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The Nintendo Switch 2s high Was a surprise and not a pleasant when it was unveiled after the direct console. The console itself will cost 450 US dollars, 500 US dollars if it is bundled with the Mario Kart World. It also showed that the world would cost 80 US dollars. This seemed to be a large price of Nintendo’s earlier titles and possibly one that the players could not afford. Will this be the norm in the future?
In An interview with The Washington PostThe President of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, said that this is part of the approach for the “variable pricing” of the company for games. “We will look at every game, the development that has come into play, the width and depth of the gameplay, if you like, see the durability over time and the repeatability of gameplay experiences.” He added that the company had not set a benchmark, so players do not have to expect that each game will cost 80 US dollars at the start.
This price does not necessarily seem to be on the surface The terrible. After all, the Xbox series X and the PlayStation 5 with DISC Drive cost both 500 US dollars to the start, and these consoles are practically geriatric at that time. In this thing, however, Nintendo marches to the clock of another drummer than his more striking cousins. The original switch was launched with a price of $ 300, which, like its Wii U predecessor, and that seemed to be a reasonable price for one of the essentially a juicy handheld.
The price is correct – but can we pay it?
Even if you don’t take things into account US tariffsWhat a role could have played in the increased console price, if not in the games, there is a big problem with Bowser’s remark about variable pricing: It does not mean that we could possibly pay more For some games in the future? To say: “Yes, that’s the new normality, get used to it” would be one thing, but at least we would have a concrete idea of what is to be expected.
Even if we take the most generous interpretation of his words to mean that you have calculated a princely sum for Mario Kart World because it has repeatability; Deep, rich gameplay; And a lengthy development cycle is still not exactly calming. First, because Mario Kart titles often get new tracks after the start that cost even more money, for example Mario Kart 8’s Booster Course Pass. Second, because this is the title that Nintendo wants to use sell His new console. This is the price that is supposed to address hungry consumers.
Playing has and will continue to be more expensive until the year. I don’t necessarily accuse Nintendo that we asked ourselves to pay more for their titles. But to tell us that this may not be the limit is not exactly the calming that Bowser and Nintendo had probably hoped.
