If I want to play an old mario game from Wii u remade on switch it costs me $80 CAD, and that’s the whole problem. Bring back nintendo selects at $39.99 CAD.
Nintendo Confirms It Has Under-Wraps Switch 2 Games Due Later This Year, as Share Price Drops Following Console Price Hike
Submitted 19 hours ago by iamthetot@piefed.ca to games@lemmy.world
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skozzii@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
Katana314@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Anyone remember Devolver Digital? Basically, they had a bad year. That’s going to happen with publishers sometimes. The public investment in them didn’t like that.
It’s something that doesn’t jive well with public investors, who judge the company value minute to minute, when game development can take half a decade. So far as I’m concerned, public investment in companies like Nintendo should be seen as fairy money on top, prone to vanishing.
Sabin10@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Watching Nintendo fumble console launches (sometimes whole generations) is one of the few constants in my life for the last 30 years. Dropping first party support for previous gens within 12 months, nothing compelling on the next gen for 18-24 months and now, egregious pricing for hardware and software. You’d think they’d learn what not to do, especially after doing it a half dozen times.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 17 hours ago
Is the Switch 2 really fumbled? I swear I just read the other day that they’ve sold more than predicted.
garretble@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Right?
Sold more than predicted at launch (wasn’t it one of the fastest selling consoles ever?), had a steady holiday (I assumed everyone that wanted a Switch 2 got one by Christmas or bought one as soon as they could because of tariff threats), then this spring I remember seeing they had really strong sales numbers again.
Sabin10@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I didn’t say its selling poorly but I feel the points I made are pretty valid. In terms of units sold, it’s done very well but it’s not selling as well as predicted and they have cut production for this quarter by a 30%.
gonintendo.com/…/59134-bloomberg-nintendo-to-cut-…
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Asian parents always underestimate their children
lemmyng@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Sorry, they can’t hear you over the slurping sounds of the Nintendo Defense Squad.
I guess raising the price of accessories didn’t bring in enough dough. After all, if the base console price is still too expensive, and the games are being priced upwards of $80 dollars, who the fuck would want to spend more on accessories?
I say this as someone who bought the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle at launch. Aside from Legends Z-A, Kirby Air Riders and Forgotten Land + Star Crossed Worlds, I haven’t put much time into other games on the system. I’ve been playing my Steam Deck more often. I’m thankful I got the Switch 2 at it’s “lowest price”. I’ve also decided to buy physical games because I can at least resell the games for credit towards another.
I’m able to play any game I want on my Deck, and I find it’s openness as a console-PC hybrid MUCH more appealing than the Switch 2. PC ports of Nintendo games are on the rise and I can’t wait for more!
Sabin10@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I don’t doubt that the switch 2 is going to be a great platform. I’ve owned everything they’ve released and loved all of them except for the virtual boy. I’ll even defend the greatness of the Wii U.
The switch 2 might be the first one I skip, they’ve priced me out of owning it at this point. MSRP on tears of the kingdom is $115 Canadian which is insane. I would be unlikely to buy two games for that much, never mind a single game.
It’s insane that the pc is easily the most affordable gaming platform at this point but I’m not going to pay $130 after tax for a game when I can get equally good games for $40.
rDrDr@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Switch 2 game prices seem to be going down, not up. Especially digital versions. We’ll see if that trend keeps up when more tentpole games come out though.
Sabin10@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Definitely not the case here in Canada
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Visstix@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Yeah there’s less games to port now than with the wiiu -> switch so they actually have to make new games, and that takes forever. Hd ports only do so much. But somehow it is actually selling really well. I don’t mind owning one but I wish there was more to play.
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
yeah but ai something something