Random_Matt said:
Well then, the cost of living crisis is all nonsense then and the Switch 2 will sell 150m. The inflation argument is way too simplistic, the large majority of people spending power is so much lower today; plenty of peoples wages do not keep up with inflation. The small minority of people on the internet are so devoid of reality it makes me laugh, perhaps obtain a job within politics. |
Yeah only big wig rich people are buying up those $350 Switch OLEDs and $500 PS5s. Switch sales totally collapsed the last 2-3 years when Nintendo refused to budge on giving people a big price cut as they have in the past ... except they totally didn't do that.
Fact of the matter is in the big picture, gaming is still a pretty cheap hobby. Even $500 for a device you will use for 5+ years is not that expensive, yes even in today's climate.
It's $18-$20 to go a movie theater, all streaming services are raising their prices minus Netflix offering one token tier where you have to sit through commercials to watch, restaurants and bars are all significantly more expensive than 10-15 years ago live sports events and concerts? LOL. Good luck. You can drop $500 in a night. Getting a kid a $500 Switch 2 is a lot cheaper than that trip to Disney you promised, but most of Nintendo's fans today are grown adults anyway.
The LEGO NES set is $300 alone ... that's a LEGO set (a literal toy that plays no games).
For whatever reason gaming is supposed to be the only hobby where things stay at 2005 pricing forever. I've been consistent on this before too, when we got word on some of the specs of the Switch 2 ... this was not going to be a budget/cheap priced system and that was months ago.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 03 April 2025
