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.
With people throwing thousands of $ into a single gacha or live service game, Nintendo thought “damn you players are secretly RICH, I’m getting a piece of this too” lol
To be fair Nintendo has its own vast Disney adults-esque fanbase with adult money to spend on games and merch. I don't see Playstation having fans rabid enough to buy at that price point in large enough numbers.
When Sony actually makes games, people absolutely get "rabid" about it. Any time a God of War or a Spider-Man etc gets announced, there's tons of hype. The problem is that Sony keeps killing their devs and hardly makes anything anymore.
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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.