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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Is Priced At $60 USD (noisypixel.net)
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[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A 14 year old game releases at full price. God Nintendo is the worst

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

A 14 year old game releases at full price. God Nintendo is the worst

It seems to reuse the more furry player models from Tropical Freeze which is only 10 years young. ☝️🤓

[–] subignition@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But that's not full price. Full price is $70 now. :(

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Depends on if the publisher is scummy or not. BG3 and Elden Ring were $60.

Even then tho, this game was $60 back in 2010. Releasing for the same price 14 years later is insane, not even EA would pull that.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I mean, technically, it's cheaper now because of inflation, but that's more pedantic than even I care to be

but yeah, last few nintendo games have been $70 I think so there have been rumors that it's the new norm for the big N

[–] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Last few? I just browsed the front page of the Eshop and there was only one $70 Nintendo title.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago

I know totk was one, I guess I just assumed that a few more had come out at that price point

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Eh, the inflation argument never moved me for a variety of reasons. But either way, if that’s true then the first part of my comment applies.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yup with inflation the $60 would be somewhere between $80-85 dollars equivalent in buying power.

So its technically cheaper. $60 today is $40-45, 14 years ago.

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Can't wait to pirate it!

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Average modern Nintendo product

[–] CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Oh fuck you Nintendo.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

People who expected anything else are delusional.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

For 60 dollars I expect a Harambe skin.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

As a Canadian, I remember when the prices were $60 for a new game...

Actually, I remember the prices going from $50 to $60.

Still seems pretty high for an HD version of a Wii game...