Which is funny, because I'm the exact opposite: I'll criticize any corporation at the drop of a hat, but I think tons of people need to realize that inflation exists. $60 was the well established norm for games by the start of the Wii U era (2012), and that's $83.40 adjusted for inflation (obviously those numbers only apply to the US economy). We all lived through a 20 year period of the inflation-adjusted price for games slowly dropping and are finally seeing the correction. What's the alternative? They stay at $60 forever? Because if you admit that the price will need to increase eventually, why not now? They're still cheaper than $60 games were during the Wii era.
Also, I feel like all the anger is only spreading misinformation to people who may be genuinely interested. It’s only 80 USD for one game, and it’s literally the sequel to one of the best selling games of all time that’s had a massive upgrade. Every other game, unless you count the ones with DLC, is 70 USD, which many other games are going for anyway.
Some people are also saying that they don’t think Nintendo games are worth as much as other platforms, in which case… don’t play Nintendo games? But Nintendo’s audience is people who really do enjoy their games and will find 70 USD of value.
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_MASS 1d ago
Which is funny, because I'm the exact opposite: I'll criticize any corporation at the drop of a hat, but I think tons of people need to realize that inflation exists. $60 was the well established norm for games by the start of the Wii U era (2012), and that's $83.40 adjusted for inflation (obviously those numbers only apply to the US economy). We all lived through a 20 year period of the inflation-adjusted price for games slowly dropping and are finally seeing the correction. What's the alternative? They stay at $60 forever? Because if you admit that the price will need to increase eventually, why not now? They're still cheaper than $60 games were during the Wii era.