Super Bomberman R's Price Still Has Yet to Be Finalized

Ill be buying it regardless of price

I want this game but $60 is too pricey. It looks like an eshop game. I'd pay a maximum of $30. If it ends up being any higher, I'll wait until I've got nothing else to play or a sale, whichever happens first.

I was curious, too, because $60 just didn't seem at all justified.

I get the feeling that they are only saying it isn't finalized because they don't want a lot of negativity surrounding the game prior to launch. It will probably still be $60 American.

Ugh...$60.... >_<
Please.... $40 / $50 ...

$30 seems like a good price for this game. Same price as Puyo Puyo Tetris.

Still more worthy of its price tag than 1-2 Switch.

I personally think they'll realize that they'd be competing with BoTW if they priced it at 60, so more likely they go for a complimentary $40.

I forgot that Puyo Puyo Tetris is $40 retail, $30 digital. I feel like Bomberman would benefit greatly from this pricing. I would definitely buy a digital copy if Super Bomberman R followed this pricing.

I'm waiting for Amazon to assign it with the Prime discount (as most other games have the 20% off on pre-orders for Prime members).

How about 30$ e shop and 40$ retail. Lets start giving more insentive to dl and make us buy more sd cards.

@Slim1999 same here. I preordered it at $60, anything lower is even better!

Trying to gauge what they can get away with

It'll be $50 because Konami.

@shaneoh Probably this.

I'm waiting for a review before I commit to Bomberman because I've heard conflicting statements on its quality from those who have played it. So regardless I would not go above $20.

No way i'll be buying this at more than 30$. Those who still own Wii or Wii U have a cheaper but still fun choice - Bomberman Blast! with an 8 simultaneous players in a local battles as well.

If the game looks like it is seen in the videos ("simple", XD), the price of $40 is the highest they can give, however, if there is something more, well, don´t have to be unfair for that effort, but well, we'll have to wait and see.

Certainly need to be cheaper. I just hope Konami won't take as "Oh this didnt sell, back to the retirement home for you Bomberman!".

Course....it might be the only other thing to play if we beat Zelda super quick. XD

@Spoony_Tech "Lets start giving more insentive to dl and make us buy more sd cards."

Have you started saving up for your $500 2TB SD card yet?

We have 7 games and a few demos for the PS4 we just got at Christmas and I think we have 280GB used and 120GB free. Yes, the 500GB is really 400GB available, wonder what the Switch's 32GB will be?

Please be 30 so I can get 20% off at Best Buy

@Angelic_Lapras_King
..."Oh this didnt sell, back to the retirement home for you Bomberman!"...

Even if Konami makes an "effort" to sell it at a fair price, if players and fans (and fandom) do not support the game (and more for some "generalized reason" that many already know and I don't support), then take it for granted, Bomberman could take another long break...

I'm wondering when I buy Breath of the Wild on Wii U if the Switch version will be free or at least discounted. Come on Nintendo, the public needs this kind of information.

If it's medium sized on content I wouldn't pay more than $24.99 for this game. If larger in size then $29.99 if I'm desperate. It's too downsized of a game to cost more than that.

I'm expecting $30-40 across the board, retail and digital.

I mean, It'll probably have microtransactions because Konami, but I have... faith in them that they won't charge $59.99 for this.

Gosh, that was hard to say.

i'm of the camp as many other nintendo fans. i think the games are too expensive for what they offer; i think the console is too expensive for no game bundled; i think they should've gone with tegra x2; i think they should've made a bigger battery; i think this complaint, and that complaint. then in the end, i'm still buying everything.

In 1996, I think I bought Super Bomberman for the Super NES for 59.99...which equates to about $100 when adjusted for inflation...so $60 now seems not so bad for a quality game. We are SO SPOILED these days with games and pricing.

I'd LOVE $40, but I'm guessing $50 or $60. That being said, I'll pick it up day 1 since I want to support this wonderful franchise. Reminds me of the good old days with bomberman on the SNES & Saturn.

$60 is unreasonable for bomberman. I wouldn't pay $60 for a new Mega Man and that game has a lot more meat to it. $20 - $25 tops.

@Ps4all point me to a mega man game with 50 levels and 8 players vs online and local modes. I want to see that.

@Jcdbengals And the race to the bottom pricing of the App Store and Google Play, Humble and other bundles, and Steam sales on games barely a month old make things worse.

Thank goodness. This is the only launch title besides Zelda that interested me but I was very worried about the $60 price point for only 50 levels. $40 or cheaper and I'll probably pick it up.

@wiggleronacid don't forget the 8 player vs online mode

I feel if I'm going to drop $60 on a game it needs to be like Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda, Skyrim; something I'll get untold hours of entertainment from. Games like this look fun but just aren't in the same boat in my opinion and need a lower price tag to get my attention.

Ahh, a classic series returned. Hopefully it plays as good as it looks.

$30 tops. I mean, is there anything in this game that wasn't already done on SNES (other than eight-player support)?

Out of the current launch line-up, this game appeals to me the most, max $40 price would be preferable though. I'm still not exactly sure if I'm getting Switch for launch, but when I do I'm getting Bomberman for sure.

@Slim1999 same here (but don't tell Konami) hah

Now tell Nintendo 1 2 Switch needs a price adjustment to.

fk konami

Already preordered so I'm paying whatever konami is charging.

@Slim1999 Me too. Been waiting for another Bomberman since Blast and I'll pay whatever it takes to get another one into my life.

$30 maaaybe $40 for physical imo.

I was going to buy this anyways, but I will most certainly welcome a lower price. I've got no qualms with that.

@Jamotello
I guess it depends on the game. But that's always been the case for as long as I can remember. The great thing about video games is you can just wait for the price to drop to the point at which you feel it's worth buying. What's interesting though is that millions of people were willing to spend $500 (300 on Wii U and 200 on 3DS) But reluctant to spend $300 for a system that can offer both.

Personally I think the games look gorgeous... as a handheld I'm really impressed with the amount of power the system has. I don't know what chip it's using, but whatever it is the games look really nice.

As for battery life, the original 3DS officially had 3 - 5 hours. Compare that to Switch's 2.5 - 6. At least with the Switch it's understandable given the amount of processing power needed to run full console games in a mobile unit. I was hoping for extended capacity batteries to be sold but I'm not sure if that's going to happen.

I love old school bomberman. I used to play four player bomberman on SNES with the adapter and it was great. I was really excited to see this return to form. However , for it to be successful they should hit 39.99. Undercut 1-2 switch a bit which still seems steep at 50.

@tsm7
Most def. Not to say I necessarily take issue with paying full price. Bomberman on GameCube was a full retail release IIRC. However, buying a new system is a nice little chunk of change, and Zelda is going to be a guaranteed purchase for pretty much every single person. If they want to sell additional launch games it would be wise to price them with these things in mind.

$39.99 and this game will do very well I think, heck even $49.99 seems a lot more appealing.

@Dr_Corndog you can say that about most jrpgs

I love bomberman really looking forward to this game. Now I will have to play some mega bomberman until this releases!

I hate how people act like a Bomberman game can't be justified at full price, While I agree Super Bomberman R shouldn't be full price, (it should be $39.99) I don't think it's impossible to make a Bomberman game worthy of full price, If there is a Bomberman game with the scale or size of something like Bomberman 64, it's sequel, Generation, Jetters etc. the price would be just fine.

@Dr_Corndogto be fair I could say the exact same thing about the New Super Mario series, and most of Mario Kart, there have been a few refinements, but these games have remained largely the same, people still pay $59.99 for em without question.

Eh, I'd expect 50-70 Canadian.

It's advertised as £50 in the UK, same as SF2, neither look worth that but both would be games I'd like if they were more reasonably priced (£30 maybe).

This will be a day one purchase, if it's priced around $30-$40.

This is a day one for me...but no way at $60!

@JaxonH i used to buy games only on discount from psn, but then i picked up an xbox one s and that controller is jsut so much better in the hands. since then, i've had no problem buying a 130 dollar game from xbox live, but refuse to buy anything with less than a 35% discount for playstation; superior graphics, exclusivity, and vr be damned. for switch, since the dlc situation with nintendo is much less warped, i might just be fine with regular price since i know there probably won't be a 50-100% dlc tax that goes with it. the dlc value with nintendo first parties is pretty high.

While I obviously prefer my games to be cheaper, this is simply how it is. I always recall looking at the old original NES game boxes at my great aunt's house with the original price tags on 'em...guess what folks, Dr. Mario was $80 Canadian. Zoinks! Anyhow, I'll be behind the tech curve by a couple years, as per usual.

I really want it as a launch title but $20-$30 seems more appropriate. It looks fun but not much at $60. By the same token Minecraft for Switch still has a $60 price point at most retailers, so I assume some other titles have yet to drop in price before launch.

Konami would be wise to drop the price on this to $20-30 to push it as a title to play when you have beat Zelda. A lot of Switch owners will be looking for games and while this looks great, jumping in at a more economic price will push a lot more sales the same way Snipperclips looks to be a sleeper hit. A lot of reviewers dismissed it but then quickly warmed up to it with it's budget friendly price.

I have no issue with this at any price, its great to have a Bomberman and great to see Konami actually doiong something with an old IP.

Well, I hope that is in fact the case as Super Bomberman R currently has a "placeholder price" of $99 in Australia, which is vomit-inducingly high for what appears to be a fairly simplistic eShop-tier game.

I've never played a Bomberman game, and I'd be tempted to try one given that it is a launch title and there really aren't many other alternatives, but $50+ is just too much for this kind of experience.

Around 30 bucks and I'm in day one.

I wish Konami can revive some old IP, whether from Hudson Soft or Konami itself. Wish for DDR again on Switch (With Wireless Dancing mat for Switch) or any Rhythm games from BEMANI.

Phew, I really want this game but at that price? I couldn't really justify it, would have waited for a sale.
Is... 1,2, Switch's price still unconfirmed?

@Jcdbengals I was just thinking this as I read through the comments. I remember buying Saturn Bomberman for $50 back in 1997 and it was the best time. There was no "I won't buy this if it's more than $30" blah blah blah... spoiled indeed! As long as it was a good time it didn't matter how simple it was.

@Vix Hey, at least it isn't a pachinko machine!

No doubt £69.99! lol

Bomberman will be a new IP to many; or a fabled mascot from times past. Pricing this low is good for the franchise. Then invest the money on a proper 3D Bomberman title!

I would buy it, but it should be about $40.

I want this game to exceed, but they appear to be pricing the, selves out of the market

"It should be this price, or I'm not buying".

Jesus.... I mean, I do get it - games are expensive enough - but this is business whether you like it or not, and there are a multitude of costs to recoup.

Vote with your wallet, that's a fair approach, but if it's a good game don't forget to tell Konami why you aren't bothering.

again a very random announcement for a brand new console like street fighter 2 is also random what year are we in?? this needs to be much cheaper and really should be some sort of budget game on eshop. £20 max

It's simple, really.
It's an exclusive? >> Feel free to make it expensive, as long as you keep it exclusive
Is it multiplatform? >> Then you can get more revenue from other consoles' userbases

I'll jump on board if it's £30 or less.

In England it's £59.99. IF that's the true price then it will be huge flop sell wise.I was going to buy this and I thought it's price would be say £30/£40 MAX. But in my opinion it's not only game over priced 123 Switch is to.LET'S hope they charge this fast

I'll get it when digital version is cheap enough. Last time i owned Bomberman games for Gamecube and Gameboy Advance.

I'm getting it as I love bomberman hope it gets a lil cheaper!

Quite a few launch games look short of being full retail (1-2 Switch and Bomberman). If these were cheaper, it would help with the higher console price. I still have no idea why 1-2 Switch isn't a pack in game. Madness!

I'll buy it regardless of price, but I do think $60 is a bit excessive. $40 seems more appropriate to me.

Amazon Germany lists this game for 49€ which is 20€ cheaper than Legend of Zelda.

GameStop Ireland currently have it listed as €74.99.

Maybe $20-$30 for the retail version, but it definitely looks more like a $15 eShop game than a $60 retail game to me. And why have they taken so much colour out of the game and made it look kind of "gritty" and "real" in many ways? That's just weird. The original, more vibrant and colourful, almost cartoon look is far more appealing to me, even in 3D.

@rjejr That's what 100$ a year for the next 5 years. I think I could do that ooooor use that money to buy more games.

I think 128gb will do me for the whole life of the system. I'll only dl what I can't purchase since I save 20% anyways on new games.

I think this smaller games should have a price similar to those on 3DS. I'll say $30 or $40. Let the $60 mark to big console titles like Zelda and Mario Kart

$60 is way too much. When I saw that price, I literally laughed out loud. $30-40 would be more reasonable.

£30 rrp for me and then I'll buy it.

It should be 20 Euro at the most, since its just a remake.

@Spoony_Tech 128GB seems like the way to go, that's probably what we'll do when we get one. Those Switch carts are tiny, these aren't discs, we have three 3DS and 3 game holders to carry all games around w/ those cases are tiny, not a big deal. Plus as you pointed out, always savings to be had on physical.

This could be part of their master plan all along, I'm sure most of us who are going to buy the switch day one knows how much these games are, If they knock 20$ off at the last moment people would be more likely to buy it then if they pieced it 40$ in the first place. Like when your at a store and everything is label as on sale when it's not. It's sole for the suggested retailed price but they put the word sale on it to think your getting a deal.

"Bomberman R Switch release discount from 60$ now 40$"

@Jcdbengals I thought all copies of Super Bomberman SNES at least came with the multitap (in a big box), sort of excusing the high price.
Or was it eventually released in a normal, game-only box?

@SakuraHaruka True but Bomberman is a hard thing to screw up as there's no real engaging story or over the top fandom (Looking at you Sonic) or really much change of the gameplay.

Still if this doesnt sell on Switch, I'm sure Konami will probably port it to other systems whenever the exclusivity deal runs out....

Praying for a cool adventure mode in the likes of Super Bomberman 5.

This is a true classic gem!
buying it!!

@faint Very true. That'll definitely extend replay value. I still hope to see it hit $40 or under.

I'm expecting the price to be $30 or $40, which sounds reasonable. $60 sounds like a lot to most people and would send the game out to die. Not an outcome we'd want.

Ah, this might explain why Amazon won't show me the preorder discount on it. Price isn't final. But, yes, this means I preordered it at $60. I was hoping $50 or lower, so maybe it will happen! People who don't value the local multiplayer wouldn't want to pay more than $20-$30 I'd guess. Expecting many hours of group play on this one.

Want it to be $30 I think

@Dr_Corndog 3D Graphics

can anyone explain what kind of game this is? never played bomberman before but from the ads it looks like it's multiplayer only? or is there a single player/campaign mode?