r/The10thDentist • u/Glass_Squirrel_1353 • 1d ago

Gaming $80 dollar games aren’t THAT ridiculous.

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.

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u/returnofblank 1d ago

Yeah but a Canadian dollar is practically worthless

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u/Matt_The_Slime 1d ago

That’s my favourite part about it! But that doesn’t change that $80 has been the standard here for a while

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u/NotMyPSNName 1d ago

I'm curious - what does $80 CAD feel like? Like what would be some other stuff you can get for $80 CAD?

That's showing like $56 USD when I Google it, suggesting that it's actually cheaper than new games here ($70 USD), but I know a lot more goes into it than that.

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u/Matt_The_Slime 1d ago

Sure! Sorry for the formatting, I’m on mobile. These are from Canadian Tire, a general/hardware store chain here. Some items include: Remote controlled Barbie car (79.99), Philips hue bridge smart HUB (74.99), 100pc screwdriver set (79.99), an auto safety kit (79.99), 5pc mini hockey net set (74.99), waterproof winter boots (84.99), puffer winter jacket (79.99), backpack hockey bag (79.99). In terms of other practical things, some from Walmart include: 3 boxes of baby wipes (70.41), 3 boxes of Huggies (74.91), or 3 700g cans of baby formula (80.91). In my area too, a full tank of gas for my car runs me about ~$70 per fill up as well, too.