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burninmylight said:

Or just wait for sales and stop feeling like you have to play everything as soon as it comes out. Back in the Wii/3DS/Wii U days, I felt like I had to show support for any decent game on my consoles, otherwise I wasn't doing my part. Now that Nintendo doesn't need little old me anymore, I have no problems acquiring first and third party games years down the line.

Sales, giveaways, GotY editions, "Ultimate" editions, compilations, patches, superior ports on other platforms. There are so many games that I regret buying too early for those reasons, and there are so many games that I'm glad I waited on for those same reasons.

Nintendo is the one company I don't wait on because their sales are relatively rare and temporary. Nintendo games rarely drop permanently in price. That might be why there is so much anxiety surrounding them pricing games high/comparable to their competition. Usually a third party AAA title can be purchased for half price a year out. Rarely is that the case for Nintendo. 

Still, if one follows a game deal website and sets alerts one can find even their games on a sale.