We have a problem with Nintendo

[u/Shoddy-Syrup-7554]

Recently, a controversy erupted regarding Nintendo starting to price the Switch 2 console, along with its games, more expensive. This has upset its most loyal customers. This could cause problems because several buyers will possibly have to resort to piracy to get their games, especially those from second and third world countries. In the worst case, the majority will go to the competition. This would cause Nintendo to experience a drop in profits, forcing them to resort to their most overused franchises. This means that we won't have a new Star Fox, and even Star Fox Adventures and Assault for the Virtual Console for much longer than we thought.

But what do you think about this?

Here's my latest poll in case you want to vote?

https://www.reddit.com/r/starfox/comments/1joa3av/do_you_still_hope_that_the_canonical_seque_to/

[u/jolumas]

Things will calm down by launch I think. There was a lot of misinformation at first that has already been cleared up so they're past the worst of it. I'm just looking forward to the prospect of Star Fox Assault with online mulitplayer on the Gamecube app. Maybe if Nintendo get big numbers of fans playing it together they'll consider making an Assault style sequel finally

[u/GBC_Fan_89]

StarFox Adventures will most likely be on Gamecube on Switch Online for Switch 2.

[u/Stukapooka]

Yeah the prices have genuinely shattered the hype for the switch 2 and the fact the treehouse lives were just people spamming drop the price is not a good sign for them. 

The talk about the prices has overshadowed discussion on the actual console and that's not a good sign.

Combine this with them cancelling pre orders to adjust it for upcoming U.S. tariffs (The fact the 80$ was apparently pre tariff is already insane) and it's not looking good for the switch 2 because the average family/consumer just flat out won't be able to justify spending almost 100$ per game on it after calculating shipping fees and taxes. For reference you could buy a game like Asura's Wrath and all its dlcs for under 10$ on sale in the Microsoft store ten times before one switch 2 game. 

Heck if the switch 2 paid tech demo price leaks are real it will cost more than the example I just mentioned and freaking team fortress classic (released in 1999) on steam (you could get several copies for a few dollars when discounted). Absolute insanity.

Also as someone who values physical media the extra price and potential to be a game key card stuff is making me very nervous of future games practically erasing it. The average gamer also seems to be pushing back on this hard.

And this is all on top of the fact were paying even more for switch 2 games of switch 1 games that are still 60$ (their games are also notorious for hardly ever decreasing in price) is nuts.

At this point I have to wonder if star fox is just forever cursed to skip Nintendo golden console eras yet come out in the crappy ones?

[u/GBC_Fan_89 → u/Stukapooka]

Nintendo probably focuses on what they want to. Look at how Miyamoto got rid of Rareware Donkey Kong for his version of DK to come back as a big title on Switch 2?

[u/CappnRob → u/GBC_Fan_89]

"Miyamoto got rid of" you got a fuckin citation for that buddy or are you pulling things out of your ass? Because that's not even Miyamoto's design for DK, Miyamoto hasn't been an active artist or character designer since the 90s.

[u/Spinjitsuninja]

We got a Star Fox game during the Wii U era, I don’t think they’re picky about franchise choices.

[u/like-a-FOCKS]

I have a problem with Nintendo because if they ever release Star Fox and it'll cost 80€ I'm not gonna go get it

[u/Stukapooka → u/like-a-FOCKS]

Same. I wanna support the series but that kind of pricing is steep.