It's simple economics. Nintendo will charge whatever the hell the consumer is ready to pay for. Which is also the reason why we didn't get budget games in the switch era. People just kept buying the games at their original prices, so there was never a need to lower the price.
Sure, development cost, tariffs, inflation and all that are part of en explanation for higher prices. But at the end of the day, it comes down to the principle that everything is worth what the purchaser will pay for it. Even old Syrus knew that way back in 50 BC.
Apple could sell the iPhone 16 Pro for 500 bucks and still make truckloads of money just because of the sheer volume they are selling. But they choose to charge double of that or even more depending on the model. Not because of inflation or because of their development cost but simply because people pay for it. I mean, just look at the early days of the 3DS with harsh price cuts, the Ambassador program and all. Nintendo sure as hell can lower the prices. But why the hell would they right now?
So if 80 USD or 90 Euros is too high, you will see Mario Kart World go down in price in no time. If the price tag actually is too high remains to be seen for now.
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