{"id":2035,"date":"2025-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:39:11","slug":"games-inbox-is-nintendo-justified-with-its-switch-2-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/games-inbox-is-nintendo-justified-with-its-switch-2-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: Is Nintendo justified with its Switch 2 prices?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mario Kart World is more expensive than Black Ops 6 (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Friday letters page is unsure how much of a success the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> is going to be, as one reader asks if the new Pro Controller is worth it.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Devalued classic<\/strong>
To people complaining about the price of Switch 2 games<\/a> – you do know the price hasn’t increased with the budget of modern games, don’t you? They cost 10 times what they used to but we’re still only paying, what, 80% more than we did in the 16-bit era? SNES games were routinely \u00a350 in 1993.<\/p>\n

Go see a musical in London<\/a> and it’ll cost you \u00a360, a stadium concert is \u00a3100+, and each offers only a few hours’ experience versus these huge 100-hour games.<\/p>\n

So, while \u00a370 feels like a lot I don’t think it really is in the grand scheme of things. Rather, it’s Steam<\/a> and co.\u2019s fault for allowing prices to race to the bottom. When modern classics are \u00a34.99 it changes everyone’s expectations. No, Nintendo ain’t cheap but I applaud them for always preserving the value of their games. At least this way you’ll really<\/em> play them.
Owen Pile<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cause and effect<\/strong>
I know Matt said that he couldn’t see any justification or defence of the price increase of games, but he kinda gave one himself.<\/p>\n

\u2018This at a time when bills are soaring. They want people to pay over \u00a370 per game.\u2019<\/p>\n

Those two things are not unrelated.<\/p>\n

Still, it is hard to justify paying what still feels like a lot – particularly when there are so many excellent cheap or free games still kicking around (I’ve only just finished Dragon Age: The Veilguard in last month\u2019s PS Plus offering, with RoboCop: Rogue City next up!). It\u2019s odd: games are both too cheap, and too expensive!
Other Matt (he_who_runs_away – PSN ID)<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC:<\/strong> Dragon Age is on PS Plus because it was a flop and now there\u2019s probably not going to be anymore, because no one bought it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Same as it ever was<\/strong>
I’m not excusing Nintendo for its RRP of \u00a374.99 for Mario Kart, but the RRP for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 was only \u00a35 cheaper at \u00a369.99. Street Fighter had a RRP of \u00a360 on SNES 23 years ago. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter was released on the same day as the N64 and was \u00a370. The game didn’t even have a battery back-up, so you couldn’t save the game unless you spent another \u00a330 on a memory card!<\/p>\n

Then, of course, there was the Neo-Geo console released in 1990. The games cartridges were \u00a3130 to \u00a3200 each! Just saying.
Tim Keeling<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Five\u2019s the charm<\/strong>
I\u2019m lucky enough to have been invited to pre=order the new Switch on the Nintendo Store but, as it\u2019s looking quite expensive, I was wondering if you could advise me on whether the new Pro Controller is worth investing in?<\/p>\n

I already have four for the Switch but I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s worth \u00a370 for a new one (especially seeing as the \u2018C\u2019 button doesn\u2019t interest me). Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Lord Crump<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC: <\/strong>It\u2019s very similar to the original one. The only major differences seemed to be the \u2018C\u2019 button, an audio jack, and two new programmable buttons on the back.<\/em><\/p>\n

Video game-esque<\/strong>
This is not exactly game-related, but I feel compelled to tell anyone who might listen about Scavengers Reign, that I’ve recently been watching on Netflix. It’s a sci-fi animation that follows a small group of survivors stranded on an alien planet and depicts how they strive to stay alive when literally anything can kill them, often in unpleasantly sticky and icky ways.<\/p>\n

It features some fantastically grotesque and imaginative alien wildlife and a really oppressive, unique world. I think it would be of particular interest to those with a gaming mindset who, like me, play games to explore and experience a sense of discovery. Also, some game developers may benefit from taking influence on how to create interesting alien lifeforms and planets!
woodylfc1976<\/strong><\/p>\n

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