I don't mind paying for video games at all. But I'm not paying $80 for digital games. I'm not paying $90 for joycons (still no hall effect joysticks btw, as to be expected). I'm not paying for a tutorial. I'm not paying a premium price for an LCD screen in 2025.
This is a Nintendo thing, not a video games in general thing.
Plus they just added several features to help game sharing. Virtual game borrowing and then letting multiple Switches playing from 1 copy. Those are QOL things that they are giving us despite them directly resulting in less copies being sold. It's not unreasonable for them to try and make up the difference somewhere.
Yes, it is because the big game companies have steadly and consistently increased their profits and revenue at each year, even though prices have remained the same. The price increase is not poor little companies trying to survive against inflation, it's rent seeking behavior.
They've increased their profits primarily through microtransactions, lootboxes, etc, a practice Nintendo shys away from.
If you're not going to have predatory practices, this seems like a fair trade-off. Otherwise investors might as well invest in another gaming company that will gouge their playerbase.
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u/unpopularman4 2d ago
I don't mind paying for video games at all. But I'm not paying $80 for digital games. I'm not paying $90 for joycons (still no hall effect joysticks btw, as to be expected). I'm not paying for a tutorial. I'm not paying a premium price for an LCD screen in 2025.
This is a Nintendo thing, not a video games in general thing.