| HouseEorl said: I have not picked up the Switch largely because the games just aren't that great. Breath of the Wild feels like Skyrim. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Octopath Traveler are good but not worth $63 (plus Torna?). If Nintendo games were priced like PSP games and depreciated in value with time the way PSP games did I would be more comfortable making a purchase. Also Switch has no achievement system. Sticking with my PS4 here. I will pick up Hollow Knight on PS4 for $15. |
Games on Switch have far higher production values than what came on systems like PSP and 3DS, I certainly do not see a case for Nintendo pricing them like PSP titles. On top of that, the market seems to have no problem paying full price for these games, as evidenced by the sales of the Switch's evergreen titles. Hence, there are no signals from the marketplace that would indicate to Nintendo that they ought to drop the price. The reality is that the market is currently okay with the system's price (something I was skeptical about since launch), it is okay with the quality of the games (again I very much doubt that games that "aren't that great" would sell en masse like they are on Switch), and it is fine with paying the asking price for most Nintendo titles (barring a few exceptions like Labo and Sushi Striker).
