Tbh I don't think many people in the grand scheme of things are that fussed over the noise being made because when it comes down to it as much as the are people who criticize the game pricing the person who buys Mario Kart World will likely be playing that until Switch 3 arrives so evidently they will get their money's worth from it.

I expected the system to be $400-$450 so no surprise or disappointment there. The games are more expensive than I'd like, I was expecting $70 not $80. So I'll need to be more judicious in what I choose to buy. Or finally work through my backlog.

That said, anyone I have spoken with in real life seems to be taking the price in stride. Most guys I know that talked about getting one are still talking about purchasing it day one, although I plan to wait for a good sale or bundle.

Mod Note: * Just too Graphic. That's a no **

Even former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden fell prey to stupidity.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/if-its-the-only-place-to-play-mario-you-buy-it-former-playstation-boss-reacts-to-80-nintendo-games/

“Recently it went to 70, and people went crazy, I think Nintendo’s pulling the bandaid right off and saying ‘looks like it’s $80 for a frontline game on the new platform.”

Too many people are eager to believe that Mario Kart World's price is the new rule instead of the exception that it is.

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Also, speaking of US prices, there's no additional $10 on physical games in comparison to their digital counterparts. Which lines up with something that has already been said in this thread, that US retailers rarely undercut the MSRP. That's why there's no need for Nintendo to set the MSRP for physical higher, because their eShop prices are competitive with retailers. The story is different in Europe where it has been common for physical to be cheaper than digital; the additional €10 on the physical MSRP exist due to Nintendo's expectation that retailers will undercut the MSRP by around €10 which then makes physical and digital cost the same.

In the USA both Walmart and Target have ToTK, Kirby, Mario Party & Mario Kart at $80. It doesn't seem like it's going to be a rare exception for Nintendo to charge $80 this generation to me.

4 out of the 6 nintendo titles there are 80$.
Yeah that doesn't count as a rare exception.

lol this is the comment that got me banned for 12hr. Tbf i do understand how this can be interpreted as console warring since I made the error of comparing Nintendo’s offerings to Sony’s…but this comment ultimately should be read more as me voicing my dissatisfaction with PS5 this gen. I thoroughly enjoyed PS4, and I do believe PS1/2/3 have incredible libraries; but I have been largely disappointed by PS5. It’s not a Nintendo v Sony thing. I’ve only gotten one game out of my PS5 (Astro Bot), whereas PS4 had TLOU2, Uncharted 4, SpiderMan, GoW, Spyro, Crash, SoC:Remake, FFVII:Remake, etc. Everything else I’ve seen is SpiderMan 2, GoW:R, SM:MM, FFVII:Rebirth, etc., all of which are derivative of a PS4 game. Not to say they are bad games, but they certainly aren’t anything super new nor original, like how SMOdyssey was to SM3DWorld nor (from what I can tell off of footage of the latter) MKWorld is to MK8D.

Also, for the sake of being precise: Astro is cool, but DKBananza is looking to utterly blow that out-of-the-water. Maybe I’ll be wrong in this judgment, but being that this game looks to be coming from SMOdyssey team, I have very high expectations.

That all being said…to stay relevant to the main topic: I will be purchasing NSW2 & all its offerings b/c I value Nintendo over food lol (i.e. my mouth is not going where my mouth is, but where the games are). I’d imagine most consumers won’t take issue with the pricing either, especially not once we have the brand new MarioKart, DK, and (hopefully very soon) Mario games in this system.

Seems I'm behind on the misinformation as well.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/no-switch-2-games-arent-90-the-internet-is-just-broken-beyond-belief/
90 Euros, $80, makes more sense. Although Euro 84.99 would be the conversion including VAT.
I see it listed for 74.99 Pounds for physical on the Nintendo site, 62.49 Pounds exl tax, $81.71.

So I'm guessing they will be CAD 109.99 here ($80 = CAD 111 today) 37% increase over CAD 79.99 (current prices)
It's going straight through the psychological CAD 100 barrier with a CAD 30 increase. Hence I think no prices listed here yet. Maybe some negotiations are going on to keep the prices at CAD 99.99 which would be nice, but that would be $72. If that happens Europeans should import Nintendo games from Canada ;)

I guess we'll end up paying CAD 109.99, CAD 124 after tax, almost 34 dollars more than Switch games, 22 dollars more than new PS4/Series games. That while people are getting hit here with Trump's tarif war.

Great job proving Rols point. Those are ported games with expansions or added content. Zelda upgrades are free with NSO expansion pass while the other games include new content. The vast majority of consumers (because they are ports) will need the upgrade pack. Now since we are being disengious, how about DK Banaza? What are your expectations for Metriod Prime 4 and Pokemon ZA? $80.00 on Switch 2?

No, Prime 4 and Pokemon ZA will both be $10 more than their Switch 1 releases I expect, that will be the pattern for any cross-gen titles. That 3/4 of the $80 titles are Switch 2 editions is no indication that this price point will be limited to these editions and not regular Switch 2 exclusives, especially when we only have 2 Switch 2 exclusives priced with one of them being $80.

If you want me to actually engage with your future posts try taking a less needlessly aggressive tone and accusations of being disingenuous.