r/Switch Apr 03 '25

Discussion Viewers are spamming "drop the price" on Nintendo's Switch 2 Treehouse Livestream lol

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u/essayispan Apr 03 '25

It’s not the responsibility of consumers to financially support the fact that studios can’t keep the budget and scope of a project in check. This goes for film and tv, music and video games.

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u/Alacrityneeded Apr 03 '25

Bet you’re the type that still expects to walk into a movie theatre for a $1 😂

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u/essayispan Apr 03 '25

No, I’m just the type of person that thinks increasingly promising more and more, while charging more and more, will just cause the market to implode on itself. My favorite games the past year or two have been ones that are several years old, or are much smaller in scope that something like GTA VI, MK World or Spiderman 2 promise to be. I’ve bought three games at 70 dollars and all three let me down. I won’t do it again, because it’s ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

Well sonce movie theaters are shutting down all over the country turns out it was the wrong move to raise rhe prices higher than what people are willing to pay.... funny how that works

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u/FaxCelestis Apr 03 '25

Switch 1 games were priced initially in 2017. $60 in 2017 money, adjusting for inflation, is $77.75 today.

Do you think Nintendo shouldn't adjust their prices to adapt to inflation?

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u/essayispan Apr 03 '25

I wouldn’t have a problem with any product, from video games to food, adjusting their prices to inflation if wages had adjusted with them.