TOTK Exceeds 10M Global Sell-Through in 3-Days

[Wman1996]

Slownenberg said:

Wman1996 said:

Their second-highest opening ever, comparable to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
This vindicates Nintendo's pricing strategy. While it could be risky to price virtually every future Nintendo release at $70, it's going to be common on the next system. And with this landmark success of Tears of the Kingdom, we might see more pricing like this on the Switch. If Mario Kart 9 is cross-gen, they still might price it at $70 on the Switch, despite inferior specs.

I really don't think we'll see $70 become normal. They knew they could do it with TotK because it was pretty much the most anticipated title in the industry of the past half decade. And they obviously put in a huge amount of time and work to improve upon a revolutionary game.

I think this will be the only $70 game we see on the Switch. Though I think we could see a few next gen - the next Zelda, maybe 3D Mario, maybe Mario Kart, maybe Smash Bros. That's probably about it. Just AAA games that they know everyone is going to be and people may gripe about paying a bit extra but they are gonna buy it anyway cuz its Zelda or Mario or Mario Kart or Smash and you gotta have those games.

Fair. But if Nintendo is willing to charge full price for Wii U ports on Switch, then $70 as the standard (or close to it) on the next system seems pretty inevitable. I agree with the titles you mentioned. But some others I wouldn't rule out being $70...

-Splatoon 4, Pokemon Gen 10, Metroid Prime 4, Animal Crossing, Xenoblade Chronicles 4, Fire Emblem

I really struggle to see a 2D Kirby game at $70, I guess. But if Star Allies is $60, then Kirby going up to $70 in the future doesn't sound so crazy.

And if Sony can charge $70 for The Last of Us Part I (to be fair, running on at least a generation and a half more capable hardware than the Switch), it's just going to continue to be more common in the industry as well. 

While Nintendo is very stubborn, I also would not find it unbelievable for them to charge $70 for a game (or most new releases over a year), see it underperform, and backpedal.