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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Doug Bowser confirmed variable pricing in an interview. Not every game will be $80

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I can just play one of the many other very good jump'n'run games that do not cost that much money.

Unless a game is on a qualitative excellent level, as BotW and TotK were, I'm not paying 80 bucks for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

TotK was not worth 80$.

Should’ve been an add on to BotW for 40$

Or if you never had either, both as a “complete edition” for 100$ is fine too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Disagree. TotK was absolutely worth it's pricepoint. Not even going to argue about it, the game was phenomenal.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

I have a solution, create a cheap knock-off & make it opensource. You guys can name the game-characters.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, no. It is not the only place to play Mario. There’s emulation and Piracy. I’m quite certain skilled people will try to hack the Switch 2 and sooner or later there will be a Switch 2 emulation (although might take a while). €80-90 euro for one single game is nuts.

The only reason I would purchase a Switch 2 is when it is capable of being hacked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Don't forget the other obvious option: we don't have to play mario. Also, there's a used game market with a ton of older games and Nintendo doesn't get a cent from that anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

10 year old mario kart 8 is still like 70 bucks with the dlc. Why are people so shocked?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Or pirate it when the emulator inevitably happens

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

If I was a sociopathic ceo I would release an update for the Switch 1 that bricks it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

they kinda did this with SWSH when it first came out, all the old fans were pissed, but the constant promotions by influencers dint help.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

I will buy a Switch 2 for however much it costs and when Nintendo first party titles start costing a whole week of work plus overtime I will still buy them. I will take out a mortgage for the eventual $49,999.99 console and $4,999.99 games. I will sell individual organs directly to Nintendo for whatever they want. I will singlehandedly commit genocide with my bare hands for Nintendo. I will gladly die for Nintendo. I live to serve my angel of salvation.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago (2 children)

No offence to folks who like Mario games, but I don't personally feel good playing them. They have a working class protagonist who works to maintain monarchic status quo (fighting evil kingdom to defend another kingdom). Also the games encourage violence toward turtles. Not cool in my books.

Anyway, jokes aside, I'm not getting a Switch 2 anytime soon, will probably get a Steam Deck before that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Interested too see how piracy works for the switch 2. I will not buy one, as much as I enjoy Nintendo's games I cannot stand their software experience (UI, shovelware) or their eco system...how many peripherals do you need!?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Everyone knows Mario is cool as f--k. But who knows what he's thinking? Who knows why he crushes turtles? And why do we think about him as fondly as we think of the mystical (nonexistent?) Dr Pepper? Perchance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

You can't just say "perchance."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

But... it's not the only place to play mario....

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