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@jco83 Ok it wasn't fair to compare the bike to an early Smash Amiibo, but the profit on those was already insane.

They can't justify that price hike just because of some extra plastic. That's not the biggest cost in making these. It's mostly the design/development and marketing, which is still almost exactly the same amount of work as Toon Link.

@MTMike87 I think those are all basically remakes : )
True, it wouldn't take much effort. Just a few illustrations per game and the most basic code. So I do see that happening!

Friendly reminder that the first Amiibo were €12.99 each.
The 'inflation' gang can explain to me why my income didn't triple.

Err... that didn't sound like the writers were fans. More like they were looking for the most nerdy sounding title that a girl would find unattractive.

@MTMike87 Game & watch would be impossible to emulate, simply because the screen was different for each game. It's not a bunch of pixels they can translate. They'd have to re-draw everything from scratch.

@RoboCube I have. Over and over. Especially about Tears of the Kingdom.

@HalBailman You forgot to consider greedflation: companies taking advantage of inflation to sneak in some extra $'s.
In no reality is this price reasonable. That's what you ask for a new game that hundreds of people worked on for years. You can't keep doing that for every re-release unless all the people who worked on the original also get a cut.

It's horrible to see them blame it on inflation and get away with it. It's nothing less than gaslighting the consumers they so depend on.

You know what would have honoured Mario's legacy more than anything? Releasing those remasters at 40$ and getting more people to play them.

Mario has now become a high end luxury brand, apparently.

@FredBiletnikoff That's a pretty lousy analogy. Dicussion is what a news site and comments are for.
Do you really want a comment section where people only express their deep appreciation for princess Peach's outfits?

Some of us like to think critically. People who don't like the negativity, should point their arrows at Nintendo for upsetting everyone.

Anyone who wasn't upset by that last Direct is probably part of the problem.

@Duncanballs If they don't want people complaining about key cards under every article, maybe they shouldn't release games on key cards then.

@Medic_alert It was huge in 2008

Wait, have I been using "upgrade patch" wrong?

@Old-Red Same. Unless you have the budget for huge storage space, throwing your money on the sidewalk should feel more rewarding.

@GrailUK
They could have spent more money on the Switch 2's buses, but they already knew they’d use this instead, which is (again) cheaper for them and worse for us.
They know what it means for preservation, but they chose the cheaper route, so it can feel like a better piece of hardware than it actually is.

If they try to sell you pieces of cardboard for $25 and Happy Meal toys for $50, you can be sure they’re cutting corners on the insides of their consoles.

Like the article says, this wouldn't be a problem if Nintendo made some real preservation efforts.

His "Do you really think a rich company would do that?" argument is hilarious

This is a solution to a problem they created.

CONSUME! CONSUME! CONSUME!

So if you're planning on buying an old remaster of a remaster, two plastic figurines and a piece of cardboard, it will set you back 200$.

Let that sink in.

Please, please, please, let this be the last game in that universe.
But no, this will become a trilogy until every drop of milk is squeezed from the udder.

73% passing on the Amiibo warms my heart

Buying = telling Nintendo you're ok with this

"It's the inflation".
There have been Happy Meal toys that cost almost as much to make.

You could buy an Evercade for the price of both.

That shot of him appearing from behind the goggles was my personal highlight of the direct. 10/10

I never completed Mario Wonder because it had some of the most atrocious sound design in gaming history.
When I saw that flower in the Direct, I was just thinking about how bad the voice and acting was. And that very instant, they announce this.

@OHB123 So well written!

I'd also like to nominate musically timed jumps like in Rayman and Donkey Kong Country.

@Itsashame
Ok Peppa Pig was a joke but why could anyone be against this when Smash exists?

No matter how hard they try, this will never be Smash Bros.
Let him direct 'Mario Kart Universe'
with Minions, Lara Croft, Cloud, Sonic, etc. Each with their own tracks.

Imagine Cuphead drifting past Sephiroth in Green Hill Zone, on Link's motorcycle.
They wouldn't even be limited to 'fighter' characters. Peppa Pig and Cooking Mama can join too.

It's billions for the taking, Nintendo...

@The_Nintendo_Pedant It always bothers me that Nintendo tries to make 'fun' their main hook. But paying 80€ is only 'fun' for people with an above average income.
And nobody should talk to me about inflation because that's precicely what Nintendo is taking advantage of here. It's called greedflation and this company is one of the worst examples.
"I guess we have to sell our old remasters as expensive as we can get away with, it's the inflation!"
Never mind accessibility features in games about disabled people. That would mean less profit! Oh, look, a talking plant. Such fun.

@electrolite77 Read my comment again. I wasn't even speaking about you. I said 'people complaining about the price'.

"But I do what I want"
Sure, you do what you want because you were never complaining.
I'm talking about people who do understand that Nintendo is taking us for idiots, but still pay.

@electrolite77 Yeah, just don't cry when they charge you 100$ for DLC in 10 years.

Absolutely ridiculous. I bet Mario Wonder won't be sold as a separate update either.
All of you who are (rightfully) complaining about this price: DO NOT BUY THIS!
It only works if we keep being taken for idiots.

They should have named this 'Metroid Beyond', it would scare off a lot less people.

This will be my second time trying to finish this 100 hour monster. Always loved it but it just went on and on!

It always looks great until the battles start

It will be released just in time for my marathon. Completed RE1 for the first time yesterday, after years of giving up!

Hollow Knight has tons of other qualities that made it 'not suck', but the way it made you backtrack was just poor design. It might be a genre convention, but there is absolutely nothing fun about it. This 'backtracking as a punishment' idea is ridiculous, no matter how many fans a game ends up having.

And now that I'm here with my hot take: I also think all the lines are too thick. This would look twice as refined if they just used thinner lines. It looks like a (very pretty) flash game right now. The 'hand drawn' style looks way too digital.

But...that's what Assassin's Creed is for 🤷‍♂️

Difficulty should always come with good Quality of Life.

I hate how Souls games make you backtrack every time you fail. That's not fun. Trying to dodge a huge troll who's hitting at you with a tree is fun. It's unnecessarily tedious.

I love Celeste because it was really hard, but it let you retry instantly.
Hollow Knight was more in the first category, so I expect this to be largely the same.

@AussieMcBucket Yeah, this guy got himself noticed by just doing a great job. He always has something interesting to say and has the best puns.
Makes me miss Kate and Jon just a tiny bit less.

My heart skips a beat every time I see a Rayman article

Maybe my previous comment needs some explaining.
I always love the gameplay in these jrpg's, but the stories and characters are always so generic. And they already make me feel like I'm wasting my time.
But if I'm going to be bombarded with jiggly physics and pop-ups for swimsuit dlc, I'm just going to pull the plug.

I was on the fence but this convinced me never to play it.

@Rebusmind Xenoblade Chronicles X should have had a native Switch 2 version at launch. What better way to show off the S2's power?
I really don't understand because it was developed while S2 was already well in the picture for Nintendo.

The one game I wanted to play didn't get a patched version 🤷‍♂️

It does look like more of the same. But much more streamlined. Just like TotK was to BotW.

I want Splatoon 4 with a BotW-sized single player campaign.

You know, if Nintendo wouldn't close their shops whenever a new console comes out, we wouldn't have such a problem with everything digitalising.

I get why you'd be in the mood for one or the other, but if I play a fast paced action game, it's for a different reason.

The hair in the trailer is distracting. Some simplifications might do the entire game justice.

This is NOT going to get me into golf.

Oh wow, didn't know that! Thanks.

This is a perfect oportunity for Nintendo to release this with an english translation. The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls is another example. It would take relatively little effort, and it would add a lot of value to their service.
What better reason is there to play these old games, than to play games that have never been released in the west?