Here we go again: Switch games cost more due to cartridges?

[JRPGfan]

TomaTito said:

JRPGfan said:

http://www.looper.com/48766/cartridges-driving-cost-nintendo-switch-games/

That source is the same one my article used, Eurogamer, not an official statement just anonymous tips.

d21lewis said:

*cough* bullshit *cough*

As others may have mentioned, the Switch isn't the first console to use cartridges. When it comes to portable games, carts never stopped. Nintendo is my favorite company (it's a love/hate thing) but they sold just admit it's because "We want to make money."

If I were third party, I'd release my games digitally for cheap and then go with a physical release months later. See if my $20-$40 digital game gets a huge mark up when it goes retail. I doubt it.

I would do the same. Release it digitally since Switch memory cards are standard and cheaply expandable.

Afterwards release the retail GOTY with DLC or make a special edition for collectors and fans.

Double launch, double the attention, double the marketing, everyone wins?

Eurogamer vet's its sources.

When it has 5 differnt verifed sources all saying the same thing... theres basically no way its not true.

"unnamed sources" = we know them, trust them, wont say who.

"anonymous tips" = we have no idea who, but someone said such and such.

 

There is a differnce. Eurogamer are calling them "unnamed sources" (to us the listeners) (doesnt mean they dont know them).

So you shouldnt call it "anonymous tips" :p