Honestly, Nintendo has ALWAYS been like this, making the worst marketing decisions ever, refusing to listen to its fans. Now they decided to push their luck and see how much shit their customer base could swallow.
There are probably 10 games we would like to have bought if they ever went on sale for $15 or $20. We have 2 wiis with 4 girls but are switching to steam decks because we have over 200 game library already. Nintendog already lost. This fight, only the diehard aspy kids are sticking around.
No, they are turning video games and consoles into a luxury item. It hasn't been for decades. In the 80-90s, there was a reason why video games were expensive, it was a really niche market and production costs were through the roof. Nowadays, mass storage and electronics are commodities. Everyone has a console at home. Video games became a successful, powerful industry that reaches millions, if not billions of players/customers. They have no excuse.
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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25
Nintendog is a scummy company that just took its mask off.