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Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. (www.nintendo.com)
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Prices for accessories will be increasing to compensate for tariffs.

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[–] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have such a nuanced opinion of Nintendo.

I would prefer to pay for high prices to a company that has the reputation of "consistently fun no matter what (unless its online)".

Why? Because I am tired of paying a 'good' price for other media (or any goods/services) with a bunch of hidden aggressive enshitification. I know that when I buy mario kart, I am getting mario kart.

Can't say the same for most other stuff, especially AAA video games. Nintendo might ask for high prices, but they deliver their product. And that is what I was promised in a capitalist economy, but rarely get it. So I am 'happy' as long as Nintendo doesn't screw me individually.

BUT!!!

Fuck Nintendo for what they have done historically to the smash community. I won't forget.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Nintendo does not have a monopoly on fun video games without "aggressive enshitification", which I'm guessing you mean microtransactions and battle passes. I'm drowning in a deluge of great stuff to play, and none of it is Nintendo lately.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

That's part of the issue, though. Sometimes they sell trash for high prices, too. Sometimes they sell the same game across three console generations and increase the price.

There are way more issues with Nintendo than just whatever your beef with Smash is.