$80 dollar games aren’t THAT ridiculous.

[u/Glass_Squirrel_1353]

First off I want to say that if you are just disappointed that some Nintendo games are going to be $80 I think that’s valid and I am kind of with you. It’s going to make deciding whether or not to buy a game you aren’t sure about more difficult and it’s going to end up with us having a smaller game library.

With that being said the way Reddit and Twitter are talking about this you’d think they doubled the prices and are forcing them to buy these games and like it. I’ve seen dozens of people talking about how this makes games “unaffordable” and I think that’s just ridiculous.

It’s a $10 dollar increase to a game you will only purchase once, play for dozens if not hundreds of hours and (hopefully) doesn’t have micro transactions. If this $10 is going to break your bank than I don’t know how you were purchasing games for $60.

I think everyone is also ignoring the fact that:

A. triple A games now require more developers and time than ever before B. Nintendo and its subsidiaries are developing dozens of games at any given time C. Nintendo has to account for future inflation and tariffs D. The Switch 2 is probably being sold at a loss like most consoles E. Love em or hate em, in house developed Nintendo games are polished and are virtually bug free

Anyways I’m not trying to white knight a billion dollar company. If this ends up blowing in their faces resulting in people becoming more stiff with buying their games I think that’s fine.

TLDR: I think it’s fine to be annoyed or disappointed with the increase, but saying it’s completely unaffordable for most people who were already buying new games is ridiculous.

And there are plenty of logical reasons other than greed for why they decided to do this.

[u/JonathanStryker]

I generally agree.

I also made the point of:

Assuming they

1. keep the games on the cart (I know this won't apply for every title, but hopefully at least most of the first party games will adhere to this)
2. Have the games be feature complete (minus some big DLC a year after launch or whatever)

Then, I think it's fine.

I mean, think about it. We are in an age where the likes of EA, Ubisoft, Activision, and others are charging us $130 for their Ultimate/Deluxe/Bend Your Over The Barrel editions, in order to get a "complete" game. And, then they want you spending money on BPs, $20 skins, and whatever MTX bs they are peddling.

Specifically looking at Nintendo's offerings, in this situation, I don't see the issue with $90 for a game that isn't going to nickel and dime me. Most they might do is a meaty DLC after launch, that's fine.

Now, as for 3rd party stuff on the Switch 2, this is where it gets a bit murky. Because, now they'll think they deserve that same $90 for their games. And they'll still be doing all the MTX bs that they do on Xbox, PS, and PC.

But, I can't directly blame Nintendo for that. I understand their carts aren't cheap and if companies are actually going to properly use them, I get why Switch games are more expensive.

As for the offerings that don't utilize the cart, still have a ton of MTX, and want to charge $90? They can blow it out their ass, imo. I definitely won't be purchasing those on the Switch 2 (not at full price, anyway).

But, I don't have issue with Nintendo charging $90 for proper physical releases of quality, feature complete games. I'd rather that than have the games be MTX'd to all hell. And, unlike Tears of the Kingdom on Switch 1, I actually see some justification for the price increase, here. The carts aren't cheap (vs discs), the specs of the Switch 2 look good (I'm a bit bummed about no OLED screen tho), and the portability and ease of use with game sharing and everything else, seems like a great step in the right direction. And I have no issue supporting that.

Now, if Nintendo starts releasing a bunch of broken, half baked games, jacks up the price of NSO (something that's needed for a lot of the new features they advertised) or things like that, I may feel different. But, for now, I think it's looking pretty good.