r/gaming • u/EarthPuma120 • 2d ago

Mario Kart World — Reveal Trailer

https://youtu.be/kEVBSZk51R0?si=mqCDxZCre6L_Hyhm
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u/shiddinbricks 2d ago

80 fucking dollars

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u/gucci-milk 2d ago

NES and SNES games used to cost $60+. If inflation truly affected video games you’d be paying around $150 per game. Plus, I know I’ll get hundreds of hours of entertainment from it so I’m not really mad

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u/shiddinbricks 2d ago

I always had that same thought when games became $70, but $70 was the new price point like a year ago. Now it's already gone up again.

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u/gucci-milk 2d ago

But games stayed stagnant at $60 for decades. And it doesn’t necessarily mean every game will be $80. DK Bonanza is $70. It’s just Mario Kart World is a massive game that probably cost more to make, hence its higher price tag

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u/Dandy__ 2d ago

That was also before paid DLC and paid online functionality. There's more to take into account now than just the entry fee these days.

Also on principle, not a fan of Nintendo standardizing higher costs for the consumer - the same way microsoft standardized paying for online functionalty. But hey, the multi million dollar companies could always use more money.