Super Bomberman R's Retail Price Has Finally Been Confirmed

Still a better value than 1 2 Switch.

At this price I'm sorry, no... the character has a huge legacy, and this is a surprise reveal for these reasons. But I'm not that much of a fan. Super glad for those who are over the moon about this but, Konami, I'm sorry you've priced me out which is a shame.

That... is off-putting. I would've totally gone for this one if it was a E20,- or maybe E30,- eShop title. But a whopping E50,-? That's going to be a no-go for me.

I'm interested in the game (having never played Bomberman before, and because it's a launch title with 8 players), but $50 still seems a bit much for me.

I don't know, maybe I'll wait for some reviews.

For all those wondering, that's $90 AUD according to EB Games Australia.

Yep.

Yeah, I expected €20 or maybe €30 because it's Konami. Can't see myself paying €50 for what looks like a budget Bomberman title. I will pick it up when it hits the bargain bin.

I'm already sold. If it is cheaper that would be great, but I'm not holding my breathe.

I still can't find it on Amazon UK and while the price is certainly steep, it's a game I definitely want.

I don't care if they charge too much for a Bomberman game, as long as they never go back to making pachinko machines ever again!

Will play Bomberman Blast! until a decent sale.

Bit disappointing.. was listed lower here so expecting a price increase now. I'll still be buying it as its a great party game - but if there isn't enough content I won't be buying any sequels.

Im still gonna buy it, but... this will set an alarming precedent.

@River3636 Which sounds amazing considering your avatar!

I'm not gonna repeat what he says about Konami, but I watch this guy on youtube called Jim Sterling....

So I guess this game confirms they won't support the Wii U VC with bomberman 94?

I think $40 would've been a fair price for it.

Ah, I was expecting €29 (physical copy) at launch. Oh well, I'll wait for a big price drop in the shops.

At this rate nobody is buying any Switch games on launch lol

Well, as long as it's not a first party game we can expect price drops and sales in some retailers, let's not worry about that.

Anyway, since when do they decide prices according to the quality of a game? It is never a factor.

Pricey, but still better than 60 bucks. I stick to my 3DS til the price of games on Switch drop.

Nintendo will lost every one gamer, if every game for the Switch will be around 50-60 €.
I will keep my 3DS and buy a PS4 in this case. Sorry Ninty, I love you, but that is too much.

$50/£50 .... makes sense. Too high for me, especially given everything else being bought at launch (console, Zelda collectors edition, pro controller and 1-2 Switch). £10 less would of had me interested but at £50 its not gonna happen right away.

Though I may leave 1-2 Switch and get this and that will probably drop in price quicker....though it is a Nintendo game so probably not. Ugh, decisions.

Edit: Thinking about it, getting anything alongside Zelda will probably be a waste of money for the first few weeks. Think I'll leave other games to a later date (he says knowing full well that wont be how it happens)

Just wait a couple of months and these overpriced games, especially 3rd party games, will be sold at a bargain.

@NintyNate I don't know. Price of games is always high at launch of system. Ps4 games were €80/90 here for a long time, they are down to 60 at launch now. I would think it will take a year for the switch game prices to level out. It's really one of the bad things at a launch. Cause all us day 1 buyers will pay and companies know this. I'll just get Zelda and not buy any games until the autumn or so.

Bomberman to me is a download game and I wouldn't pay more than €20 TBH.

Just incredible! They really want to help to sell the Switch at these prices.

I'll wait for it to come as pre-owned. 50€ is too much for me. At 30€ I'd have bought it right away.

I'll pass then. Stick with Zelda and Snipperclips in March, and wait until Arms comes out.

Hah, nope.

$40 is what I wanted.but I can do 50. Anything over 1 2 Switch.(it's just not for me)

@Koapa
Pretty sure Konami is responsible for the price of this game.

£30 I'd have been okay with, more than that and I think I'll wait for a sale... Apart from buying Zelda, the Switch and a Pro controller I also really want Horizon Zero Dawn and Nier on PS4 so oh well.

I was already on the fence on this one, and this price didn't make me more likely to buy it.

This game at $29,99 would have been an awesome success on the launch, but at that price... They don't see the opportunity or what?

@Ethan_Bricknell

Yep, definitely not paying that price.

I am not bothered by this price.

Nope.

I personally can't see the value proposition in this. Expected £19.99.

not sure how my friend will take that. he was massively hyped for bomberman. Course he may still get it anyway.

Oh, I thought this was the same article. I didn't read it. So it is $50. OK. That is what I expected.

And I've heard in forums accross the internet that it will have in-game purchases.

What's going on with these people?

Too much!

All these retro upgrades (Super Bomberman R, Ultra Street Fighter II, Sonic Mania, Puyo Puyo Tetris), tech demos (1, 2 Switch) and enhanced ports (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Lego City Undercover, Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition, etc.) should be 40 or less.

Let's ALL buy Snipperclips for 20 (which also just happens to look like a great game) so Nintendo gets the hint that less (cost) is more (sales).

The launch title prices have convinced me to hold off. I was day one with the Wii U but won't be burnt twice by Nintendo (three times if you count the N64 launch debacle).

This doesn't seem that bad when you realize 12Switch is the same price. Bomberman seems more worth it to me. It's high but...i really want a good multiplayer game to start off with.

They created a brand new engine for this, incorporated professional voice acting and lots of animated cutscenes, so expecting it to cost as much as an indie game is a little silly.

Not defending the price though - I had hoped for $40.

@Spanjard Beaches, Swamps, Rivers, and Oceans, I am always in them.😀😀

The games will have the same price as Wii U games so I don't see the problem. It isn't going to be priced as a 3DS game.

I would have loved if it was $40 though. At this point, I'll get only Zelda at launch and the other games down the road.

@Koapa
Has Been Heroes is only $19.99
Redout, Puyo Puyo and Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ retail releases are $39.99

There's a whole bunch of games less than full $60. Even Bomberman at $50 is cheaper than past retail Bomberman games (like on GameCube) that were $60 (well, games at that time were $50, which is the modern day equivalent of $60... basically it was full price)

I mean, the best part about video games is if you feel a game isn't worth the price, you can wait a few months and get it cheaper.

I think not. At 20 they could have sold a lot, possibly millions, in that it would have been an easy sell to early Switch adopters with limited choice. Now it's only going to be bought by bomberman fans who also buy a Switch.

Why have they started charging more in the UK? $50 is not equivalent to £50.

It's almost as if there's some kind of 'Let's sink the Switch' conspiracy going on.

Will this have online matches?

Either way, it's way too much. This exploitation of early adopters must surely be off-putting to those on the fence. Of which I am one and it certainly is to me.

They'll probably try and eventually justify it by saying "Look, you're getting a home console and portable game in one, so it should cost more", but if they're going to charge extra because Switch is a hybrid, the attraction to Switch because it is a hybrid diminishes.

Bring a hybrid is the advantage over the competition. Use that advantage to get market share, not to charge more and stifle interest.

@chiptoon Spot on!

@Dezzy Brexit and VAT. In the US tax is not included in the price you see as different states charge different sales tax.

People need money guys, anything below 30 is too much. Personally I was fine with the price (its not like its 1 2 Switch). I feel this game has a lot more content to be a 20$ game, 40-50$ is good enough.

Bomberman has been brought back. By Konami.
That's all the discount we're ever going to get.

As usual, retailers will no doubt undercut each other and the pre-order will drop to around £39.99. But even that is steep - I can't imagine the development warrants more than £30.

I swear I'm gonna stop coming to this site. I'm tired of everyone complaining about the Switch and it's games being overpriced. Wth!! Have you people not played video games over the past ten years??? $300 for a system and $60 for a game is the standard!!! Y'all people want things for a bargain and then complain about content! Either buy it or don't! Y'all are the same ones complaining about Sony and Microsoft ruining the industry but dog Nintendo for trying something new! I'm buying the Switch DAY ONE! I don't care about price! I'll buy anything as long as I have a good time with it! Hell I paid $400 for my PS4 with 2 games and one of those games I've never played!! I've played my Wii U more than my PS4! If y'all are gonna complain go get an Amazon Prime account so you can get the discount on games and sthu!

@gcunit
On the hybrid topic, anything less than $100 is a bargain compared to buying a Wii U version ($60) and 3DS version ($40). And no uploading saves to the cloud and downloading before you leave the house, and then again when you come home.

But that said, I don't think being a hybrid has anything to do with it. This is a full retail Bomberman release and would have cost the same had it been on Wii U.

Sure, $40 has a better ring to it, but what are you gonna do. People really gotta stop crusading against middle market games imo. I'll agree with the "it's still $10 too high" crowd but anyone saying it should be lower than that isn't being reasonable

50-level arcade story mode. Basic battle modes. Nothing revolutionary like the Bomberman on the N64. Nah. $30 was the price that would push the game. $50 will sit on shelves except for those who buy it because they are bored.

Heh, I would pay this for a new exclusive Castlevania title ...

If it materialises at £39.99, then I might consider ordering it. There's no way to judge the value of this title yet, and I imagine it's going to be great fun for local and online multi-player.

@BigBabyPeach I get your argument (although I still don't think that those cutscenes and VA were that expensive, they're still 2D shots). I think that it's still fair to judge a game on the end result, and not on how much work is put into it. Should Sony have charged $200 for The Last Guardian because it has been in development for 10 years? No.

Even the story mode is nothing special, a simple 50 stage arcade-y story with a couple of boss fights. The game's probably fine, but it looks like a €10 to me. I expected the price to be €20, because launch games tend to be on the expensive side, and since this is Konami, €30 was also in the realm of possibilities. €50 though? No way. Don't want to count the chickens before they hatch, but I think this game will bomb (no pun intended) pretty hard at launch, so I'll pick it up in a year or so when it's €10-20.

Nintendo's pricing for the Switch seems to be very aggressive. I fear sales will be slow for many of these games until they see a price drop or they go on sale at venders. I'm quite interested in many games like Bomberman, 1-2 Switch, Puyo-Tetris and the like but I'm not paying full retail for it. I'll wait until sales have them about 30% off and then I'll grab them.

Never knew people could get so cheap tbh . The price isnt even harsh, its normal.

@MysticPanda Yep, it's amazing how people judge the value of something based on the criteria here.

I'll stick with Zelda for now ...Hope there are some games on the new eShop later. Mario Kart and the Tetris thing will also be fun, so I'm good. Thanks, Konami.

Konami trying to take advantage of the launch-day excitement. Just wait for a price drop.

Not judging the game here. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun, just not for me really.

@Louie06 : Preach on!! 100% agree.

@Shiryu you're helping set it if you buy it though, at that price...? I think it looks great, but is it worth that? Who knows. Maybe it is, but I personally couldn't justify putting down that much for it. I hope yourself and those looking forward to it & are willing to pay get their money's worth & enjoy.

Cheap, Cheap, Cheap, Cheap, Cheap, and Cheap.

Granted that within 6-12 months after the launch, this will be a game that will get reduced to $20, I think they're thinking about the amount of games that will be available at launch (which isn't a lot) and they're knowing that the price that they put on it...they'll get quite a few people paying it so they have something on their console. SOOOoooo...it all comes down to...I WANT THE MONEY!!!!!

Obscene.

This is gonna be a huge Bomba!! Crazy price

Now we know what the R stands for in the games title, Rip-off!!!

Worse things have happened. Some people dropped £50 on Knack at the ps4 launch.

@bluedogrulez it's getting to be ridiculous at this point! They want a d*** bargain bin system!!

Sold! Especially with Amazon Prime reducing it to $40.

That kind of pricing for a game doesn't scare me - especially in today's economy.

But for a Bomberman game? One with visuals that looks like the series has taken a huge step back? I can appreciate the need to go 3D, especially to allow for 8 players at once. But for that pricing? Wow. No.

Seems fine at that price.

@Dangerous25 Will wait and see.

@Dezzy exactly.

Why is it if it's $50 dollars it's £50 pounds.

It's not really surprising, every game over here is 60€ (except 1 2 Switch that's 42€) why would this one be any different...

@Octane How do you know that the cutscenes consist of 2D shots? They skipped every cutscene in the treehouse demo and according to articles they're "Saturday Morning Cartoon-styled cutscenes" with "extensive voice acting". The whole game is even 4GB.

No doubt, there should be more of a difference between this and a game like Zelda, but I'm still baffled by these prices you mentioned. The typical retail price of 3ds games is $39.99 - in some cases $29.99 I guess - and yet this should be even cheaper?

I think $39.99 would be OK, but at the end of the day it's Konami's fault for not showing off all the contents that would justify that price point. Most of what we've seen so far were the early levels.

@Louie06 People aren't complaining about 'games being 60 quid/euro/whatever'. Have you seen anyone complaing about Breath of the Wild's price? Or more recently Color Splash's price, or Super Mario Maker, or Splatoon?

People are complaining about a simple revival of a 35 year old game being sold for the same price as every other retail game. These kinds of games are pretty much never this much on consoles. Just head over to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Marketplace or Nintendo eShop.

Better yet, this exact game would've launched for 20 or 30 if it was for the Wii U. Konami is only asking this price because it's the launch of a new console and people are going to be desperate about legitimizing their hardware purchase, so they'll buy any software to do so.

Remember Funky Barn? Or Tank! Tank! Tank!? Or Angry Birds Star Wars for the PS4? Publishers always do this, because they get away with it.

But to suggest people on this website are complaining about general pricing is just in no way a reflection of what's actually going on.

@UK-Nintendo A very, VERY poor exchange rate.

Hm.. $50 ?
Well, quite expensive but I don't mind.
I will buy it at day 1 release.
My wallet is ready.

I wanted to get the game, but I didn't want it that much.

I will wait for a sale or a second hand copy or something.

@JDig I know, that is why I will wait and see... but considering the lunch lineup and well, it is Bomberman after all, something I love and hold very dear, I will have to do some thinking.

Personally I think I'll wait until it drops to £40 or less. Would have picked it up day one, but Zelda and accessories mean £50 is a bit much for something that'll barely get a look in whilst I'm playing through BotW. It's a third party game, so it won't be long before the price drops.

@BigBabyPeach I'm not trying to talk down the game, I just can't justify paying £50 for it when the same amount gets me a game like Breath of the Wild or Horizon Zero Dawn. I'm a big Bomberman fan and I've played countless games, but this doesn't look like a step up for the franchise. Bomberman Blast, a Wiiware title, looked a lot better IMO. When I saw this game, I expected it to be an eShop title with a similar price to Snipperclips or something like that. Again, if Konami thinks this game is worth £50, good for them, but I just don't agree with that. I can get a handful of amazing indie titles for the same price or even a new AAA release.

Bomberman has always been a good single play & multiplayer game £49.99 is a little high but if I get 15 hours of play plus multi player I think I wouldn't feel too hard done by.

Probably still worth it.

£50....too much

@UK-Nintendo At current exchange rate $50 is £40.57, add on 20% VAT and you get £48.68.

This is exactly why Apple are putting their UK prices up to $ parity

@Shellcore Yup, at £20 it would have been an instant purchase, even at £30 I would have been tempted on a good day but £50 is crazy unless there is some really deep story/single player I'm not aware of ?

This is a bit off putting, but I've learned long ago to not rush to conclusions. There are loads of AAA 60-dollar titles that are worth a fraction of that amount, while some indies feel like a steal for their budget prices.

I'll wait for reviews, but my first impulse is to get this. Few franchises have given me as many hours of fun multiplayer as Bomberman.

I think £49.99 is deffo too steep. £39.99 at the most.

However, I'm sure the game will be a blast............

Switch is turning out to be extremely expensive for a Nintendo console ))

Ugh. Well, on the bright side, it will probably be almost impossible to find a week after launch, which means if it sucks we can always flip our barely used copies at a profit.

What is is with everybody! We've got a brand new console and brand new games and all I here is moan moan moan. It's ridiculous

I think it's still overpriced but a bit more reasonable. If only it didn't look so drab and almost "gritty/realistic" at times, which totally doesn't work aesthetically for this game/franchise imo.

Still expensive!
Geez!

Wow. No thanks.

@paul6891 If you truly don't know, consider watching the Switch presentation again and ask whether this is the turnaround we hoped for with Nintendo. People are clinging to any game news they can get due to the current absence of a convincing line up. One of the few, a throwback Bomberman title is asking for 50 bones, when it would probably be lucky to fetch £8.99 in a PSN sale.

This is why people are upset. No hate on Nintendo or the developers. I, personally, just want the Switch to be the console it has the potential to be.

Love Bomberman, but that's going to be like $80 CAD so nope. The only games I've seen so far that I could safely put that money down on are Zelda and FIFA. There's splashing out for the fun of splashing out on a new console, and then there's just being a sucker.

I have every reason to believe this game will be half that in six months (at which point I probably will consider it).

I wonder if they can really make Bomberman feel like it's worth that price again.

What we've seen so far certainly looks neither as vibrant nor as inventive as some of the 90s entries. But I could bear being wrong.

Well, I already commented on this, but I thought $40 at best... maybe $30 if they weren't feeling it had much content, and expected probably $50 because then it's a bit uncomfortable to make the purchase. It's basically a launch title, so it will be riding the wave of early adopters wanting some games to show off and play with groups and frankly this is a great, great group game for that type of thing. So, at $50, I'm most likely going to pick this up.

I will be wary if the reviews come in with some downsides I don't know about yet. Hopefully I can get those before it releases so I can save money on the preorder at Amazon (It will effectively be $40 for me that way though you need the $100 a year Prime membership which I take advantage of constantly).

Not bothered by that price went out for a meal last night with 4 drinks cost me over £68 quid had good food and lasted about 3 hours. By comparison gona get easily 50 hours plus of play with the lads round out of this, £50 seems ok when you put life in to context

What a ridiculous price.

@Rawb43 That's actually a fair point. But as a launch window title it seems more steep because then you're factoring in cost of system, probably at least one peripheral, and then other, higher-profile games.

Now, if Hudson had put out a new Adventure Island rather than this we wouldn't be having this conversation about cost. I'd buy it up regardless of our country's terrible exchange rate.

Sounds like you're going to have a blast with it though! Live it up!

1-2 Switch is a tech demo that's not something you purchase.
Bomberman is way overpriced.
Mario Kart 8 is way overpriced ...it's the same game we already bought.
Zelda...which will be awesome...is a WiiU title.
Way to go Nintendo. I realize you have been cranking out the games for 3DS and WiiU.....oh wait.
Yes....the other systems have a huge advantage of being out for awhile. But these Nintendo games are competing with Zero Dawn, Resident Evil, South Park etc.

@Brubbles Yes, plus Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash.

@shaneoh LMAO That image was funny.

Blame Hudson for devaluating the Bomberman formula with those $10 WiiWare/Xbox Live titles. The story mode seems to be very "arcadey" as well, it's not exactly like we're getting a Second Attack kind of deal here. Add to all this the fact that the game seems to be on the cheap side asset-wise and... yeah...

I'm a huge Bomberman fan, but I'm having trouble justifying the price tag.

Still too pricey 30-35 a must own day one put 50 I'll wait for a price down.

@WOLF1313 "But these Nintendo games are competing with Zero Dawn, Resident Evil, South Park etc."

Amen! Maybe the person in charge is the Lisa Kudrow character in Bojack Horseman who has been in a coma since the 80s. Then it might make sense.

It seems like every day brings a new Switch announcement that makes it easier for me to wait a year... at least. Wishing them well for the long run though.

I'll buy it used for $30 or so if it reviews well. Too expensive for a Bomberman game, and I don't really like the idea of giving money to Konami after all the stunts they pulled.

BotW is a must at launch, and I'm strongly considering Binding of Isaac.

Ok I need to sort my expectations out. Thought this would be about a tenner on the eshop.

@liljmoore 1-2 Switch looks cool.... for $10.

Maybe that was the plan- make a game at launch so bad, that $50 for Bomberman looks appealing....

I guess the R stands for Rip-off.

@Mario_Fart
Haha..yeah. I'm still keeping my preorder for launch at this point. But I'm not excited anymore. I will play Zelda and then it will sit until Mario comes out. I want to play Zelda on my big screen, so my Switch will stay docked. Smart thing to do would be to buy the WiiU version of Zelda and wait to buy the Switch.

Nintendo and its licensees are making the EXACT SAME mistakes they did with the Wii-U. Lack of compelling software, high unit price, godawful marketing, and lack of an obvious "hook" to excite anyone but Nintendo fans.

I expected Mr. Kimishima to be an ineffective President of NOJ, just as he was when he temporarily ran NOA, but the tone deafness exhibited by both Nintendo and its licensees is stunning. Nintendo should have guided Konami to keep the price reasonable instead of a ridiculous $49.

Bomberman R(idiculously priced) is DOA.

I wonder how many people complaining about the price would have loved to buy SNES games when they were new in the 90's. Wanna get that game packing 24 MEGS OF MEMORY!?!!?!! That would be 80 to 90 dollars in the 1990's. If you guys care about the cost value of games go play PC games, between Steam sales and Humble Bundle you can't go wrong.

Then again what do I know, people bitched Earthbound's eshop price (I think it was 10) was a rip off.

I guess this won't be coming to Wii u due to hardware

@World I'm gona be droping £560 on two for launch as the girlfriend decided she would like it for a late bday pressy after being at the switch event in London, but at least that means 2 sets of joy-cons straight of the bat, so £50 on the games really aren't an issue as she will have a great time with them too

@WOLF1313 Wind Waker HD is still sitting on my Wii U's backlog and I only just cleared the water temple in Ocarina 3D. I got some catching up to do!

love Bomberman... Hate the price...
I'll pass for now.

I can see it at a discount price soon after the online membership kicks in

Nope. The only game worth it's price at launch is Zelda. With only 5 launch games, of course none of them are going to be priced lower than $50....

What's going on with these launch title prices??

Zelda I can understand in the 50$-60$ range..

but 1,2 Switch and Bomber man (Not sure about Street Fighter) for 50$??

I mean I love BM& SF but not that much..50$ can buy alot of indie games I didn't get on the Wii U..

definitely need to rethink their strategy..50$ for a retro style digital game is alot..

it seems more and more I won't get a switch,and if I do I won't have any games.

Hilarious.

Another WANT to another PASS.... Nintendo is failing!
This one at this point, without adjustment, is going to sink even further than Wii U.

In expect a 3DS launch adjustment type action by next Summer after they burn through "adding value" by shoving in tech demos like '1 2 Switch' as bundles.

Switch is getting hammered on every web site and write-up I have seen, especially in the comments.

So weird to watch this!

@_ijin Don't worry! Reggie says they read all the comments and see all the feedback (...which they throw down the nearest Mario pipe and ignore. "Metroid who? F Zero what?")

@Rawb43 Sounds good; she'll probably love that! Have fun!

@Nintendofan83 Puyo Puyo is actually priced the way it is at retail due to the Switch retail version being a special edition (comes with keychains). The digital version is the exact same price as the PS4's one.

Also, anyone complaining about remastered games should really look at the competition as well for how the prices were like at their respective releases. Is it right? Debatable. Is it a widely adopted practice for hardware developers? Yes and not debatable.

@Louie6 We're "complaining" because we want Nintendo to succeed.

However, releasing 20-to-30-year-old reworks, tech demoes and Wii U ports at full price (plus expensive accessories) is hurting the Switch's chances to do so, not helping it.

Nintendo is now competing against Sony, Microsoft, Apple, Android phones and even itself (with the 3DS).

@Arehexes I've been a gamer since the 1980s so am aware how much SNES and N64 games cost back then in the UK. However, talking about Nintendo of now versus Nintendo of the 1990s is something of a moot point. Instead we should focus on the stiff competition that the Switch CURRENTLY faces in both the console and handheld space.

Otherwise, if we're comparing the present to the past, then shouldn't today's games that take tens or hundreds of hours to finish cost hundreds or thousands of pounds when compared to those on the Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum that were 10 pounds and could be completed in 10 minutes?

That's a much better price.

The price is a joke. It's idiots that find the price acceptable, that's why DLC became big business again because of people with half a brain.

Insane

Based on the reveal demo, we'd be better off getting an older Bomberman title on Virtual Console. The SNES titles would probably be better too. ;p

In fact you can get EVERY Bomberman available on VC for the same amount of money! x)

But... will this mean that no classic B-man games will appear on Switch VC, at leasta not for a while, because they don't want them to clash with the sales of the new one?

I could get super bomberman 4 +5 for less than that price.

And both are very solid games, As cool as this is, I feel like even a USA port of the ALL the Japanese exclusive Super famicom games would be a better deal for the same price.

..And it would be much less work too.

edit: ninja'd by @Moshugan

@ottospooky what would you pay for this title realistically?

Wow! There better be much more to the game than just multiplayer to accommodate for that price. I would expect a single player experience akin to Bomberman 64 or Bomberman Hero for that price!

Awful price!

I was hoping it would be a tad cheaper but I will take this over 1 2 Switch!

@Dezzy The sad thing is $50 is more or less on par with £50 now. You can thank Brexit for the pound being worthless.

I'm not here to argue about the price, but can people stop going "I paid 50 quid for a videogame in 1978 so I don't see why people complain"?!. Please stop, it's just stupid.
As if economy, average wages, average cost of life, set price of electronic goods etc didn't change at all during the last quarter of a century...

@spizzamarozzi
Right. I agree. If you can buy one game, are you going to buy 1-2 Switch or Zero Dawn? Bomberman or Resident Evil 7?

I also don't want to hear we are paying for portability for these games. That's why the system cost as much as it does. The games should not be more.

@spizzamarozzi The cost of living has gone way up since then, so you aren't really making a valid point.

Steam and the mobile market have devalued video games in peoples eyes. No matter what a game is priced, it always seems like everyone whines that it should be 10 dollars cheaper. If it is out of your price point, or you don' t think there is value then pass on the title. I want a Ferrari, but I am not going to whine that the car should be cheaper because I don't think there is enough value, without even having tested one. (No, I am not saying Bomberman is a Ferrari. More like a Volvo)

And also. just because you don't have any friends and won't be able to take advantage of the multiplayer (where Bomberman has always shined), that doesn't mean that the game is not worth what the company says it is.

Anyways, just wait and the price will drop anyways. Or go buy a different game. Go outside. I don't care.

if it has online multiplayer, which im sure we all hope for, I would still only put it in a $30-$40 bracket but $50 is just out of the question. ill have to wait for a significant sale or bargain bin ._.

Price is too high which will ultimately hurt the game's sales. This drives the point to why third parties have such a hard time on Nintendo hardware. How can you expect a budget title ($20-$30) to sell for $50, $10 less than a huge title like Zelda that obviously has more time and polish?

What is with all the £50 games? PS4 and XBOX are £40 at the top end with many new good titles costing £20-30. Just another reason for me to not be an early adopter.

@Nico07 totally agree, its just silly.

If it has a great single player adventure mode like the best Bomberman games (64, 64: The Second Attack, Hero, Generations, Jetters, etc.), then the price may be justified. If however, it is just the multiplayer experience, that price would not be justified, no matter how much I do love me some multiplayer Bomberman.

@Gobelee I think you didn't get my point and actually confirmed what I was saying. Average cost of basic living has gone way up = a lot of people can't afford to fork out 50 quid at whim for a luxury item such as a videogame (that doesn't mean people don't do it though).
Steam and the mobile market may have devalued games but at the same time they have enlarged the videogame audience to no extent and videogames sell a ton more than they used before those two markets came over - as a matter of fact, games may be slighlty cheaper but the industry has never been wealthier/healthier.
Am I surprised people are interested in Bomberman all of a sudden?! Yeah, I am. But I didn't say anything about the game being worth it or not - I don't care.

Its weird how the UK seem to be getting screwed with Switch prices. The price they have to pay for this title when converted to US dollars is actually over $10 more than what we pay for the game in America. I'd be pretty pissed about that personally.

@duffmmann US prices don't include taxes. But yeah, a lot of European countries have higher taxes and hidden costs that swell the price to over 25% higher that US in many cases.

I really don't think the console itself is too expensive at all, but the Switch is gonna have a ruff start with these software (and to some extent accessory) prices!

If this Bomberman title was an actual game like Bomber man 64. I can understand the price range. But for bomb battles only? or is there a story..?

people are bias to the prices,myself included.. but I'd rather pay for a full blown game for 50$.

I feel nintendo just wants to overprice,and get the most they can,but they should play smart and lower the cost,and guarantee sales with the value price..

@spizzamarozzi When the general cost of living goes up, that means video games go up too. But I understand what you are saying, people don't have as much money to spread around for entertainment.

I don't think it's sudden interest in Bomberman. The series used to be top tier. Then they released little 10 dollar cheap experiences, and sub par efforts which tanked the good name it had. Bomberman doesn't deserve to be shovelware.

£49.99 for Bomberman?!?! Don't get me wrong, I love Bomberman, but it is the kind of simple party game that usually arrives as a sub £20 download.

@Mario_Fart if Nintendo actually listened to the fans we would have all our dream games a reality.. and they wouod habe a fanbase that would buy their whole backlog and make them alot of money
.I'll wait for the day that happens.. it's always 1 step forward, 2 steps back with nintendo.. :/

I was assuming it's would be about $30. Since it's not I'll be getting Snipper Clips instead it's only $20 and it looks like a lot of fun

.....if you don't like it, don't buy it? You could do the ZombiiU thing and wait till it's $9.00 at your local video game store?

$50 because, for people already preordered Wii U Zelda and wanting a Switch launch game, as the AVGN put "THEY GOT YA BY THE B***S"

It looks like they added a ton of content , it looks fun and I've paid more than that for games I thought sucked the value of a game to me is the enjoyment you get from the game. The

@polivar4 it's a good question. I'd probably pay £30 at the maximum really. But I think it should be a little cheaper, I feel. It seems to be the sort of game that's suited to an eshop only release. Similar to Pushmo I suppose and that was under £10 as I recall.
Graphically it looks like a HD 3DS game. There is online functionality but we are expected to pay for this from later this year.
I think in all honesty Konami are pushing their luck with pricing, expecting this to be purchased by a number of passionate fans of the franchise, adults with disposable income. It certainly isn't priced right as it stands

That's ridiculous. It looks great but more akin to a WiiWare title that a full retail game. Who's going to pay £50 for Bomberman in 2017?

@Koapa 60 too much for Switch games? Isn't that the same as Wii U?

Should've been 30 at most

So Canada should have 70 instead of 80, I'll live with that.

I'm just gonna order this game from Amazon Prime, the 20% off discount will bring the game down to 42 bucks which is something I can work with, I hope this does well because I really want to see more Bomberman in the future, but judging from the reactions it's not gonna be a pretty launch.

@Cuchulain4 It's a rush title to make launch. They are likely banking on the fact that aside from Zelda there isn't much else in quality titles for Switch owners at launch. So putting a game out that looks fun and from what I can gather is the only four player title out at launch (that I'm aware of) will have some buying it despite the high price. Ultimately they would have been better to target a $20 price point like Snipperclips has done to get a bigger following. Even at $30 it would likely have done well considering it looks slightly more ambitious than Snipperclips (maybe). At or near launch there are other titles like Minecraft that have a $59.99 placeholder price at many retailers. I don't know of many Minecraft fans in 2017 that will pay that price, but who knows. I just think there is a huge disparity between Nintendo's efforts and most third party efforts on Nintendo, which is ultimately why third party games typically fail. If the end result game isn't very ambitious, consumers won't pay these high prices and the game will likely flop. Then when more titles come later this year and next, they will be forced to lower their price as the number of other quality titles will be much greater.

As their final move on Wii U even EA when they released Criterion's NFS Most Wanted U officially had it at $30 at launch from their site in order to spur additional sales. So while I'm not necessarily calling Bomberman R a cheap budget title, I just really don't think the consumer public buying the Switch at or near launch will see the value of this game at $50, especially compared to other games like Zelda and Splatoon for $10 more.

I know flash storage is cheap, but it's several times the price of a blu ray disc. I wonder if that is having an impact on discount game prices.

Greedy nintendo strikes again... Like it aint expensive enough to pay 330 eur for an weak console...

@cleveland124 To save cost it could have even been an eShop exclusive. Personally I think they missed the mark by a bit. At $20 it would have been very profitable, at $30 it would have done very well, and even at $40 there is still a value proposition to be had.

I love the Bomberman series, and own many, but the sad truth with this and several other launch games like Snipperclips is they will largely be forgotten in six months to a year. Now is the time to get the game in peoples hands at the right price.

@ruinez The price point is the decision of the publisher not Nintendo.

@H1B1Esquire Because as fans of the series it seems like an obvious slip up charging near full retail for a game that by it's design isn't as ambitious as other $59.99 games on the market. We want the game to do well and support the developers but at $49.99 it's difficult to be too enthusiastic about it as this will hurt it's overall sales numbers despite the few fans that will pay the asking price. Personally I think $30-$40 would have been ideal, and $20 would have ensured the most sales and likely the best returns for them on the game. At $20 Bomberman R would have had to have been a digital only eShop title though.

But ultimately it is what it is and no amount of consumer backlash will likely change anything. If Konami thinks $49.99 is the best price for this title, so be it. I wish them luck. In the end I'm really glad Konami is putting this title out at all. Even if I won't pay the full asking price, I likely will pick it up cheaper in the not so distant future. I'm excited for the Switch and to see what other third party developers have in store for the console.

I was prepared to pay $60 so hey $10 cheaper than I expected!

I was sold at $60 so this just makes it even better. A brand new Bomberman with online at launch is enough to get this guy pumped.

@KrakenSoup

We literally wrote that within 30 seconds of eachother. Lol

@Damo Holy Pants! We're getting CAVE STORY !

@_ijin @duffmmann @RantingThespian There is a single player ''story'' mode. However, it's nothing like the N64 or GameCube Bomberman titles unfortunately. There is a 50-stage arcade-like story mode. Basically 50 different levels with enemies that you need to clear. But IMO that still doesn't warrant this price.

I feel like this game should be $40 max and 1-2 Switch should be $30 max. Like others have said, I will just wait for price drops for these two games. However, it is a bit disappointing that there won't be a multiplayer game at launch that I am picking up.

EDIT: Also, I think they are priced high because of the lack of launch games. They know people want to try out HD rumble and they know people want a good multiplayer game. So sales for both games are going to be great because of that. If these games were released a year or two into Switch's life cycle then no way would they be this expensive.

Maybe we should not be quick to judge, but we should not be quick to purchase either.
I can download at least half a dozen Bomberman games to my smartphone for free so this one has to be a lot better.

It's not a game I would pay that much for unless you score it higher than Zelda.

@Nico07 Snipperclips is only $20 so I can many Switch owners
downloading it in March

We have not had a full priced retail Bomberman game made in years... YEARS... The last biggest adventure that came out was in Japan only for the Wii. They only sold the battle mode version of it on the Wii e-Shop for a cheap price everywhere else.

Plus from what I herd the game is developed by the original developers at Hudson now at Konami.

Edit - My 2 cents: Plus, if people are going to complain about price. Don't buy anything gaming related as it is considered "a luxury" for a reason.

I'd rather have had SNES Super Bomberman on the Virtual Console. I'd have downloaded all of them. But I'm not buying Super Bomberman R.

As a £15- £20 eshop game I'd probably jump straight in and everything I've seen so far screams this kind of price point bit I could label that critiscm at a few of the launch window games. 1,2 Switch and Arms in particular come to mind as games that should be cheaper or at least put into some sort of package a'la Wii Sports

Should have expected Konami to do a Konami. They're mad to be doing this in a world where Bomberman Ultra is available for download.

I paid full retail for Saturn Bomberman on day one (plus multitap and extra joypads), roughly 20 years ago... ...and I routinely enjoy it still - more often than many of the hundreds of modern AAA games in my collection...

This modern, portable, eight player (local|online), Hudson-developed(!?) Switch version could potentially dethrone the former.

Preordered. Happily.

@ruinez facepalm

I can't even remember the last time Bomberman was priced as a premium, full-priced release. Definitely wasn't since the GCN. Generation and Jetters were arguably as content heavy (story mode AND full-featured battle mode) and those were $20. I have a hard time trusting Konami not wanting to cash in on a light release schedule.

@electrolite77
What one does not make sense of that?
Value or not, Gaming itself is considered a Luxury. Is it a necessity? No.

Value has nothing to do with how gaming is a Luxury. It's not something you need, nor is it something you can eat.

Think I'm gonna double down on 3DS, and Wii U Breath of the Wild this year.

Nope to much for a game that only runs at 30fps. And probably won't have that much content really. £25 would have been a better price. Nintendo are getting to greedy with the switch sadly......

Lmaaaaooooo I like how all fanboys are still defending this garbage system with its ridiculous pricing for games.

This should have been 20 bucks MAX. Remember Bomberman Blast for Wii? This is almost the same game but twice the price.

I was hoping for $40, but $50 is doable. There are few things that are as fun as the battle mode.

@Yasume I'd like to say you are trolling, but you are pretty much dead on. With the exception of Zelda, all switch games seem grossly overpriced to me. There is no excuse to not pack in 1-2 switch as a digital coupon, none at all. At $20 I would buy Bomberman instantly. At $60 Canadian dollars? No way, I would rather track down a vintage SNES with multi tap and Super Bomberman. Unless if something amazing happens in terms of backwards compatibility and VC, I may cancel my pre order.

This has got to have more than standard Bomberman/Bomberman Blast then.

But I doubt it will have a story mode like Bomberman Hero.

Or even an extra character like a Bomberman max.

What will they do to justify this price?

Does anyone know if nintendo cartridges are similar to nes n snes where they get some profit of the sale which is why the rrp seems high? I think £50 should be max for aaa titles and £30 for more basic ones.

Prices will come down over next few months no doubt as most will buy switch with just zelda to begin with.

If i go ahead with my preorder that's what i will be doing. Or will just get wii u version of zelda.

Oh. Bomberman amiibo and bomberman in smash deluxe i bet....

Ouch. At that price I'm better off just buying Bomberman on the Virtual Console considering I only really play those games for the vs mode.

Yesss, I'm so glad it's not $60!! At $50, I'm very willing to buy it, though $40 would have been a more approachable price.
I like the art style and kooky characters, which are fun and also make this launch game the most approachable to young gamers. $40 would have convinced parents to buy it readily, I'd say, so it's a missed opportunity to expand the fan base to the younger generation.

@Brubbles
Whitout a shadow of a doubt!

I could accept a steep price tag if I knew the game was large enough. This is Konami in 2017 though. I'll have to wait until someone can go into more depth with the game before I consider shelling out (despite my love of classic Bomberman).

@Jayvir Generation wasn't 20 bucks at launch, it was $40.00 and basically had a healthy amount of content, moreso than the standard of games from that generation.

Jetters was $20.00 because it was more of the same for the most part, and came out two years later, but it had more content than generation. That game honestly was a steal at 20 bucks, it would've been fine at twice that.

The price of Zelda is justifiable, I think. The price of these other Switch games however, are too expensive.

I won't pay a penny more than £35 for this, I love bomberman games and grew up with super bomberman so I was hyped when I saw the trailer but this is too much imo
I'm already getting zelda and I want to get the switch pro controller (which is also too expensive) so maybe I will get this in a few months time while I wait for Mario Odyssey

@Roam85 it has a full fledged story mode

I'm fine with the price. It is the revival of line of gaming's greatest icons, after al.

Disappointing, but expected.

Still getting the game when I pick up the Switch, but it's sad knowing that Super Bomberman R got sent out to die. At least perhaps the (probable last non-mobile) Bomberman game will be good.

Wrong answer Konami.

@King_Johobo agreed! I really hope we get some amazing news in terms of digital backwards compatibility/VC

I'm bored of this "complain about every aspect of the Nintendo Switch" game, I think instead I'll just buy the system and enjoy all the games. People seem to think they can dictate to companies how much they charge for their product but that's is not how it works. They showcase their wares and then its up to the consumer whether they buy or not. Don't get me wrong if everyone boycotts the switch the prices probably will drop but then again it might just force Nintendo out of the console market and then we will be left with less choice, less innovation and we will be forced to buy inferior games with no quality control. Your call guys. How about we support the one company who is genuinely trying to go down a different path?

I paid $50 dollars for Bomberman 64, and it was well worth the price. What's to say this won't be worth it? It appears to have some sort of a story type mode that might be pretty cool.

I just don't get all these snap judgments of what a game nobody has played fully should and shouldn't cost.

@Octane Yeah, I've played Bomberman games with that kind of story mode. Its fun for a short while, but it runs thin after a few levels. That is disappointing, I would so love another adventure mode like what we saw in the N64 and Gamecube titles, but I know that realistically that's probably not going to happen for the Bomberman franchise again. The focus is clearly on the multiplayer aspect, and its easier to just translate that to a one player story mode than to build an additional adventure mode with its own unique maps, story, etc.

I will buy it used for $10 in about a year for sure!!

Q) What do you think?

A) I think I shall be purchasing this game alongside my Switch, regardless of price. Bomberman being back is monumentous; if people can go nuts over Mega Man merely popping up in Smash, I can go nuts over this series being both alive and arriving as a launch title for the latest Nintendo system.

Price does not matter; this was easily my top game shown off at the Switch presentation!

Q) Should we be so quick to judge a game just on its looks, and the fact that it's based on a well-worn template?

A) No, there could be plenty more to the game that has yet to be shown. While it is releasing soon, it has still only recently be revealed, there may be more to learn. At the same time, yes, but I don't feel it matters too much. If this game is simply Bomberman with a few bells and whistles... I don't mind, it's a new Bomberman with 8 players, online, a co-op story mode, and available on a new handheld/console hybrid device. That alone is awesome; if it has more, then that will simply be adding to the joy that Bomberman delivers.

Q) Or should we all be more open-minded about what innovations and new content this update will bring?

A) Yes, though like I said before, it's not like the title needs to innovate by a large degree given the series absence. So long as it's an enjoyable experience that motivates you alone, or with friends, to play for long lengths of time, then that alone is nice enough. Of course, I'm hoping for plenty of new content and innovative ideas to an excellent formula, but I feel the return of said formula and the device it's on is a good enough start.

It should be priced so that Bomberman cannot be financially viable. NOT!

The idea that it should be extremely cheap is largely the reason the series has been on hiatus for so long, why would Konami make the series if it commands less value than ever? I've always liked Bomberman and personally its a game I'm going to get at launch alongside LoZ.

@luchacomics Same! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for GC VC!

I'm pleasantly surprised, in Europe we're practically getting it tax-free.
conversion based on the UK price would mean €58 incl. tax, and conversion based on the US price would be €46 excl. tax.
€49,99 incl. tax is better than the €55-€60 i was expecting.
is there a reason why the € price isn't included in the article?

still a lot for bomberman though.

@Cuchulain4 Not even Bomberman would buy his own game at that price lets be honest lol.

@ReigningSemtex Nice. I'm in.