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BraLoD 2 hours ago

@firebush03

Actually it seems like physical is going up, not digital going down.

Looking at European stores Yoshi is cheaper than other Nintendo releases, at 60 euros digital and 70 physical.
Donkey Kong Bananza for example were 70 digital and 80 physical.

Meanwhile Donkey Kong is $70 in the US, digital and physical, so Yoshi is not in price parity with Donkey Kong, as it costs the same $70 physical but $60 digital.

Which means Yoshi is a $60 game being boosted to $70 phisically.
As it matches Donkey Kong physical price in the US, but it does not in EU, where it is cheaper.


Most Nintendo games should be going to be $80 in the US for now on, with the Mario Kart like games being $90. Physical might have just became $10 more expensive from now on.



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Veknoid_Outcast 10 minutes ago
BraLoD said:

@firebush03

Actually it seems like physical is going up, not digital going down.

Looking at European stores Yoshi is cheaper than other Nintendo releases, at 60 euros digital and 70 physical.
Donkey Kong Bananza for example were 70 digital and 80 physical.

Meanwhile Donkey Kong is $70 in the US, digital and physical, so Yoshi is not in price parity with Donkey Kong, as it costs the same $70 physical but $60 digital.

Which means Yoshi is a $60 game being boosted to $70 phisically.
As it matches Donkey Kong physical price in the US, but it does not in EU, where it is cheaper.


Most Nintendo games should be going to be $80 in the US for now on, with the Mario Kart like games being $90. Physical might have just became $10 more expensive from now on.

I wouldn't jump to that conclusion just yet.

You can look at this from two different angles:

  1. Yoshi was always a $60 game, and its $70 physical price tag suggests that physical is going up
  2. Yoshi was always a $70 game, and it's $60 digital price tag suggests digital is going down

We just have to stay tuned.