-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Games on the eshop are more expensive?
- Thread starter Firemind
- Start date
Pops Maellard
Member
As opposed to where? Pricing is identical between like, a Best Buy and the eShop for example. If you have Prime you're getting a discount on Amazon though.
They're the same price in the US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUymPa59GNY
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
We don't call our money bucks.
Retail which also has distribution, packaging, raw materials and a % for retailers to lower margins.
KennyLinder
Member
Same MSRP.
But the reality is that retail is MUCH cheaper if you're doing it right (i.e. using discount tools like Bestbuy's GCU, watching for special deals like Visa Checkout promos, watching for sales etc.).
If you have money to burn and you don't care about having physical items and maintaining consumer rights over things you own, then digital is great. Instant access to your games, but you'll be paying lots more, and you'll need to buy at least one mSD of decent capacity down the road to hold them.
I'm going physical whenever possible, and digital for those games (mostly indies) where physical is not an option. The nice thing about indies is they're generally quite small, so the internal storage will probably be enough for quite a while.
But the reality is that retail is MUCH cheaper if you're doing it right (i.e. using discount tools like Bestbuy's GCU, watching for special deals like Visa Checkout promos, watching for sales etc.).
If you have money to burn and you don't care about having physical items and maintaining consumer rights over things you own, then digital is great. Instant access to your games, but you'll be paying lots more, and you'll need to buy at least one mSD of decent capacity down the road to hold them.
I'm going physical whenever possible, and digital for those games (mostly indies) where physical is not an option. The nice thing about indies is they're generally quite small, so the internal storage will probably be enough for quite a while.
That's also the suggested price in stores. Stores just discount things.
That's the suggested price in EU too. It's literally what a retailer said to me, while I was looking for a Switch earlier today (and while Zelda was out of stock).
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
£59 on the eShop, £48 + tip on Amazon Prime Now.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Its not even eShop exclusive. You pay 70 on PS4 and XB1, too.
Living the Dream
Member
Don't buy digital from Nintendo. Seriously.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
10 more stags?
Realplumpbox85
Member
What a bad advice. Don't buy any digital from any publisher ever, right?
BibiMaghoo
Member
I was in GAME earlier today and Zelda was £59.99. Wouldn't be surprised if they were a similar price on the store.
Nintendo hasn't gotten to the point of being aggressive with their digital stores yet. 3DS sees some deals.. Wii U is pretty bad for deals.
To be fair, Sony and MS were shit for digital deals at the start of the gen as well. Sony ONLY started getting better on PS3 toward the end of that gen.. and even then it wasn't close to retail stores. It wasn't until by like summer/fall 2014 that Sony got their shit together with PSN sales (non-sale prices are still crap on PSN).
At the same time, Nintendo is the same company that sells the current Pokemon titles at $39.99, always. And sells the previous Pokemon titles at $29.99. And sells Smash at $59.99 until it goes to players choice.. etc.
my guess is Nintendo will get a little more competitive with eShop if Switch is successful.. but will still be Nintendo when it comes to pricing on mainline titles in premiere franchises.
