My problem isn't inflation. It's the fact wages haven't gone up with it.

Pricing issues that Switch 1 had eight years ago to refresh people's memories or for those who weren't around back then:

1. The console itself.

2. Pro Controller costs $10 more than a DualShock 4.

3. Joy-Cons cost $10 more than the already too expensive Pro Controller.

4. Console doesn't ship with a charging grip for the Joy-Cons. Fat extra cost.

5. Price of the dock.

6. 1-2-Switch costs $50.

7. Wii U remasters cost $60.

8. Nintendo Switch Online will cost $60. Nintendo hadn't announced a price for it at the time, but it was going to be expensive because "Nintendo."

9. Super Bomberman R and Ultra Street Fighter IV. They were Switch-exclusive, hence why they got flack while the more expensive multiplats for Switch 2 get a pass.

10. SD cards. Absolute necessity at or near launch due to only 32 GB of internal storage.

And of course a PS4 or Xbox One was the same price or cheaper, so it was criminal that a new Nintendo console would launch into the same price range.

All fair points, but I still wish they had lower software prices. Besides, software production costs can't be nearly as high as production costs for hardware.

I think the third parties are the ones that will suffer the most. A lot of Nintendo gamers buy Nintendo consoles for their games. Now that they are 70-80 bucks, many cant buy several games a month anymore and wont even consider games from other publishers. I think indies will be fine, but AAA games on the Switch 2 will probably struggle now that even collectors like me will prioritize Nintendo games over most third parties. I just cant justify buying 90-100 dollar games(prices here in Norway) for many games. So its not only about the price itself. Its how it will affect an audience that are mostly already prioritizing Nintendo games.

Lets not forget the hardware perception, some people even thought that was less capable than Wii U

A "deluxe" or "complete or "definitive" version should be the same or cheaper than the original launch price.

...Even ignoring that, games like Zelda: Breath of the Wild is re-releasing at a higher price than the WiiU release 8 years ago.
It doesn't even include any extra content. Absolute none.

The only difference between the versions is some changes in a text file to alter some parameters to increase resolution, apply anisotropic filtering and improve framerates. - Literally no new content. For $70 when the original release was $60 8 years ago.
And you still need to pay an extra $20 for the DLC anyway.

How is that justified?

Yes, you are using the argument of inflation, but even accounting for inflation, shouldn't it be cheaper and not the same (inflation adjusted) price?

Got no dramas with the hardware price, yes it costs as much as a Playstation 5, who cares. - Would have liked the Ram boosted to 16GB and have an OLED screen, but beggars can't be choosers, it's not like you plonk this kind of cash every year, the hardware is fixed for the entire generation.

Welcome Tour should be a free pack-in game.

And that's because obscenely rich CEOs see their workforce as less than human, and would rather use their extra money from not paying taxes to get excessive things like golden toilets or to ruin social media platforms with their ego.

So the next time someone tries to criticize Sony for raising the price of something, like they did with PS Plus a few days ago, I can mention inflation and completely rebuke their opinion? I'm glad to have that in the chamber lol.

Seriously though, I don't even mind the price hikes for various things, as greedy as it is, I just prefer members to be more consistent for what they accept, and what they won't let slide, all for the sake of genuine discussion.

Like people rooting for games to fail but berating publishers for shutting down studios. You can argue about inflation all you want to justify this software price hike. Just don't complain when Sony or Microsoft do it.

tbf it’s not as though the cost for maintaining PSPlus has risen with inflation. The cost of developing and mass producing games has, however, and especially for Nintendo, who is jumping from a PS3Pro to a PS5Lite; hence, raising the price of hardware and software is a bit more appropriate. Not to say that I condone Nintendo’s decision (I am not happy to see Nintendo engaging in greedy predatory business behaviors), though you’re point here falls a little flat.