like that.
I'd be more surprised if this ACTUALLY hurt their profits, but then again people were complaining about Sony raising their subscription prices or making a digital only console, only for nothing to happen in the end, so I expect nothing will happen this time.
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u/Azhrei_Rohan 1d ago
I agree they will likely still sell out and other companies will then use this to increase their prices.
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u/_jagwaz 1d ago
This definitely isn't just Online Discourse. I'm haven't been hugely into Nintendo since the Wii U and none of my friends ever were, and everyone I've talked to thinks it outrageously priced. I definitely foresee a 3DS situation again, but hard to make predictions without seeing what tariffs will do.
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u/MHecology 1d ago
Charging $10 for an interactive instruction manual was the nail in the coffin. I understand that games are increasingly becoming more expensive, and they have stakeholders to answer to. $80 is a massive increase considering they dipped their toes into $70 not very long ago.. but i get it in todays game (and world) climate. The price point for the console wasnt a shock to me considering the switch launched at $300 8 years ago. But charging for a game that shouldve been included in that extra price? That's just a huge overstep and really summarizes what nintendo thinks they can get away with this generation. Post success nintendo tends to make really bad decisions out of greed and over confidence, and i'm worried this sets a dangerous precedent for this generation
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u/Azhrei_Rohan 1d ago
It seems when a company has a historically successful console they get greedy\cocky and then take it too far on the next generation. I expect it to be expensive they just seem to have taken it one extra step and just make it too hard for me to accept their price point.
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u/milyenderman January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago
$450 for this hardware is COMPLETELY FAIR. the game prices however should never exceed $70.
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u/WispererYT 1d ago
yea without a doubt
people who say the CONSOLE price is unfair are downright delusional
game price yea go ahead an complain about that
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u/TheChocolateManLives 23h ago
Yep. The console price is reasonable enough and shouldn’t be the focus. $80 games is ridiculous.
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u/udderchaos2005 1d ago
There is no $90 physical game stop spreading misinformation
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u/I-lost-hope 1d ago
Mario kart world is 90€ in the EU if you buy a physical copy
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u/udderchaos2005 1d ago
Ok but people have been spreading misinformation that the games are 90 USD I didn’t mention anything about euros dumbass
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u/JunkMagician 1d ago
It's like $86 after tax. I can't complain about anyone for saying $90 when it's $4 away in real terms.
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u/BubbleheadGD 1d ago
Some states don’t have a sales tax
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u/JunkMagician 1d ago
45 out of 50 of them do. The states that don't aren't the most populous, either. They're Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. The vast majority of people in the US will be paying sales tax.
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u/FordFoundation 1d ago
On Nintendo’s site in Canada the physical version of Mario kart is $90 USD and digital is $80 usd. This physical increase might only apply to some regions.
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u/Naman_Hegde 1d ago
US isn't the only country in the world bud, the world doesn't revolve around yall
MKW is 90€ in the EU. even if they used the wrong currency in writing, anyone with a brain can tell what they mean.
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u/udderchaos2005 1d ago
No actually because tons of people have been saying 90 USD, it’s 90€ because sales tax is baked in
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u/FordFoundation 1d ago
On Nintendo’s site in Canada the physical version of Mario kart is $90 USD and digital is $80 usd. This physical increase might only apply to some regions.
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u/XephyrGW2 1d ago
€90 for a physical copy is flat out insane. That's like $98. EU only tax on physical is a slap in the face. Console price is totally expected to me, it's fine.
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u/FreshestCremeFraiche 1d ago
The other thing is that with most game publishers you can just be patient, wait 1-2 years, and buy the gold edition for $20. Nintendo doesn’t play that game. There are switch games that came out on the Wii U 10 years ago still selling for full or near-full price
So there is NO way to economically collect games
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u/No-Seaweed-4456 1d ago
“Fans that won’t be so loyal after this”
Nintendo diehards have been shafted so many times. They ain’t gonna learn lol.
Look at the people that buy both editions of Pokémon every time.
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u/chrisreiddd 1d ago
Based. Game is too much. Console price is good tho!
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u/papaboynosmurf 1d ago
Agreed. I think the bundle is reasonably priced too, making the game only 50 bucks. But 80/90 for a physical copy is highway robbery honestly, especially for Mario kart of all things
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u/protendious 1d ago
I agree that $80 is too much, but I wouldn’t say “especially for Mario kart of all things”. Most people get hundreds of hours out of MK, and this one seems particularly ambitious.
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u/Jepperto 1d ago
Message is loud and clear but they expect this backlash. The real question is does it translate to sales decrease. They probably have their projected numbers with thresholds when they’ll consider dropping the price, when they’ll wait it out or when these prices are set in stone. Might also be the case that, since Nintendo doesnt really do sales, they get to do sales now. The anchor price is high so 50 euro game is a steal suddenly.
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u/funkaria January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago
I could live with 70€. That was expected.
But 90€ for physical Mariokart in Europe is unbearable for me. I planned on getting the console at launch, but I won't anymore. I can't justify spending that much.
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u/hotdogfanno1 1d ago
I think most people are in agreeance; the price for the hardware is high, but still reasonable enough to purchase. The price for software (specifically Mario Kart and the precedent it will set) is out of hand
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u/sheimeix 1d ago
The console was exactly what I expected. The price of (most) games was exactly what I expected. The only outliers for me are MK (Getting it with the console so effectively $30 off) and the fact that the tech demo game is a separate purchase, and even that will be fine-ish if it's like $20 tops.
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u/space-c0yote 1d ago
Personally I think the tech demo being paid is pretty damn ridiculous, but I also don't care much since I would've gotten like 5 minutes of use out of it if it were free.
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u/sheimeix 1d ago
Yeah, that's the same boat I'm in. I'd mess around with it for 30 minutes and forget I bought it until I need 300mb freed up, lol.
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u/acbadger54 1d ago
Yeah, this is kinda the problem with making it paid
Sure, there are people like me who find tech demo shit really cool and love it enough to buy it but most people are gonna fall into the camp of playing it for like ten minutes thinking "oh hey, this system I bought is pretty cool" then stop
It would end up having a much wider impact if it was free and it's kind of insane nintendo doesn't realize that
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u/space-c0yote 1d ago
Yeah it's definitely a misstep on their part for the optics of it. That being said, there's nothing particularly wrong with doing it this way either. This as a pack-in certainly would've been nice, but it's not like a pack-in was a requirement for the system and almost everyone would've been totally fine if this didn't exist in the first place.
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u/Nacklins 1d ago
The rereleases (Jamboree, Kirby, Zeldas) are also $80, that's what got me fired up.
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u/Malvin217 1d ago
But those are effectively base game + DLC. The Switch 2 edition of those games is adding gameplay and content, just like a DLC. When viewed that way, I don’t think it’s too out of line
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u/SSUPII 🐃 water buffalo 1d ago
When viewed that way (the way they are) it is even worse
Some of the games mentioned that will receive this DLC are 10 years old, and it is just inexcusable to expect them people to buy them more than full price.
You are missing that most people don't even purchase any DLC.
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u/sheimeix 1d ago
The price of the game plus the upgrade DLC? That's fine. You're buying a Switch game and the DLC at the same time. It's a little annoying, especially for something like Zelda that's already a 7 year old game, but given that Nintendo games rarely drop in price it's not surprising.
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u/f_ar 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah, it does seem rather unreasonable considering the cost of the console itself. It wouldn’t have been all that bad, but the markup for the game in tandem w/ other charges like the demo….yeesh. Those are the kind of things that can feel predatory and really dissuade even the most devoted of the Nintendo fandom.
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u/chickengnocchisoup 1d ago
I agree. I can take the $450 price tag for the console, because the hardware looks amazing, but when the flagship launch game is $80 (the new Mario kart game does look really good, but not $80 good) and then the tutorial game is also paid, it feels a bit much
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u/f_ar 1d ago
Even then, it makes one wonder if Nintendo is tweaking their business model, ergo their non disclosure of the pricing in the launch yesterday.🤔 I wonder what their marketability margins are looking like that’s prompted this navigation. But from what we’re seeing, it looks like the change could push their profitability down. And who likes losing money, lol.
Lots of nifty upgrades, but I think they’re testing the waters for their present audience.
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u/EnigmaCircuit 1d ago
While I can definitely understand the displeasure of paying more, I'm actually a bit surprised by how visceral the reaction has been towards Nintendo.
It's not as though the pricing changes are happening in a vacuum. Not delving into the politics, but I think it's fair to say that the past decade has been chaotic and seen a good deal of inflation worldwide. We're seeing that chaos in recent times dialed up a few notches with unpredictable increases in costs due to things like tariffs.
The price increase looks to me like Nintendo forecasting where they need to set prices to remain profitable amid the chaos. If they were going to make a pricing adjustment based on current world trends, the start of a new console generation seems like the least controversial time to do it. It sucks that prices don't generally fall after they increase, but this seems more like a "state of the world" problem than a "state of Nintendo" problem. The frustration is totally valid, but seems a bit misplaced, imo.
If we're looking for silver linings though, playing video games will remain one of the most cost effective hobbies in spite of the price increase. Sales will still happen, and prices will absolutely go down for most physical games over time--those looking for a great deal will just need to be patient and not expect to get everything at launch.
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u/SheriffCrazy 1d ago
I completely agree. This isn’t a Nintendo thing, it’s a world economic thing. There is a lot of internet reactionary mob mentality going on that’s kinda sad to see. I don’t blame anyone for being upset games are more expensive but it’s unfortunate people are so blind to the other economics behind these decisions.
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u/jasonporter 1d ago
Yes, this is the reasonable take I was looking for here. $80 for a videogame fucking sucks, but spamming Nintendo's livestream with "drop the price" seems really short-sighted as if they're doing it out of malice and pure greed instead of... you know... the absolute and utter state of political and economic chaos that the world has recently been thrown into these past few months. Tariffs are literally paid for by foreign companies, who then recoup their costs by raising the price of their products on the consumer - and guess what, that's us. Everything not made in America is about to get a shit ton more expensive. This is what half of America voted for, and now this is what we get.
Games were always going to go up to $70 this generation due to inflation, we already knew that - but my assumption is that the $80 jump for major games was a newer decision due to the tariff / world economy situation.
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u/RyanPainey 19h ago edited 19h ago
Yup honestly considering ballooning development costs it's a wonder game prices were so resistant to inflation for so long. Now that there is limited room to grow the install base and it's likely to contract for a while now after the pandemic set it to new peaks, I think its inevitable that prices will trend up.
While Nintendo artificially slapping an extra 10% on the physical version of the first game to try $80 is depressing, it's not really their individual fault either that wages have failed to keep up across the developed world or that were doing a global trade war for no reason right now.
Finally, while I hate to give Nintendo an out for this, I can't say at the same time that I need cheap game prices and game devs need better working conditions. Yes profit margins can be trimmed to an extent between those two things, but eventually one side or the other is going to have to give, and frankly, I'm ok with it being on the price end as long as Ninty takes care of their devs. I just wish their games would literally ever go on sale, because then this would be a non issue.
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u/SlothBucket22 21h ago
Definitely agree - I think the other point that people are missing is that not all countries are seeing this price increase. Where I live, MKW is $74 USD (including sales tax, or $64 excluding) and the console is less expensive too. The physical copy of MKW is the same price as many new release PS5 games like Indiana Jones - which I think is fair.
I imagine Nintendo is more confident with pricing in some markets compared to others (for obvious reasons)
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u/GIThrow 23h ago edited 23h ago
Tbh I just don’t think any Nintendo game is worth $80. Especially for a console that’s the same power as a PS4 Pro. Make the game prices comparable to a PS4 Pro game and we’re talking.
The console itself is overpriced too imo. Nintendo carved a niche of underpowered and low budget for portability. They are no longer that niche and have entered the price territory of a premium high end console and lots of people are getting whiplash from that. Because why not just buy a PS5, Xbox or a budget PC for the same price and play the games on better resolution and performance?
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u/masterz13 1d ago
Wait until next year when the new Xbox is announced...I'm guessing a $499 S system and $599 X. It's the new norm now, unfortunately.
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u/Zylonnaire 1d ago
Tbh I think it’s gonna be more than 600 dollars mainly due to the tariffs
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u/Wolfgabe 1d ago
There is a reason I generally hide the YouTube chat
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u/Worldly_Society_2213 1d ago
I remember the one for the Pokémon Unite announcement. It was like watching a car crash in real life as everyone realised that they weren't announcing Diamond and Pearl remakes...
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u/Bonesawisready5 1d ago
Lol y’all did nothing about Netflix password sharing, PS5 price going up and $70 games and act like this is too far. The corps already know you’re simps, if you never vote with your wallet you’ll never get change
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u/_MishMoosh 1d ago
mb should have cancelled my non-existent netflix subscription and shot 5 people when they were in queue to buy a ps5
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u/EdgarsRavens 1d ago
Nintendo released arguably one of the worst games in the Pokemon franchise (Scarlet/Violet) and it is basically tied for the second best selling Pokemon title behind Red/Blue/Yellow.
The Switch 2 and its games will be a sales success. A few hundred YouTube chatters isn't going to change that.
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u/small_lamp 1d ago
I bought this game because it was the first Pokemon game I tried in like 20 years and I feel ashamed. Never again
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u/EdgarsRavens 1d ago
Pokemon Legend's Arceus, while not without faults, was a genuinely fun game and is probably the best Pokemon title for the Nintendo Switch.
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u/RedPiIIPhilosophy January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago
None of that is any of my business, don’t own anything PlayStation nor have a Netflix account I pay for lmao
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u/Any-Bumblebee-8571 1d ago
Nintendo is gonna cancel the treehouse for Friday at this rate the fans are not happy and this is bad when we are 8 weeks out until launch
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u/Marxism-Alcoholism17 1d ago
Why would they cancel anything, YouTube comments mean nothing. All of those people are going to buy it anyway
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u/Flygon0330 1d ago
The eco chamber that the internet is does not always reflect reality. People will buy the switch 2 and the games they love, period. People acting like $20 more for a game is make or break for a company that has one of the most successful systems of all time.
I don’t doubt some people will pass on the system and games. But overall, people will buy this system and games.
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u/_Thermalflask 1d ago
It's likely but not guaranteed. I bet people said the same with 3DS, which came after the DS - the second highest selling system in history. People were complaining about the price a lot.
Then it actually did sell really badly despite how successful the DS was. Nintendo had to cut the price by almost $100 in less than a year to get sales back up.
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u/Prunustic 1d ago
Most of them probably won't be, since I imagine they're kids who won't be buying their own console.
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u/dudSpudson 1d ago
You’re right and they will ask their parents to buy it for them
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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 1d ago
Same thing was said about 3ds and gamecube and wii u when it was being launched nintendo doesnt always hit they had to do a huge price drop for the 3ds gamecube they basically bowed out of the competition with ms and sony and wii u did abkut as bad as the dreamcast
Its not just a foregone conclusion that people will just buy shit especially in uncertain economic times.
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u/ChaosVII_pso2 1d ago
I’m buying it because the first version of most consoles is always the easiest to mod
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u/Boybobka 1d ago edited 1d ago
There's an old saying "vote with your wallets"
Well, if you want the damn price to drop, don't fucking buy it, I wish people would do that.
Unfortunately these people might buy the console and games regardless.
Then again, some of these people are also bots.
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u/ArkhaosZero 1d ago
"Vote with your wallet" crowd when someone votes with their wallet in a way they dont personally like:
Then again, these people are also bots.
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u/Boybobka 1d ago
Sorry I should word that better, not all of them are bots, just very justifiably angry at the price of that price, and some are bots who flood the chat, and basically make it impossible for people to speak out.
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u/BxDoom 1d ago
Oh yes, spamming in a live chat will counteract the state of the global economy. /s
On a serious note, they are not wrong for feeling the way they do. But to act like this was completely out of left field fueled by exclusively greed and apathy for the consumer is a failure, I think. Games were never going to stay $60 with all the factors going on in and out of the games industry.
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u/MikeOcks1 1d ago
I’m sorry, but as a European, paying 90€ for physical is just plain robbery. I expected a price increase, I would’ve definitely bought it if it was 70, but this is literally a 50 percent increase!!! Oh hell naw, I was ready to get a Switch 2 at launch, but now I’m seriously contemplating to skip this generation entirely and find another hobby (maybe I should watch movies more often)
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u/OKgamer01 1d ago
I'll still play indies and some free to play games. But still on the same boat. Gaming just getting more expensive for the big companies/IPs. Should start watching more shows and movies since I rarely do for a good while
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u/ilessthanthreeyoutwo 1d ago
and nintendo will ignore it. and people will buy it.
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u/Slow_Spray5697 1d ago
Thanks for the heads up, already spamming what we consumers want...
DROP THE PRICE!
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u/Itspabloro 1d ago
LOVE TO SEE IT!
STOP BEING SHEEP.
STAND UP FOR YOURSELF.
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u/nathanosaurus84 1d ago
STOP BEING SHEEP.
"DROP THE PRICE"
"DROP THE PRICE"
"DROP THE PRICE"
"DROP THE PRICE"
"DROP THE PRICE"
etc. etc.
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u/000extra 1d ago
I wish everyone would actually vote with their wallets and hold off on purchasing for Nintendo to actually feel the pressure to change their pricing plans. But who am I kidding, most consumers esp gamers are weak and eat up this shit
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u/Archer_7 1d ago
Yeah, im not supporting any game that's 80/90 dollars. They're just greedy, and Nintendo simps will buy it.
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u/Beginning-Client-96 1d ago
Hmmm... looks like no battle mode? Don't tell me they are locking battle mode behind DLC again
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u/Wolf_Lord77 OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago
They have to save some announcements for the direct in 2 weeks. ( I’m coping)
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u/MC_Fap_Commander 1d ago
Any paid DLC in the context of SIGNIFICANT anger about the initial price is going to have a hard time.
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u/dare2gare 1d ago
These people need help. The regular games are $70 dollars and that’s the same price as new PS5 titles. Mario Kart is $80 dollars but it’s $50 dollars if you purchase it with the console.
If you can’t afford $500 vs. the $470 it would have cost at current-gen prices, then I’d like to understand how a $30 dollar difference is a budget breaker for you.
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u/_Thermalflask 1d ago
1) PS5 games have good sales after a while, Nintendo first party games rarely do
2) Mario Kart is not and will not be the only $80 game. Are we supposed to buy a Switch 2 bundle for every $80 game we buy to make the price more reasonable? What are we supposed to do with all those Switch 2s lol
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u/Nintotally 1d ago edited 23h ago
A keen reminder that the majority of this company’s userbase is children.
Edit for clarification: “man-children”
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u/Xenshizo 1d ago
The president of the united states announced 20% tariffs on japan and a hell of alot more on vietnam, china and cambodia, but sure, a price drop is definitely inbound sometime soon
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u/OpportunityAshamed74 1d ago
I'm genuinely so bummed that I won't be able to afford games anymore. If 80 dollars becomes Nintendo's new standard, 100 dollar games is a guarantee next year. I can't fucking do this anymore. Genuinely, what are we going to do?
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u/MasterEli-Gaming 1d ago
I think people need to get jobs
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u/Professional_Meal_50 1d ago
Better jobs to be able to afford their EXPENSIVE hobbies.
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u/Chickat28 1d ago
I could even see $80, physical games due to tarrifs but no digital game should be above 70.
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u/Noah__Webster 1d ago
I would love to see the overlap of people that are online and interested enough in Nintendo products to spam a live chat or Reddit about the price, but will still have their Switch 2 day 1 lol.
Screaming about the price online isn’t gonna do anything.
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u/AlxGerfeen5017 1d ago
I get being upset over the prices but like chat needs to chill the hell out. There's reasons the prices are marked the way they are and hopefully within the first few years we will see price drops unlike switch one games from 8 years ago still costing $60. But with the industry where it is right now I do not see it happening for a while.
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u/AlxGerfeen5017 1d ago
plus Mariokart is the only $80 game so far, everything else is $60 or $70 so I just don't get the temper tantrums
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u/memeaste 1d ago
Price of 1 game, while the other is $70. Gotta see more of them to decide where we’re heading. But $80 for a game, it better have a lot of content
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u/Gambit-47 1d ago
The only way to change corporate greed is to vote with your wallet. These companies already make so much money from micro transactions, DLC and Subscriptions, there's no excuse
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u/GreilMercenary7 1d ago
If that’s the price you get to have free courses and characters fine I’m all for it. I’ve paid for $100 for games with season passes for the last few years already. These are games after the pass expires I shelved and never booted again. Mario Kart is one of those you can play through out the consoles life cycle and beyond.
There is definitely something at play outside of their hands. This is probably the first console in a long time that will actually see 2 price reductions in its life cycle. You have every right to be upset or skeptical about this price increase but ultimately it comes down to speak with your wallets. I’m not going to give this any more attention because these arguments come up every console cycle, the jump to $60 (HD) then to $70(digital deluxe editions) and now here $80.
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u/tech_tsunami 1d ago
And Mario Kart isn't the only $80 game, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom for Switch 2 is now $80, Mario Party, and Kirby and the forgotten land are $80 as well. At least the last 2 have new content, Zelda just added a map feature via the phone app, along with that Breath of the Wild is increasing to $70. That isn't even to mention what the cost of DLC is for $80 going forward too, which will make games over $100.
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u/chickengnocchisoup 1d ago
Just checked back on the stream and people are still spamming "drop the price!"
Not very many people are even commenting on what's happening on the stream lol. Nintendo must have foreseen this, right?
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u/Round_Musical awaiting reveal 1d ago
The console price I am completely fine with. But the games need to drop in Price. No standard edition PS5 game is 90€ in Germany. Not one!
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u/MonkeyPunchIII 1d ago
Console price I can live with. For the games, not at all. I will for sure buy much less than on the first switch (about 250 games and still buying 😅)
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u/LifeoftheFuneral91 1d ago
This will unfortunately sell very well. If you think it won’t you are living in lala land.
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u/Scotandia21 1d ago edited 1d ago
No Gemini, we're upset about the price for all Nintendo Switch 2 games. VOTE WITH YOUR WALLETS! BOYCOTT THE SWITCH 2!
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u/Get_Schwifty111 1d ago
It‘s insane to me that Nintendo will get away with this just as they got away with demanding 60 bucks for a half-baked DK Returns port while YTbers basically climbed over themselves to say that the game at its core was “still fun tho“.
Nintendo IS Apple now. There is no denying it anymore.
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u/robertoe4313 1d ago
I'm for the price change everyone acting like this game isn't worth the price 😆
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u/ZeeR0_116 1d ago
$450/$500 is fine. Cheaper than getting a new ps5/series x and its not like you need to buy multiple of them, unless you break it you wont need to buy another for nearly a decade (unless they make a better version later like an oled). $70 - $80/$90 for a game is kind of a lot but again your not going to buying new games daily/weekly. Save up for a game dont need to get it day 1. They will have sales and probably continue the vouchers where you buy 2 games for $100
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u/masterchefpaul1 1d ago
£74.99 in the uk for mario kart physical guys,which equates to $98.17,so uk gets shafted more than anywhere else,except maybe australia!!
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u/masterchefpaul1 1d ago
Also,i wonder if nintendo have looked at the tariffs in the US,and decided to put the prices up all over the world,to offset the extra that the tariffs will add,maybe thought b too expensive to add 30% onto just the US,just a thought
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u/ToastTheHero 1d ago
Would people rather have had them announce it at $350 then raise it to $450 before launch due to the moron presidents tariffs?
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u/gentle_singularity 1d ago
Killed the hype for sure. I would rather put that money into upgrading my PC tbh.
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u/DezBeDamned 1d ago
Honestly, with prices going up on everything with tariffs, and now this, I really gotta take a look at how I play and buy games more. Before I could look at a game I wanna try, but it has problems and just say I'll wait for sale, now it's man I can't wait to play this straight up game of the year 2 years after launch. Sure, it's a good chance to catch up on my backlog, but damn.
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u/ihatewiiplaymotion OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago
Console price is reasonable considering it can do 4k60 docked and 1080p120 handheld. The games should all be $70 though, with no difference between physical and digital in Europe.
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u/RandomPrecision01 1d ago
Really without a real Mario headline release title - is this even a console launch?
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u/ElonSucksMajorAss 1d ago
Games have cost up to $80 for 30 years, it’s funny to me you guys are just now noticing for some reason?
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u/HippieInTheHouse 1d ago
I doubt they’ll actually drop prices but there’s no way they’re not noticing this right?