Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

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Zippy6 said:

Soundwave said:

The "this is how Nintendo always does things! It will never change!" crowd seems flabbergasted at a bunch of different things.

I think the truth is their perception of Nintendo is like 20-25 years out of date. The whole "dirt cheap hardware! cheap games! Cuz it's for kids! Nothing fancy in the hardware at all!" stuff was in for a rude awakening.

Nintendo is in a different place in 2025, the vast majority of their buyer base are adults and they know that. "$300-$350 for the system and $50-$60 games forever!!!" was never going to be a realistic thing.

It's perfectly reasonable to be surprised at $80 Nintendo games already though. The pace of the move is staggering. Less than two years ago all Nintendo Switch games were $60 or less. They only released one $70 less than two years ago and suddenly we're jumping to $80. I don't think anyone had the foresight that Nintendo would be charging $80 for physical games this soon, or that they'd be the first to do it. With only one $70 title it feels more like they jumped straight from $60 to $80.

They were one of the last to release a $70 title but now are already jumping into the $80 territory.

Physical games are the past, I think people just need to accept that. The $80 is basically a "fine we'll give you physical games but we're not eating the physical cost of the cart + retail margin for no charge any longer, you want that, you pay for it".

The games are $60-$70 ... $80 is just for a minority audience that for whatever reason needs to have physical games ... they can pay more for that.