Nintendo To Counter Switch 2's Global Price Hikes With Robust Software Lineup

Ownership Value is better than Lawn Value, or Park Value (roller coaster Tycoon my belike-ked)

Unless the games are free or at a discount… I don’t see how spending more money for the same product is a better value.

not looking all that robust right now.

First, make the developer re-release Pokopia and other games with game key card treatment into game card release to get better sales.
Second, cut the game price, please.
People will not buy very pricey machine with more pricey games.

Another interesting quote:

"We sincerely apologize to our customers for the considerable inconvenience and trouble this will cause. While we wanted to prioritize a wide adoption, it was challenging to bear the rising costs over a long period. The (new) pricing does not fully account for all cost increases.

So even with the $50/€30/¥10000 price increase, the new price still doesn't fully make up for the increase in costs.

That Direct will probably have some farther out games than they've been showing off in more recent years. Which is kind of a double-edged sword. But what eases the sting is we know every game until July so...I'm in.

I'm really hoping for a new Mario Maker game and possibly even a Booster Course-like DLC for Mario Kart World that adds back in Paratroopa & more as a playable character again and some tracks that would fit very well into the open world (Koopa Cape is one I personally hope for)

Splatoon and Fire Emblem are ok, but not Robust 🤣

I hope a part of this "robust lineup" is a big new IP or two which feel(s) properly Nintendo, and I don't mean in terms of price.

@Hwatt i think the idea is more that you're more enticed to buy in because there's a larger variety of games out, thus more games you might be interested in starting out with.

so just normal logic. a lot of people operate on "i won't buy the switch 2 until i know there's enough exclusives / this one franchise gets a game"

@Hwatt @squiddu-real Haha, I'd like the same things. Which, who knows? There may be a little of that offered to us. But I agree, I believe the angle they're going for is to make the purchase worth your while. Owning the system at $450 would still require that you purchase games. They just want you to feel like you have a lot to do with your expensive purchase.

Is 50 bucks really that much money? I am not a rich person but if 50 bucks (US) ruins you, you should probably save more in general. Yeah yeah slippery slope yada yada

@westman98 Yeah, good call out. I heard (and sorry if this is common knowledge) that they have been selling the console at a loss. And perhaps, based on the quote you're sharing, they still will even with a price increase. But I find that interesting, because they swore off doing that after... Wii? I think? Sumthin'.

I will predict this story will not age well. Would like Nintendo to prove me wrong, but don’t think they will.

@rvcolem1 To each their own. But relatively speaking, it could be worse.
Were you going for, "If I were a rich man, yubby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dum..."?

I mean, that sounds good but that means you need a Direct sometime soon to help build attention for the console and tell people what games are coming. The random drops aren't gonna make people wanna buy the thing unless they're super attuned to game news.

There are still so many Switch 2 editions they could release. I want to play the Switch library at 4K/60

japan new switch 2 price will be between $400-420 us dollars still much lower then the new switch 2 price in the us..

@BlublacMH
They literally had a Star Fox direct yesterday and last I checked it had 2 million views on NoA's Youtube Channel

@johnedwin ...i've tapped on the "weak yen" sign so much i've made a hole through it.

the current era of nintendo feels weird. ignoring price hikes it feels like theyre spotlightling all their niche series first and avoiding the free update model of last time, and hoping MKW holds the general audience off until the next 3d mario and zelda arrives

on one hand i do think its a cool approach, on the other we're also paying the price for it too

Woo. Go for Broke! I’m all in on fire emblem anyway but this feels like Nintendo is going to use any franchise they have. If there has been a year to have hope for a longshot…this is likely it.

That being said I hope they maintain those 3rd party dev relationships.

I’m still digging around the investor site, but it is raising my interest.

@AussieMcBucket I know this will sound odd, but if I own switch 2 for 6 to 8 years it is way less than 5 cents a day for enjoyment. I can not buy a redbull and enjoy my switch all month

How about we start by getting HD versions of WW/Twilight Princess on Switch 2, please?

Honestly, they have an enormous library of past games people want to play on/see upgraded for Switch 2. What are they waiting for???

We got a new Fire Emblem coming. I'm already satisfied with my purchase of this console.

Add on Xenoblade 4 and I'll be set.

@Hwatt I mean, pretty clearly the games are getting cheaper. Last financial year, all the first-party Switch 2 games were at least $70. Now we've got Yoshi at $60 digitally and Splatoon Raiders and Star Fox each at $50 digitally or $70 physically. Brand-new first-party Nintendo games haven't been $50 since the Wii U days, but now it seems to once again be the standard.

As somebody who already owns a Switch 2, I'm more than happy to see this tradeoff. I'm taking a chance on Star Fox, which I probably wouldn't have done at $70.

I just wish they'd drop the price on their previous Switch 2 releases. I still wouldn't buy Mario Tennis for $50, but I'd probably pick up Kirby Air Riders.

@Hwatt the more games you buy, the better the value for the system (the per-game unit cost is less). If a console costs 500$ and it has ten games you’re interested in over its lifespan, you’re effectively paying 50$ per game (plus whatever the games’ sticker price is). If it costs 600$ but has twenty games you’re interested in, that’s 30$ per game (plus sticker price). As an extreme example, let’s imagine a new 40th anniversary Zelda console comes out that can only play Ocarina of Time and it costs 200$. Although Ocarina is at least a pretty good game by any reasonable person’s standards, you’d get better value buying a Switch or Switch 2 because there are more good games available (even though the console price exceeds 200$).

@NorrinRadd They always space out their releases. If they released them all at once, you'd only buy one or two and then forget about the rest.

Overworked and underpaid people who are already suffering will be given the option to spend more on things they cannot afford. Solid plan, Nintendo.

@UpsideDownRowlet there’s still that NSO beta test demo that they playtested twice.

@HaNks Well there's

Mario Kart World
Donkey Kong Bananza
Pokémon Legends Z-A
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Kirby Air Riders
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Mario Tennis Aces
Pokémon: Pokopia
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Star Fox
Splatoon Raiders
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Plus all the 3rd-party stuff

Plus the entire Switch 1 library

Plus the Switch 2 editions and free updates to several games

Plus all the retro games on Switch Online

I mean really dude, you can complain about no new Zelda yet or whatever but the library is plenty robust. Ridiculously so, even.

I’m sure we’ll see OoT next month. But I want to know whether Grezzo, Tantalus or Aonuma is working on it

@hol_up I've actually been wondering recently if that's true. It's possible they scrapped it. I mean, I feel like if the game were actually a hit, we'd be hearing more about it by now, NDAs be damned. Maybe they're quietly letting it die.

Good, exactly what we need. Honestly they should come out and announce the 3D Mario even if it isn't coming until 2027, we need bigger games of that caliber.

Let’s have some action rather than talk.

@LexKitteh Can't tell if serious, playing the same games all over again with slightly better graphics doesn't exactly make for a compelling lineup. Let's see more games designed from the ground up around this system.

@hol_up The rumors are indicating it's Monolith Soft actually. I forgot where this came from, but there is discussion from someone in Nintendo that they want to get Monolith more involved with Zelda (they've assisted with BotW and TotK previously), so it seems like they may be building up a dedicated Zelda team at Monolith.