Yeah… I was thinking about getting my first Nintendo console, but these prices are ridiculous even if it’s “only” $80 for a digital game.
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dustyData@lemmy.world 1 month ago$90 per game. That’s an instant deal breaker.
tauren@lemm.ee 1 month ago
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Bro, Mario 64 is the same game as Mario Sunshine is the same game as Mario galaxy is the same game as Mario Odyssey. Just get a cheaper console. Done.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Plus the Switch barely had any exclusive games. For a Nintendo console anyway. Perhaps that‘s something Nintendo is working on now, but I doubt it can compete with PC games in terms of bang you get for your buck. There‘s just no way.
sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
wait wait wait.
Fucking… what?
… Are they trying to preempt the expected ‘GTA 6 MSRPs for $120, base edition and breaks all video game pricing’ thing?
I’m seeing $80 for Mario Kart World.
puts on eyepatch and peg leg
dustyData@lemmy.world 1 month ago
$80 digital. $90 physical. With the added spite that the “physical” copy is just a cartridge that loads a code for the game download. It’s just a $10 plastic box with an SD card with a download code inside.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It‘s interesting they abandoned physical media completely and nobody is talking about it. This makes them a direct competitor to Steam and well… let‘s just say I don‘t see 90% discounts in the Nintendo shop any time soon.
Kelly@programming.dev 1 month ago
Not 1st party sure, but there is a weekly deal cycle where 3rd party publishers compete to stand out.
www.dekudeals.com/games?filter[platform]=switch&f…
aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nintendo shop regularly runs deals similar to steam. Usually at around the same times of year. Same with PlayStation. I run games on all three platforms. You have to be kind of a sucker these days to buy a game at full price when it’s first released. But none of what I said makes $80 games reasonably priced.