Nintendo's Investors Are Reportedly "Spooked" As Stock Slides

I had been thinking for a while now that the rise up to the Switch 2's release was a big hype bubble, not surprised to see it pop.

Remember kids, shares can go down as well as up.

All they have to do to go sky high again, is announce some good games with real release dates. They can only ride this "remastered" and "re-release" train for so long.

Please Understand

...it's January 13th. You expected multiple big releases in the last 13 days?

The stock market is a bunch of greedy, impatient toddlers with money but no impulse control.

@KevinP They're barely riding that train, either. We're starving for Xenoblade upgrades amongst others at this point.

I always said the true test of the Switch 2 would be when the honeymoon phase was over. The diehard fans were always going to buy it at launch and soon afterwards. The rest of the population are fine waiting and don't see a need to upgrade, especially given the high prices of the console, games, and accessories. Nintendo used to be the choice for families but those days are long gone it seems. With the state of the world a lot of people are more focused on just trying to survive instead of buying a game system that's not a huge leap compared to the previous one.

Why they thought Donkey Kong was gonna be a huge hit is beyond me. We need a Mario, a Zelda, an Animal Crossing. System sellers!

Well I mean they could at least be offering Switch 1 with a heavy discount by now…same for the Lite version.

Ill be really interested to see what is shared during the next Nintendo financial report. I think they even increased their hardware sales projections before the holidays and then sales slowed down significantly.

oh no not the poor poor investors...

When the prices were announced for the console and the games, I knew a quick launch and sharp drop in sales after a while would be inevitable. The hardcore fans always buy at launch, and having actual stock available at retail is the main reason for it having the fastest launch in history. Realistically, previous title holders (like PS4) would have done just as well or better if they actually had more consoles available in stores to purchase at the time. But the biggest fans have their console now and the real battle begins for the rest of the gamers (and parents who buy for their kids). And $450–500 for the console and $70–80 games are a tough pill to swallow. Nintendo has an uphill battle at this point.

People can’t deny that the magic is kinda gone. Games like Donkey Kong and Metroid weren’t system movers like Nintendo had hoped. No new Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, Smash, or Animal Crossing- all 5 of these franchises released in the first 30 months of the Switch’s launch

I think theres many people still content with Switch 1 and there are still plenty of cross generational releases and games coming to Switch 1 this year. Combine with it being more expensive and the economy basically in the tank its not surprising many people are waiting awhile to jump on board.

Crystal clear evidence of the investors objecting to Nintendo's Anti-Consumer Policies™ and definitely not just pulling up their resources to try and capitalize more on the AI pyramid instead.

@Strawblaze define "we".

I would rather there NOT be a Pokemon game this year if it means giving the team an extra year to polish it.

I hope this downward stock trend translates to good stuff for consumers, kind of like when the 3DS and Wii U were struggling. We got a lot of good stuff then as Nintendo tried to woo new players. I know the situations are different, but looking at it from a consumer-centric perspective, does that matter?

@KevinP I agree with you. I also think it's insulting that they are charging people for frame rate and graphics upgrades for some titles. This is an expensive system and I seriously doubt it's costing Nintendo much to upgrade the specs for the Switch 2. It would show some goodwill to consumers who bought the system. They are being really greedy this gen and trying to squeeze every dollar out of consumers. Just my opinion

Whatever. A Nintendo Direct will drop some big upcoming franchise titles and turn all this around in an instant.

It's the stock market. It rises and falls like a rollercoaster. If anything, now is likely a good time to BUY Nintendo shares lol. Plus, as other comments have mentioned, most companies don't tend to release a lot of games during the lull after the holidays.

I'm waiting on grabbing a Switch 2. I've mentioned my reasons elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, I want one. Now just isn't the time.

Switch 2 needs a gimmick. Something to woo more casuals, set it apart from Switch 1, and then BAM release a new Mario.

Sounds like a great time to buy Nintendo stock

People immediately blaming Nintendo for this have such an immense lack of awareness. Do you all not realize the economy is in shambles because of tariffs? Everything is more expensive, people's wages haven't gone up and that's effecting EVERYTHING. Not just video games.

@Robot99 Wrong. Blame the tariffs and poor economy.

" "So -33% in 5 months: Investors are spooked by possible price hikes, lack of 1st-party hits and US/EU hardware discounts during the holidays."
Honestly, we're not sure what the heck is going on with that last point. Was anyone really expecting to see a console discount within the first year of sale? Christmas or not, that just seems bonkers to us. "

That might be a misunderstanding due to unclear enumeration - you sure they meant "lack of discounts" and not "discounts"?

@AllBLK 16 out of 22 first party Nintendo games got completely free Switch 2 upgrades, 18 out of 22 if you have NSO Expansion Pack, how is that not "showing good will to the consumers"?

Switch 2 is just not attractive enough. The screen is meh. Most developers don’t use the VRR properly due to the lack of good SDK support. Many developers had late or still have no access to dev kits.

These problems are made by Nintendo itself!

@Baker1000
Is it available to buy for US investors?

@foursider Why does Nintendo need a new gimmick every console? Playstation can just slap the next number on their hardware and make it more powerful, why not Nintendo?

Crazy how it's the exact opposite of the Wii U era where people were begging Nintendo to "Drop the gimmicks, we need better hardware!"

@TerribleTerabytes How is Robot wrong? He or She is spot on. You can blame the tariffs or the economy or the wind or the sun being in your eyes. Regardless of what excuse Nintendo wants to use, they chose to price everything through the roof while riding record profits in the industry. They're a business and all they care about is money, but they should have enough sense to understand that money now doesn't guarantee money later if they choose to alienate everyone. Sometimes taking a bit lower profit margin on the front end is sound strategy for longer term health. They don't care, they just want it all and they want it now. Whether you're buying a Joycon or a wall charger. It's ridiculous.

@deezcronuts Donkey Kong sold 3.49 million copies. It did just fine...

Until more games are made with the Switch 2 in mind, this should've been expected after the initial hype. The choices for Year 1 games were also not gonna push units. Minus Mario Kart World, which would've been a good choice if not super underbaked, a lot of the titles leaned more towards the niche side of things. Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Donkey Kong Bananza - these are good games and things people wanted, but they're not what the average Switch owner is gonna buy to upgrade. The Switch 2 Editions are also not great, $10 ones like BOTW & TOTK didn't add virtually anything and should've been free, and the $20 Jamboree and Forgotten Land ones were not worth the price.

@KevinP Because again, every industry is suffering from high prices due to tariffs and low consumer spending. Have you not seen how much PS5 and Xbox have skyrocketed? We're lucky the Switch 2 is only $500. Maybe check other news sites other than this one and see what's actually going on in the world.

@TerribleTerabytes Yeah, it's silly. People wanted a more powerful Switch, and we got exactly that. I can see why not everyone feels the need to upgrade yet, but it's still early, and of course big games are coming.

Nintendo can either make the S2 less expensive and have more quality first party titles, or experience this downturn in sales. I believe Nintendo was counting on everyone to upgrade to the S2 at any cost, especially their loyal fan base. I personally can stick with my S1 for years.

People with way too much money in need of more money, film at 11.

Sounds pretty spooky to me oOooOOOo

This analysis fails to also look at what is happening with Sony and Microsoft right now.

@TerribleTerabytes THANK YOU!

A whole lot of people are missing the forest for the trees here. Nintendo got clobbered with launching their console at the worst possible time. The fact it's done as well as it has is remarkable! Sony announced they're delaying a new console by a year or two because of this stuff.

Of course people are not rushing out to buy the expensive new console, when they are being hammered at every end with rising costs and greater insecurity. And contrary to the people in this thread, Nintendo itself is also getting hammered with rising costs in parts. Have you looked at the price of some computer components lately? GenAI has trashed the economics of building new devices.

1. Charging more for underpower hardware ($450 for a console that couldn't even do 4K 60fps is just wrong, something a $400 Steam Deck could do out of the box both in dock and portable mode) = Check

2. Charging more ($70-$80 for spinoffs like Mario Kart World and Kirby AirRiders are just lame, those prices should be for triple a mainline titles, not spinoffs) for underrated launch titles = Check

3. Forcing proprietary unproven (not trustworthy) storage to customer instead of continue using industry proven (more trustworthy) standard storage (accept only lesser known microSD Express card while moving away from more well known regular microSD and microSD Extreme card) = Check

4. Selling fake physical games (game key cards) for full price = Check

5. Thinking the customers are dumb enough to buy despite the brand (Nintendo), brand loyalty will fall if you keep on crapping = Check

6. Making crappy boring title that nobody ask for (Drag x Drive) = Check

7. Charging for game (Switch 2 Welcome Tour) that should had been free or bundle with the system = Check

8. Charging more for lazy upgraded ports (Switch 2 Edition of Switch 1 game with little or zero contents) that could run much better on Switch 2 just by playing the actual Switch 1 version on Switch 2 instead = Check

9. Only released one exclusive title (Donkey Kong Bananza, a Switch 1 game that got turn into a Switch 2 title at the last minute) and it's not even at launch = Check

10. Bricking customer's newly bought launch console just cause they could thus losing trust in the process = Check

11. Having jack nothing for the holiday except Switch 1 ports and old titles that were released on other platforms for years now = Check

12. Didn't do enough to make games affordable during the holiday especially Black Friday yet the expectation is high = Check

13. Purposely cutting out contents and selling it behind a paywall item (Boring desert music of Metroid Prime 4 only exist if you own one of the MP4 Amiibo otherwise the desert field is more super boring and doesn't had music in the actual game) = Check

14. Acting surprise when nobody could afford the trash (Switch 2) = Check

The fact that all these fails exist in 2025 alone is very SAD indeed especially for a so called innovative company like Nintendo. Imagine what garbage 2026 will bring if these continues.

I think that tracks. The Switch's release line ups in its later years paled in comparison to its first four or so, but we were supposed to accept that as attention shifted towards the new console. In the end, the best we've got out of the deal has been something of a repeat of Super Mario Odyssey. I like a lot of Switch 2 games, but it doesn't feel like Nintendo are as exciting as they were in 2017 anymore.

Why are half the comments talking about console sales in a thread about stock? Also acting as if it's selling Wii U numbers and no one's buying it anymore, can y'all get real lmao

Nintendo needs to go private. They can afford it. Ditch the shareholders and do whatever they want.

@Serpenterror Uh... is there some secret 4K version of the Steam Deck I don't know about?? Exactly what games is it able to output 4K60 in?

@AllBLK Well said

@Solid_Python Because the investors talking about stock in the article are talking about console sales themselves...?

This sounds like a job for Wall $treet Kid!

Best Buy, Amazon, target and Walmart all had the Mario kart bundle for $450 for a while there so…yeah there was a console discount during the holidays….guess they missed that?

@KevinP They've been riding that train real hard since the first switch and it was wildly successful. I agree that they need to sort out their first party offering but whether that will happen...

@Jumwa Hence why I just bought a prebuilt gaming PC last month instead of individual parts. Couldn't Beleive how much some components have skyrocketed. It's madness. Fk this AI scam. 😡

@87th This. The Switch 1's Year 1 Lineup was not great either. The big launch title was a Wii U port, and Splatoon 2 was not breaking any ground as a sequel and felt like they just wanted Splatoon on the new console ASAP.

I was under the impression that Serkan Toto's point about lack of first party titles was about this last holidays

All the stock markets are rigged!
You are a fool if think the big money makers are not doing insider trading.

But if the common people do it, they shut it down and arrest you.

Look at the gamestock fiasco from about 5 years ago.

"They" don't want you to get ahead!

@TerribleTerabytes Every industry is suffering from greedy investors. The reason I disbelieve the tariff thing, is because no one drops their prices when tariffs go away or are paused. Nintendo charged $70 for Tears of the Kingdom long before tariffs became everyone's favorite lightning rod. Blaming tariffs while also moving to an almost entirely digital footprint is bogus and dishonest. Greed and the drive for record profits on each and every transaction is the majority of the problem we face with prices. Tariffs are just a godsend for these people to blame so that they can shift the focus off themselves and we as consumers make it far too easy for them to get away with it.

Always nice when Nintendo stuff actually goes on sale.

the casual gamer is not buying switch 2 like they did switch 1 because of the price..why should japan get a discount and the us and europe do not?

@NintendoWife It was discounted quite a bit in the UK (Small price to pay to stop scalpers though I think it was around £30 off. Still more significantly expensive than the subsidised prices that Japan has with their region locked SKU)

@mctrials23 It's fine and even pretty awesome for a time. I loved seeing some of those older games being consolidated on the one platform. I'm definitely not wholly against it, but there has to be a point where they also sprinkle in something fresh and fun. Nintendo has been terrible with that recently. And if they even made dev kits more available with a variety of SD card sizes, 3rd party companies could've saved them on this but they couldn't even do that correctly.

@nukatha Nintendo sales be like “$1 Off!!!!!”

It's going to get worse for almost every company since they all want to keep increasing prices on us, including the government.

Like stocks and shares, I'm in it for the long game with Switch 2. 👍

What is not mentioned is that stock is up 6.62% on January 2025.

I wanted my Switch 2 to be more powerful and able to play PS4 and PS5 3rd party games. And I got exactly that. I don't want gimmicks. But Nintendo has not released many first party games, that people will run out to get Switch 2 for. They need a brand new 3D Mario game or something on that level, system sellers and they need a new Direct to get people excited.

@Solid_Python Are you serious?😐 Console sales are tied with stocks.

@Solid_Python If you need a subscription service plan for upgrades then it's not "free". And a lot of these upgrades aren't really worth the upcharge Nintendo is charging. Mario Party + Jamboree TV is a good example of that. Some of the most diehard fans are insulted with what Nintendo did with that one.

@Robot99 investors are selling their shares off because they don't believe Nintendo has secured enough RAM during this global shortage. Which means at some point soon Nintendo is likely going to run out of RAM and Switch 2 production will grind to a halt.

This is obvious. With the AI-driven chip shortage, Nintendo's production costs are rising. That means they'll either have to eat the extra cost - something that will anger investors and deter potential future investors - or raise prices to make up for the increased production cost. That will drive demand for the Switch 2 down and result in fewer sales - also something that will anger investors and drive stock prices down. Since Nintendo seems to be releasing the last few Switch 1st party games and focusing on Switch 2 games, the drop in hardware sales will mean a drop in potential software sales which, again, will anger investors and drop stock prices.

It's a no-win scenario for Nintendo because, unlike Microsoft and Sony, they don't have other business divisions to prop up stock prices. Xbox is tanking? No problem, everyone still uses Windows. Playstation is tanking? Let's shift focus to our television department. Nintendo doesn't have that option.

Investors are always about what someone has done for them lately. Perhaps they should take a look around and see what state the world economy is in due to bad economic policies and rising autocracies.

@KevinP Sony was also charging $70 at that point too...don't blame them for selling a product at market price.

@Serpenterror There are two or three solid points here in what is otherwise a sea of nonsense.

Look at that graph. The problem isn't the stock being down 33% since August, over a 6 month period,,the problem is the stock traded in a range of 12,000 to 14,000 for 4 months from August to November, and then in just the past 2 months the stock has lost about 30%, going from 14,000 in November to under 10,000 in mid-January. The stock price bottomed out of it.s range over the holidays recently, going back to August makes no sense,

Now of course in the big picture I have no idea what the rest of the Japanese stock market has done over the past 60 days. If the entire market is down around 30% then Nintendo is just following suit. If the overall stock market is down 50% then Nintendo is doing well. If the rest of the Japanese stock market is breaking even or up the past 2 months, ove even 6 months, then Nintendo has a problem.

Nintendo will probably be fine though, they own the handheld market, and the new Mario movie releases soon. And maybe the Zelda movie won't suck. Stock probably just got too high for it's own good, irrational exhurberance, and maybe 10,000 is where it really should be?

Who knows, money isn't real, stock market is gambling.🤑

Not investors, gamblers.
There's a huge difference between the two.

Also, any worries they have will go away once February hits.

@TerribleTerabytes

I mean, they don't need one need one, but like... if they aren't going to play the graphics power game (which I respect), they need a certain, je ne sais quoi, to stay relevant and capture casual and core audiences. I know I always look forward to what'll set their next console apart from the former.

Switch was the most iterive console since the SNES (by my quick calculations). Granted, the SNES was, is, amazing and those were different times, but still. Switch 2 was too safe. They needed the graphics boost, no question, but also needed something else, something fun, something purely Nintendo. GameChat and mouse controls were not enough. Not by a long shot.

They aren't Sony who can share the higher end gravy train (Xbox, PC, Steam), and thus if they're not going to launch with what sells systems, such as with an AAA franchise title(s), then what's happening now is to be expected, especially without the gimmick, with the price hike, and other issues.

They're not doomed, and these "spooky" times will pass, but with other consoles preparing their Switch like portable take on things, Nintendo needs to put on their Nintendo pants and Nintendo.

@Serpenterror holy macaroni, talk about being a jaded edgelord.

1. Categorically wrong, Switch 2 is a portable machine and it's priced more than appropriately for what it provides. If you expected a portable PS5 at 450$ if not less then you're just clueless about tech, Xbox Rog Ally X can't reach PS5 and it's priced at 1000$+. Steam Deck can barely hold it's own store when it's docked to output at 4k, not to mention how games on Switch 2 overall look better 9/10 times.

2. They're charging the same for their games as every other publisher in the industry. Nintendo isn't gonna lowball their games just because you think "cartoony game must cost less".

3. Yeah and that generally accepted storage is a hinderance to game performance and led to games loading up to 2 minutes on Switch 1. That's like complaining that PS5 "forced people to switch to SSDs" instead of using ancient hard drives.

4. If every game was on a "real cartridge" they would be 80$-90$ per game, would you want that instead? Because 3rd parties aren't gonna be eating up that 16$ per cartridge just for your good will lol

5. Non sequitur.

6. Has nothing to do with anything.

7. Who cares, move on.

8. Overwhelming majority of Switch 2 upgrades are free.

9. What's the point of lying? Switch 2 has MK World, DK Bananza, Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors, how does that translate to "only Donkey Kong"? You need 25 brand new games in the first 6 months of the console release? Also it wasn't changed "at the last minute", they changed platforms for development 4+ years ago. Again, just clueless jaded yapping.

10. You mean just like every single other platform that bricks/bans your console if you try to screw with it?

11. Just because Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon ZA are Switch 1 games doesn't mean they're not new games. Not to mention you get a MUCH superior experience for both of those on Switch 2.

12. You wanted them to give discounts in November for a platform that came out only 4 months ago? lol what?

13. Sure but then people complain that amiibo doesn't do anything substantial and yet in the same breath lose their minds because a few MP3s get locked to it lol

14. Ngl the only trash here is whenever I see clueless yapping in Nintendo Life comment sections like yours. Calling Switch 2 "overpriced weak hardware" meanwhile i'm POSITIVE you didn't have that same energy when Switch 1 launched in 2017 for the same price as PS4/Xbox One while being MUCH LESS capable hardware.

Buyers remorse so far for me.

@shoeses Their comment was pretty ridiculous.😐😆 I guess they think console sales have nothing to do with stock prices sliding? I don't know how anyone can try and separate the two.

@Solid_Python Yeah, seriously. The doom and gloom here is ridiculous.

@Max_the_German Pretty much spot on but a lot of fanboys don't want to acknowledge those issues and more.

@AllBLK How about having some critical thinking skills when discussing sales and stock then? Last time we checked, the factual number data says that the console is still selling well and still the fastest selling console hardware. "Holiday is 20-30% down in comparison to the best selling system of all time 8 years ago" doesn't equal sales are bad genius.

@TerribleTerabytes I was actually fine with that price point for Tears of the Kingdom. Those games deserve it. Kirby Air Riders doesn't, nor does MK World. That's what most of my ire is rooted in.

@KevinP Unfortunately I think that everyone over the past nearly 10 years now has realised that rehashing old games is cheap and easy compared to making new ones and is a brilliant way to print money. This is the generation of the remake, the remaster, the re-release. The Switch is responsible for a fair bit of that IMO. There have always been a smattering of these every generation but it feels like every second release of note on the Switch was just redoing an old game.

It suited the console but when the two paths to good profit margins are generally remakes/remasters and microtransaction laden *****, we can't be surprised when thats what we get a lot of.

@Serpenterror You brought up some good points that a lot of people will either excuse or ignore.

@Solid_Python I swear I work with you. I can't be sure, but I work with a guy who will lay himself down on a sword if it means his last action on this earth is defending Nintendo even though they don't know he exists.

@deezcronuts Donkey Kong Bananza is a huge hit. its consistently ranking in the sales charts

The decline in stock price is pretty explainable for two understood reasons that have almost nothing to do with Nintendo.

That said, great time to buy Nintendo stock.

Ah nonsense. S2 is doing pretty well so far. It's a very pleasant system to use.

I agree that Nintendo should really start teasing more of the heavily anticipated games. Ideally, thoughout the first 3 years or so, they should always have one of their heavyweights "coming up" to keep people excited. Imagine if we'd already gotten a 3D Mario teaser, or one for Zelda or Smash. My guess is that MKW and Bananza (and Prime 4) didn't do that job quite as well as Nintendo thought which now causes a small dip. But a February Direct might already fix that.

@KevinP Lmao both of those games absolutely justify that price. Especially Air Riders which has hundreds of hours of content and achievements to unlock.

@KevinP no, I just don't like people lying and saying stupid, clueless BS

No discounts? Here in Denmark we have had lots discounts, the Mario Kart World bundle is right now selling at 110 € less than the launch price and is of course selling like hot cakes (the irony is that the base version is actually now a bit more expensive than the bundle).

@TerribleTerabytes I disagree completely. In fact, I couldn't disagree more. I think $50-60 is the perfect price point for those games. That $70-80 range needs to be reserved for massive games like TOTK, BOTW, or GTA 5/6.

@Solid_Python I can see that, but a ton of what you said can easily be classified as that. For example, you act like it's mindblowing that someone would be willing to pay $80 for a full game on cartridge. Yet Nintendo happily charges $70 for a GKC. I think the vast majority of people on this comment board who value physical ownership would rather pay an extra $10 to own the game.

@Solid_Python How about stop being a defensive fanboy? It's obvious you're going to defend this company no matter what. Twist the facts however you want but the truth is the truth. It's not selling as much as Nintendo wants, period. I'm wasting my time even engaging with someone like you.

Well, that's what happens when you don't announce any games

With the development of the online store, physical stores, theme parks, movie franchises, etc., Nintendo is slowly but surely turning into the next Disney.

But investors are too short-sighted to see that.

That stock will triple in three years, mark my words.

@dequesi They are marked. This is the internet

@AllBLK "Twist the facts however you want but the truth is the truth"

The irony here is palpable.

"It's not selling as much as Nintendo wants, period."

Show me where Nintendo ever said that. Is it in those "secret stock holder documents" where they complain about console sales too? lmao

@KevinP This sounds like it's based solely off of your personal preference of video games and not any actual market factors.

Also games haven't been $50 since the Wii. You really need to get a grip.

Not surprised they need to announce some big AAA games from big N studios for 2026.
Maybe Luigi mansion 4 and a new Mario 3d platform for 2026 would help and create that big N game buzz and for the console outside of Japan.

We know what PS and Xbox are bringing nearly for the whole year, so why not Nintendo.

Been here before. After the year that was 2017 for the Switch...stock prices dropped.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/whats-behind-nintendos-falling-stock-price

I could not care less about these stories.

@KevinP it can't be classified as that because what I say comes from objective facts or is cutting through lame talking points like "herpa derpa wheelchair basketball game bad xd".

"You act like it's mindblowing that someone would be willing to pay $80 for a full game on cartridge."

Considering that you're literally complaining in this same thread about Kirby Air Riders and MK World being 70$-80$ games, both of which are on full carts that cost 16$ each to produce mind you, in a conversation with @TerribleTerabytes just above ours - I will consider this a bad faith argument.

@shoeses I don't know if I'd agree with that. Any Nintendo fan who could afford it was ready to jump ship from the Wii U by the time BotW came out, so the legacy version of that game was only really interesting to a very niche market. Splatoon 2 wasn't very innovative at launch, but it did enough to keep the active fan base excited while introducing itself to a much broader market. Then you've got Mario Odyssey, ARMS, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and a fully portable, expanded version of Mario Kart 8 on top of that. Not to mention the revival of 2D Metroid on 3DS. I think it was a pretty strong year for Nintendo.

I mean we are looking for Nov 2025
Switch 2 1:8 million
PS5 3.9 million

Take Japan out for the switch and it gets a lot worse.

@TerribleTerabytes What do you expect it to be? This is a comment board on the internet, I don't pretend to speak for the entire industry. I think you and I both know many, many consumers would agree with me that a game like Kirby Air Riders could and probably should be at a different price point from Grand Theft Auto 6. The only reason I mention the $50 in the first place, is because Nintendo executives themselves came out and mentioned variable pricing. In fact, I just bought Silksong not long ago for $19.99 when it first came out. So I think I have a grip, it may be you who is lacking a grip of reality here. And even if you just want to talk 1st party games, I bought Metroid Prime Remastered at launch for $40. It may have been a remaster, but at that point we're just splitting hairs just to argue. The point being, don't flaunt the idea of variable pricing if you are just going to sell everything at $70.