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Why Switch 2 games are so expensive (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

DS games were $50+ AUD fifteen years ago.

Quick search reveals some of the cheaper Switch 2 games are ~$65 and the more expensive ones are ~$90.

Given how much the buying power of $50 has decreased in the last 15 years, this seems reasonable to me...

[โ€“] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Nintendo used to have Nintendo Selects where the price of a game would be significantly reduced after hitting sales benchmarks, usually $20 when the original game was $50. During the whole run of the Nintendo Switch, no games were given this discount. So on top of charging more for game, they remain charging more for longer, or indefinitely. Breath of the Wild, a launch title for the switch from 2017 is still $59.99 on the eShop today. After Iwata passed away, Nintendo went from making games for everyone to making games for their shareholders.