Nintendo Switch 2 games may see a price increase worldwide, potentially aligning with the $70 standard for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S titles.
I had some hands-on time with the Nintendo Switch 2 at an event in Toronto. From what I played, the system's launch will be a strong one.
I wanted the kart bundle.... had to get the standard instead. No biggie, I'll get MK9 at some point. I'm just looking forward to improvements to my SW1 games were possible.
From all the hype going down. This will probably be Nintendos biggest launch. The only BIG negative about the launch is the the 80 dollar games and key cartridges. Since this will be huge, it will only validate their pricing strategy.
These are the first 3 games I'll buy on the Switch 2. MK world, Fast Fusion, and Cyberpunk 2077(yes this is my first time playing it.)
ARMS, Pokémon and much more.
The worry is that at some point down the line, Nintendo's Switch 2 eShop will close – just as the Wii U and 3DS eShops did – and these Game-Key Cards will be dependent on Nintendo's servers supporting downloads of existing titles long into the future.
"Seeing Nintendo do this is a little disheartening".
Let's ignore the fact that this is 3rd party devs who are opting to do this to save on manufacturing costs. Is Nintendo supposed to just tell them No?
nintendo will also publish games that are on key cards. nintendo should tell them no because what is the point of purchasing a physical game and having it be a digital download. that entire debacle should be outlawed and banned.
The key cards are kinda garbage. The only plus is that you can resell them.
I think anyone buying a Switch 2 should only buy the full game cards and ignore the key cards. If you have a PC or PS5/Xbox you'd probably buy the third party titles for one of those anyway since they will look and run better, except for the ones lighter on the hardware of course.
I can't imagine buying very inferior versions of games for the switch 2 for full price when there will be many options available to get superior versions for the same price on different consoles, handhelds and pc.
Yikes that sucks
Industry is in upheaval and we get talk of GTA VI at $100 and this garbage. Then Studios cry about games not meeting sales objectives and having to do more layoffs and reducing features.
There's only a few franchises I'll pay more than $60 for. Xenoblade, Zelda and Dragon Quest because I know I'll get 100s of hours out of each game.
Nintendo will not miss the chance to charge $70 a pop for games. Zelda TotK was their testing the water moment and looks like the Switch owners were more than happy to have their backend probed by the big N.