Current Events > Are insane price points ruining anyone else's Switch experience?

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I barely have any play time on the console because I have so few games comparatively for it. Everything that comes to the console comes at a premium and anything with NINTENDO on it never goes down in price. I really want to use it more but with a vastly smaller library than PC/Consoles outside of goofy indie games I can't afford to shell out to get the good stuff on this. Anyone else have this problem?

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Unfortunately their stuff still sells regardless. Can't be cheap on the Switch.

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Nope, I just pirate everything.
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Babbys first nintendo console

3rd party stuff goes on sale a lot at least. Ubisoft has a sale like every couple weeks.

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ShyOx posted...

anything with NINTENDO on it never goes down in price

...since 1889.

Nintendo blows, I wouldn't even own a Switch if it wasn't gifted to me.

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Lots of their games go on sale all the time, they just don't advertise it.

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Another annoying bit with Nintendo is their refusal to release deluxe editions with all dlc. Especially annoying for titles such SSBU has well over a $100 worth of it by now.

Seriously how much money do they think their target audience has?

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So insane prices here just means normal prices?

no, I generally buy most games new on release

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Prismsblade posted...

Another annoying bit with Nintendo is their refusal to release deluxe editions with all dlc. Especially annoying for titles such SSBU has well over a $100 worth of it by now.

Seriously how much money do they think their target audience has?

Well, they did with Pokemon. But it was the same price as the game and DLC separately.

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Prismsblade posted...

Another annoying bit with Nintendo is their refusal to release deluxe editions with all dlc. Especially annoying for titles such SSBU has well over a $100 worth of it by now.

Seriously how much money do they think their target audience has?

Nintendo: Stingy bastards since 1889.

Everything that comes to the console comes at a premium

A lot of my recent switch titles are games that were on sale. And while the same price and access is also available on steam, my current lifestyle setup makes the Switch more conducive for gaming. The switch is on the big screen downstairs with a couch and a wireless controller. Steam is upstairs on a smaller TV with either mouse+keyboard or a wired controller. Recent games for me include Hades, Banner of the Maid, Grindstone, and Octopath Traveler.

Yes, if you want BotW, Mario, Smash Bros, etc -- they'll pretty much always be full price. Deal with it.
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I've been hoping Kirby would hit $30 for years. But it never did, and it might end up being weirdly expensive now like the first HW on Switch.

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ShyOx posted...

Everything that comes to the console comes at a premium and anything with NINTENDO on it never goes down in price.

Nintendo games hold their value 3 times longer according to JD Power & Associates

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TheGoldenEel posted...

So insane prices here just means normal prices?

no, I generally buy most games new on release

For example Horizon Zero Dawn nowadays has had plenty of price cuts even in the complete version that comes with the DLC
BotW is still $60 and no complete edition. Both came out the same damn week.

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Wouldn't what you're describing be lack of deep discounts, rather than insane price points? Games on other platforms are also $60 at launch.

But no, it doesn't ruin my experience. I buy a lot of games day 1, so it's no biggie. I currently have 11 games on the Switch. Compared to my PS4 and PC libraries, that's chump change.

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philsov posted...

A lot of my recent switch titles are games that were on sale.

It's just too bad that whining about sales chart manipulation gutted the great sales.
https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/17/22187545/nintendo-switch-discount-penny-eshop-best-sellers-great-deals

sauceje posted...

For example Horizon Zero Dawn nowadays has had plenty of price cuts even in the complete version that comes with the DLC
BotW is still $60 and no complete edition. Both came out the same damn week.

BOTW also still sold around double what Horizon Zero Dawn did even with the price cuts.

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Welcome to standard Nintendo pricing.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

It's just too bad that whining about sales chart manipulation gutted the great sales.
https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/17/22187545/nintendo-switch-discount-penny-eshop-best-sellers-great-deals

I snagged a few of the $0.01 games when they were visible! Poop but good for an hour or two. Hell, Drawful (jackbox) was literally free.
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philsov posted...

I snagged a few of the $0.01 games when they were visible! Poop but good for an hour or two.

Qubic still does that anyway.

philsov posted...

I snagged a few of the $0.01 games when they were visible! Poop but good for an hour or two. Hell, Drawful (jackbox) was literally free.

Awww shit, wish I'd grabbed it.

Anyway, I don't have this issue because I play games to death and also have a bunch of other shit to do. Hobbies ensure you never run out of games to play >_>

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Darmik posted...

BOTW also still sold around double what Horizon Zero Dawn did even with the price cuts.

Yeah Nintendo keeps getting away with it

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sauceje posted...

Yeah Nintendo keeps getting away with it

The point of price cuts is to squeeze more sales out of a game that isn't selling as well anymore. So I do find it hard to blame Nintendo when they have many games where this just isn't necessary. The other publishers tend to push pre-orders and day one sales and as a result their games are very front-loaded in sales and fall off a cliff not long after launch.

Ironically this means I'm more likely to get Nintendo games early myself knowing that I'm not gonna be getting some bargain in a few months and it's not gonna be a game that will be significantly improved by patches later.

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I wouldn't say ruining the experience but I'm definitely being stingy on switch games.

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Mist_Turnips posted...

Nope, I just pirate everything.

@Mist_Turnips can you pirate switch games and even play them online?

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Darmik posted...

Ironically this means I'm more likely to get Nintendo games early myself knowing that I'm not gonna be getting some bargain in a few months and it's not gonna be a game that will be significantly improved by patches later.

We're definitely the opposite. It just makes me wait longer than I normally would unless it's a favorite series of mine.

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Darmik posted...

Ironically this means I'm more likely to get Nintendo games early myself knowing that I'm not gonna be getting some bargain in a few months and it's not gonna be a game that will be significantly improved by patches later.

Eh, it just makes me less likely to buy the games at all.

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Extreme_light posted...

We're definitely the opposite. It just makes me wait longer than I normally would unless it's a favorite series of mine.

Here's how to do it:
3rd-party: wait a few months.
Nintendo: buy it at Walmart at launch for $10 less, or wait out a buy-two-get-one deal at Target.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Here's how to do it:
3rd-party: wait a few months.
Nintendo: buy it at Walmart at launch for $10 less, or wait out a buy-two-get-one deal at Target.

Yeah in Australia Amazon usually have Nintendo games for $10 cheaper at launch too.

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nintendo consoles have been like this for as long as i remember, nothing ever goes down in price over time because muh childhood. i completely skipped on buying all nintendo consoles and handhelds between the gamecube and the switch because of it

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Here's how to do it:
3rd-party: wait a few months.
Nintendo: buy it at Walmart at launch for $10 less, or wait out a buy-two-get-one deal at Target.

What 3rd party is possibly selling top Nintendo titles for cheaper after only a few months?

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Extreme_light posted...

What 3rd party is possibly selling top Nintendo titles for cheaper after only a few months?

3rd-party games.
Mario Odyssey is $60 forever. Mario + Rabids is about $15 sometimes.

Questionmarktarius posted...

3rd-party games.
Mario Odyssey is $60 forever. Mario + Rabids is about $15 sometimes.

Yeah, Mario branding, but Ubi Soft has sales and price drops like crazy.

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yea i've barely played mine the last couple years. i tried mario 64 all stars but played a few days and just didn't feel right or probably just because i haven't played the original in like 20+ years and even the ds version has been like 15 years but yea just didn't really have fun playing. i played like a month when animal crossing came out. before that was mostly smash bros and mario kart/party. i do have mario odyssey i still need to play.

it has way better support than nintendo has had in awhile but it's a lot of indy and ports of old games. it's still mainly 1st party for the must play games and all of those are mostly gonna be $60 no matter what.

Questionmarktarius posted...

3rd-party games.
Mario Odyssey is $60 forever. Mario + Rabids is about $15 sometimes.

Oh I'm not buying 3rd party on switch lmao

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Nintendo tax is stupid but it is what it is

Extreme_light posted...

Oh I'm not buying 3rd party on switch lmao

But... you'll miss out on Mario+Rabbids.

Questionmarktarius posted...

But... you'll miss out on Mario+Rabbids.

Maybe one day, maybe one day.

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BignutzisBack posted...

Mist_Turnips posted...

Nope, I just pirate everything.

@Mist_Turnips can you pirate switch games and even play them online?

You can pirate them but they can detect CFW when you go online.
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Yeap. Have only bought 2 games in 3 years and one was used. The rest Ive played borrowing them from my nephew.

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No one cares. Dont get a switch. Sell it if it was free. Theyre toy system with kiddie games blows.

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Nintendo is smart. Extremely smart. That's how their big titles still hold their mystique. Compare Mario, or Zelda to say, Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. Like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Dodge

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Sheiky-Baby posted...

Nintendo is smart. Extremely smart. That's how their big titles still hold their mystique. Compare Mario, or Zelda to say, Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. Like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Dodge

https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/sonic-mania-plus

Look at that dog shit.....

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I'm not justifying their prices for everyone else, but for my self, I pirated everything on my wii u. So, in a sense, because of Nintendo tax....I'm paying em back, by buying the switch re releases.

Yeah it's still doesn't count, buuut fuck nintendo.

1st party does go on sale here and there digitally, and in retail copies like amazon, best buy, target, gamestop and walmart. if you live in the states, you can automatically get games $10 cheaper than MSRP price in stores for physical copies.

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Lairen posted...

https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/sonic-mania-plus

Look at that dog shit.....

Hey congrats. Finally got an A after all the D's, E's, and F's. Every Hedgehog has his day.

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I just spent like $400 on Switch games over the weekend, well worth it.

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