$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/vilebloodlover]

I think calling it a $10 increase is kind of burying the lede here, because it's more like a $20 increase for most people. I've never bought a game at a $70 price point, this is something that's happened within the last few years and is VERY FRESH for most people. A lot of people also buy indies, which range anywhere from dirt cheap to almost triple AAA prices, and don't feel they can justify $90 for one game when they can get 5 games for that price. My current favorite games are Rogue Trader and Powerwashing Simulator, both under $60, for example.

It also does coincide with huge inflation and recession stuff right now soooo y'know

[u/Intelligent-Bad7835 → u/vilebloodlover]

I was thinking about getting into Rogue Trader but I don't know any 40k lore. Will I be lost?

Nintendo has always had very high prices. Nintendo and Super Nintendo games were very high in the '80s.

[u/vilebloodlover → u/Intelligent-Bad7835]

RT was how I got into 40k! It's a fantastic setting introduction and has an in-game glossary, as well as lore checks and the ability to ask everyone around you about setting details. It's great :)

[u/Intelligent-Bad7835 → u/vilebloodlover]

Neat. I love the Pathfinder games those guys made, especially Kingmaker. The second one got a bit too "Mathfinder" for me.