First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80

[bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world]

Nope. That'll be a pass from me Nintendo.

[Guest]

So does this kill used game sales?

[viri4thus@feddit.org]

Fuck Nintendo.

[xiberkernel@lemmy.world]

I think it kills game leaks before the street date. Even if the data isn’t in the carriage (which is stupid), you would still be able to sell the cartage assuming the online service is still active.

Sucks for game preservation though. I’m personally hoping there’s some flaw in the gen 1 hardware that can be exploited for archive purchases.

[agent_karyo@lemmy.world]

I am assuming you can re-sell the "Game Key".

[Guest]

Their emulators have always been proprietary. The waters were a
little muddied by the NES/SNES Classic consoles using a Linux OS but the emulators were their own code.

Their FOSS code is made available when required and is published here:

https://support.nintendo.com/jp/oss/index.html

[Guest]

The key card thing is seriously infuriating, both from a consumer standpoint and from an archivists standpoint.

Basically you own a game cartridge, but as soon as Nintendo shuts down their servers for whatever reason it becomes a useless piece of plastic. They really don't want us to own anything anymore.

[deceptichum@quokk.au]

Oh you’re going to subscribe to Nintendo Pass for $12.99 a month?

[aurenkin@sh.itjust.works]

Oh wow, that cartridge thing is actually just the worst of both worlds. I'm similar to you, my last console was a Mega Drive but I did get a Switch for my wife and played a couple of games on it which was fun. Not really keen on giving Nintendo more money though.

[agent_karyo@lemmy.world]

I see. I am surprised they didn't simply take existing open source code and go with that.

[Guest]

Always loved Nintendo, but this will be a hard pass from me.

[sepix@feddit.org]

I was REALLY looking forward to the 2 ... this leaves such a sour aftertaste, it's very unpleasant.

[smeg@feddit.uk]

Aren't consoles and their new game always ridiculously expensive on launch? I know Nintendo stuff often doesn't drop in price that much but I'd be surprised if they stay this expensive for long. Plenty of other games to play in the meantime!

[sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works]

So when Nintendo servers shut down, that's it.

[Guest]

These are the top 5 sellers on Switch:

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Super Smash Bros Ultimate
• The legend of Zelda:Breath of the Wild
• Super Mario Odyssey

These links take you to a price tracker with a chart showing historical prices. The RRP of each of these has been static, and discounts are short and infrequent.

[smeg@feddit.uk]

Fair point, but I still can't imagine they'll be double that price for long. The only GBP price I've seen for a Switch 2 game is the MKW bundle which is only £30 more than the console on its own.

[callouscomic@lemm.ee]

Ubisoft's The Crew 3: Super Mario Horizon

[skunkworkz@lemmy.world]

The only game I want to play is that new Donkey Kong game. Paying €520 for playing just one game is ridiculous. I’m gonna wait till Nintendo releases more games. I’m not gonna spend €450 for it to collect dust like my PS5.

[lostxor@fedia.io]

Ah yes, let me pay $450 for a console that I have to pay an additional $80 for every game I want to play. What a sound financial decision.

[ivanafterall@lemmy.world]

I pray it faces record-breaking piracy.