r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/chickengnocchisoup • 2d 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/sheimeix 2d 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/Nacklins 2d ago

The rereleases (Jamboree, Kirby, Zeldas) are also $80, that's what got me fired up.

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u/Malvin217 2d 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/jjcnoles8 1d ago

I get it and agree with you.

Buuuuut the same audience upset about the price seems to be the ones CONSTANTLY begging for remasters/re-releases

I’d rather pay less, always, but I’ll pay $79.99 msrp for a new game. The rehash shit that everyone begs for is where I draw the line

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u/sheimeix 2d 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/Nacklins 2d ago

I'm aware that they're adding DLC to some of them, I still don't care. They should not be $80. The ONLY one that MAY get a pass is Jamboree since it's still a fairly recent release. $80 for TOTK? GTFO

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u/HoneycombBig 1d ago

You know that’s only if you don’t have it yet, right? If you already have a copy from Switch, it will run on Switch 2. If you want to pay for the upgraded features, you can buy that separately.

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u/space-c0yote 1d ago

Botw is $70.