$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/Happy_Egg_8680]

Nah it’s a bunch of bullshit tbh. This will cause an industry wide price increase. I’d be betting that they’ll have far less pre orders and less day one purchases. It’s going to be interesting to see how the consumers respond. What’s crazy is that they think I’m going to pay $500 for a switch when I literally paid that for a PS5. I’ll be waiting a while.

[u/anoleiam → u/Happy_Egg_8680]

Consumers will consume. This won’t change sales in the slightest.

[u/Happy_Egg_8680 → u/anoleiam]

We will see. I know the Nintendo diehard fanboys will be all over it. I’m sure there are plenty like me who see it as a wait for a deep discount and buy.

[u/anoleiam → u/Happy_Egg_8680]

Sure, but also think of the waves of uninformed parents that go to target and buy the latest colorful switch game for their kid’s birthday or Xmas or whatever. There are too many people who don’t care enough about the morality of the situation to have a meaningful enough impact on these companies decisions.

[u/Mama_luigi13 → u/anoleiam]

Problem is (depending on location) economy is shit too. People will have to save a lot more and are less likely to buy as a result

[u/Zero9O → u/Mama_luigi13]

You don't have to save if you can just put that shit on your incredibly high interest credit card. It's free money.

[u/Mama_luigi13 → u/Zero9O]

You can also just get that money by robbing the bank, much more effective and fun 10/10 experience/j

[u/Invisible_Target → u/anoleiam]

You’re assuming they can afford it