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Tober on 24 December 2025
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CosmicSex said:
Tober said:

The price of the console is not the challenge. That's a one time purchase. It's the price of the games.

It reminds me of the N64 era. The game pricing was a bit off putting. They really needed to have new gaming experiences that you did not get anywhere else to convince people.

Luckily in the N64 era there were games that where truly innovative like Mario64, Zelda OoT and offcourse 4 player (splitscreen) play. These sold well. Other offerings on the system not so much.

In 2025 it's much harder to really define gaming new, as in you HAVE to try this. Much of the games that come close are indies, those are affordable and perfectly playable on Switch1.

Its the price of both IMO.  Remember demand is directly related to price.  You can't escape that.  It is not a mistake that the console that had the best deals sold the best during the season of deal shopping. 

It seems we agree (I think?). The higher price is justified when demand is there. e.g. Innovative new gaming experiences. When there is not enough innovation the higher price price becomes a problem.