Donkusei
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That is not true though (graphical update with new textures for example). And it's still 35€ for Wii games vs 60€ for a PS1 game.
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It’s Expensive Being a Nintendo Fan in 2025
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lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
you own lego sets though ; )
Durin
Member
Other platforms are getting more expensive as well, just Nintendo tacked on more with the first to raise game price to $80, charging extra to upscale resolution of Switch 1 games to Switch 2, and if you want retro games you gotta pay an ongoing sub vs ala carte.
Only thing you can do is just not buy the stuff, wait for it to get cheaper, or just seek cheaper alternatives. AA, indie-sized games, retro games and abandonware have been my best friend in the last year.
Only thing you can do is just not buy the stuff, wait for it to get cheaper, or just seek cheaper alternatives. AA, indie-sized games, retro games and abandonware have been my best friend in the last year.
Cyberpunkd
Banned
And they were right.
Stratostar
Member
You know what is specific to Nintendo?
OP's thread. Nice SonyToo™ spiel though.
Since you brought it up, however, I'll correct you. The $80 standard edition price point was absolutely spearheaded by Nintendo. It doesn't apply to all their games, but for now, it is just Nintendo doing it. The standard/base game pricing for PlayStation games is still $69.99; even Xbox walked back their plans to raise game prices to $79.99. Deluxe editions are irrelevant because they are optional.
Remember the backlash following Mario Kart World's $80 pricing announcement? It shocked the world because it was unprecedented. Anyone with common sense knows there is no good reason to charge that much for a single game. You're either a fanboy or lying through your teeth if you say otherwise.
Not to mention they can take their subscription service and shove it where the sun don't shine. Let us buy and own games. Period. This is a company that completely shut down both the 3DS and Wii U eShops, leaving fans to resort to piracy in order to prevent hundreds of games from being lost to time.
You're not wrong. Most everyone knows Sony and Xbox both lost the plot a long time ago. They deserve to have shit flung at them and they rightfully are, within each respective recent price hike thread. We know.
And these are thing should be include on system but no Sony wants you pay extra for these.
Bringing up PS in a thread centered on Nintendo is pure deflection.
The OP makes plenty of good points, yet most ITT are choosing to ignore them, in an attempt to shift the conversation away from Nintendo.
The utter inability of a certain vocal group on GAF to allow any criticism of Nintendo fly without immediately pointing fingers at others as a way to damage control and deflect said criticism of Nintendo's deplorable greed never fails to make me cringe.
Case in point. No offense, but do you ever have anything of substance to contribute to threads that criticize Nintendo besides barking angrily like Doug Bowser's lapdog?
Stay sick and tired then? Because I sure as hell ain't staying silent, I'll call a spade a spade. We criticize Nintendo because we are fans but we also have common sense, a spine, and we want them to be better.
Remember the power we have as gamers and consumers. Remember the outcry following the Xbox One reveal, it forced a mighty corporation to bend the knee to us. The same can be done today. But it won't if gamers continue to bend over and take it, or defend any of these corpos while they empty their wallets for them like good little sheep. Never think Nintendo is your friend, they don't care about you at all.
Special shout out to members like
Giallo Corsa
and
Sebastian1295
who aren't too blinded by nostalgia or loyalty to team red, or any team, to criticize them when it's warranted. Your controversial (apparently) yet often spot-on takes and opinions are always welcome in these discussions.
Topher
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FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Maybe Nintendo prices and quality would be lower if they had to become a third party developer, like their competitors.
I don't think their value proposition is any worse than the competition.
They definitely sell things that are overpriced, like Amiibos and Alarmo but I truthfully don't care about either of those things. If they want to make some extra money off people who want toys it's fine by me. Similar to how I won't be buying a virtual boy, but I also wouldn't be buying it at $30.
The price points on the actual games and console are fine value for me.
They definitely sell things that are overpriced, like Amiibos and Alarmo but I truthfully don't care about either of those things. If they want to make some extra money off people who want toys it's fine by me. Similar to how I won't be buying a virtual boy, but I also wouldn't be buying it at $30.
The price points on the actual games and console are fine value for me.
Deerock71
Very Poor Hoice of Wor
Oops. It's been reduced to sour cream now. It's amazing how many stages of rotting milk is actually palatable and marketable.
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Switch 2 sold more than SD in like 5 minutes. I don't think they're concerned. SD is amazing but it's a niche product.
Sebastian1295
Member
Graphical updates that you'd have to put a magnifying glass to ur TV from 1 foot away to notice. They're ports through and through and they're overpriced. Should be 40 dollars for the bundle.
Sebastian1295
Member
Selling a game made for the wii u 'BOTW' as a 70 dollar game for the switch 2 is overpriced or are you going to argue otherwise?
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Sebastian1295
Member
And these are thing should be include on system but no Sony wants you pay extra for these.
Why are we bringing Sony up to deflect from Nintendo being overpriced? Here's some of nintendos overpriced scams that took people's money in the last couple of years.
Omnipunctual Godot
Member
True. I saw Bananza for $50 the other day and didn't even bother. My backlog is so huge at this point, I just don't need it and there's nothing I feel like I **need** to play on Switch 2 right now.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
You dont need NONE of them to enjoy Switch, meanwhile you need disk drive in order play your physical games.Why are we bringing Sony up to deflect from Nintendo being overpriced? Here's some of nintendos overpriced scams that took people's money in the last couple of years.
Also why keep brining up Alarmo? Thats not even accessory to Switch, why the fuck do even need that to play Switch?
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PlayStaytion
Member
They go wild even wilder whenever a new tech from Apple or Meta make no sense. That's rotten mobile business market mindset strategy and it works unfortunately.
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Some dude: Man I think Nintendo's expensive
Some other dude: OH MA GAWD HOW DARE YOU SAY SONY ISN'T EXPENSIVE
Some really high IQ reactions in here.
Some other dude: OH MA GAWD HOW DARE YOU SAY SONY ISN'T EXPENSIVE
Some really high IQ reactions in here.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Everything is going up in price but somehow Nintendo is a villain when no one else is
Vaquilla
Member
As a Nintendo fan, not really.
$450 USD is a pretty reasonable price for a new console, I got Mario Kart for $50 USD with the bundle, DK ran me $68 USD which is pretty standard for a game nowadays.
Nobody's forcing me to buy Alarmo or LABO or any of that stuff, if it doesn't interest me or I don't like the price I just skip it.
$450 USD is a pretty reasonable price for a new console, I got Mario Kart for $50 USD with the bundle, DK ran me $68 USD which is pretty standard for a game nowadays.
Nobody's forcing me to buy Alarmo or LABO or any of that stuff, if it doesn't interest me or I don't like the price I just skip it.
Sebastian1295
Member
This entire topic had nothing to do with 'what's required to play the switch or switch 2'. This topic is about Nintendo being overpriced and I just listed a bunch of things that are overpriced and ur like 'fuck sony'. Ok bro i'm done debating and btw if you wanna play physical ps5 games why would you buy a digital ps5 or a ps5 pro to begin with? The ps5 pro isn't necessary and you can just simply buy the ps5 with a disc drive in it. That's a strawman argument.
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Sintoid
Member
90€ Mario Kart
20€ DK DLC
There is no villian, only believers that donate to the church of Nintendo to contribute to the happiness of Miyamoto
Mozza
Member
A lot of this is highly subjective on how individuals perceive actual value in a product. And to be fair many core hobby gamers can complete a game in a very short space of time so value will always decrease for that segment. I was paying around £40 a game in the NES days so the prices have not gone up all that much if you take inflation into account etc. And of course lots of things have gone up. I struggle to get a takeway meal for my three member family for under £50, and a meal out will be £100. I paid £70 for Mario Kart world and have already put 80 hours in and still have loads to do. But I guess I am on the more casual end as I do not get as much time to play as many on here.
In the case of BOTW it's a very strange scenario, where I feel the price is down to the fact this is not going to sell great numbers. The game sold around 33 million or so on the original Switch, and there is a free upgrade for online members, and a cheap DLC for people that already own the game as well. I feel these upgraded games are only going to be bought by collectors and new customers to the format... In reality a very niche audience.
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Chukhopops
Member
I'll agree on the accessories and DLC prices but both of those are optional purchases.
For the rest I don't see what makes Nintendo games particularly expensive compared to others. I don't subscribe to the idea that a game should be priced based on some perceived "production value" (aka graphics) instead of its quality so I have no problem with Nintendo game prices.
For the rest I don't see what makes Nintendo games particularly expensive compared to others. I don't subscribe to the idea that a game should be priced based on some perceived "production value" (aka graphics) instead of its quality so I have no problem with Nintendo game prices.
Mozza
Member
You have to look at the bigger picture here. Nintendo games tend to hold their value more.
Skifi28
Gold Member
That's one way of making no discounts look like a positive.
Mozza
Member
Not at all. I do not see this as expensive in the first place. Value of products is a highly subjective thing. And will differ greatly from person to person. Horses for courses, as it where.
Robb
Gold Member
In a world where the majority purchases their games digitally that's hardly a positive. Deep discounts will be/is vastly more beneficial for most people.
At least for as long as publishers aren't forced to offer re-selling of digital titles.
Loboxxx
Member
Today's Nintendo fan is often in their 40s, has disposable income, and still enjoys pastel colors, kids' songs, and stuffed animals. Nintendo designs its games and merchandise with those adult fans who are still kids at heart in mind. So it's not really an issue that Nintendo products are relatively expensive; there's clearly a market for them.
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Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
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vaibhavpisal
Member
I want better discounts on older games. Thats all.
It pretty much dictates how i use my system, turns out, not as much as I would like to. Not getting Switch 2 till they fix this.
It pretty much dictates how i use my system, turns out, not as much as I would like to. Not getting Switch 2 till they fix this.
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Ar¢tos
Member
You can buy a SKU with a disc drive if you are interested in physical from the start, cheaper than buying a digital version and the disc drive separately and the vertical stand is a purely cosmetic accessory, it's not needed at all to have the ps5 standing in vertical position (except the launch model, but it was included with that one).
Mozza
Member
None essential luxury items cost actual money......Imagine my utter shock and horror lol..
Mozza
Member
I would suggest that's most console owners to be honest.
playbignbox
Member
So far, I've only bought the console with Mario Kart in the bundle and DK Bananza.
Considering there are barely any sales, it's actually much more expensive to buy Nintendo games than on Steam. But that's the price of a closed ecosystem, exclusivity and the "hybrid factor" (which I particularly enjoy and am willing to pay extra for, so much so that I recently bought Balatro on the eShop even though it's cheaper on Steam).
Luckily, the games are very good and well-designed. I'm finishing DK Bananza and I'm not obsessed with the price; the game is so fun that I don't particularly think about it. In fact, I'd rather all games released for $70 had that level of quality than be cheaper.
But sales wouldn't hurt either.
Considering there are barely any sales, it's actually much more expensive to buy Nintendo games than on Steam. But that's the price of a closed ecosystem, exclusivity and the "hybrid factor" (which I particularly enjoy and am willing to pay extra for, so much so that I recently bought Balatro on the eShop even though it's cheaper on Steam).
Luckily, the games are very good and well-designed. I'm finishing DK Bananza and I'm not obsessed with the price; the game is so fun that I don't particularly think about it. In fact, I'd rather all games released for $70 had that level of quality than be cheaper.
But sales wouldn't hurt either.
Spyxos
Member
I paif 540, sure it was Saturn scam deal bit i still feel ripped off.
lastmessiah
Member
But why is it overpriced? I can assert anything just like you, but showing your work is the hard part.
Poppinfresh
Banned
Always remember: If you have to ask what it costs, you can't afford it.
Ar¢tos
Member
Comparing the list of upgrades of the 35€ Wii game vs the upgrades of the 60€ PS1, your comment is just troll bait.
Mozza
Member
You will never see Nintendo games discounted all that much. their games are just more evergreen in terms of sales.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Old game.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Just Eat the manual.
Oh, yeah, the plastic covers only obtains the disc.
Keep the cover, eat the disc.