Nintendo announce Switch 2 sold 3.5 million in its first 4 days, fastest selling Nintendo hardware ever

[Mar1217]

PAOerfulone said:

Eagle367 said:

I hope Nintendo doesn't take the wrong lesson from this and start nickel amd diming people. Charging $80 for like even lower cost games. I wish I had the money for the console and games but I don't. WWE did this too. They made record sales and started increasing prices for everything just because they could and people were excited. I hate the mentality of record profits meaning companies will squeeze even more from people and old fans who are poorer start getting priced out from what they love.

Speaking as someone who spent around $4000 for WrestleMania weekend this year (SmackDown, NXT, conventions, a shit ton of merch, and both nights of WrestleMania) in VEGAS of all places, this is not even remotely close to the same thing. 

I'm still hurting from the money I spent on that one weekend, and now they're going back next year?!? I already know I'm not going to be able to afford that!

Meanwhile, paying an extra $10 for a new 3D Donkey Kong, Splatoon, Fire Emblem, or Xenoblade, and an extra $20 for Mario Kart, 3D Mario, 3D Zelda, and Smash Bros? C'mon now.

At the end of the day, it's not I personally wouldn't understand the struggle faced by a good subset of people who do buy into the ecosystem. It's definitely a bit pricier now than it used to be. But seriously, the hobby should not take financial priority first over one's lifehood. 

Anyway, I'm glad that I can afford about whatever I want in gaming without breaking the bank because of my sound financial decisions, despite the increase really. 

Otherwise, yeah ... Entitlement and first gamer world problems related to pricing is truly a gamer moment, heh ?

Last edited by Mar1217 - on 20 June 2025