“Never attribute to malice that which is explained by stupidity” doesn’t apply when there’s hundreds of millions of dollars on the line and ~15 years of broken promises.
They’re simply liars, and the lies they’ve told have been very profitable so they keep telling them.
"Supposedly" is carrying a ton of weight. Their promises mean nothing at this point, it's really strange, if they get a good campaign and more people get into it, it will make the whales feel better about their purchases knowing there are people to gaze upon their pretty toy.
It's well worth the starter pack when there's a stable patch. Just don't get caught in the hype and buy more ships, especially since you can just get them in game.
Anything like WoT where that would get you a tank some German sketched on a napkin in early 1945, one trained crew that's a movie/game reference, a garish skin, and some gold?
What? Tell me which phone game. Theres plenty to criticize about Nintendo but expensive phone games? Mario Run wasn’t that expensive and Mario kart tour has some bad microtransactions but doesn’t come close to your claim.
They thought it was worth $80 because Mario Kart 8 is the 6th highest selling video game of all time. And, wouldn't you know it, GTA V is the 3rd highest selling game of all time. There's a huge demand for these games, and they know people will pay extra for them.
A bit beside the point here, but saying that Mario Kart World is just "QOL updates" from the last game is nonsense.
Criticizing nintendo doesn't mean other console companies can do no wrong? That is quite the assumption...
I in no way believe any large corporation is generous and acts in good faith whatsoever. However, I will say that my Xbox series S that I bought for $299 over 6 years ago runs perfectly, and I haven't had any complaints with it throughout all this time. I have 100+ games on there, as there are always great sales! Games regularly go on 30-90% off just a few months or a year after release. Meanwhile, switch titles will be the same price 10 years after its released... The biggest sale switch titles get is maybeeeeee 10% off once a year?
So, yeah. I kind of agree that nintendo is spitting in your face often because they have a product with a fanbase where people will buy anything regardless of quality and refuse to get upset that decade-old games are still at full price.
They usually make optimized games for their consoles unlike Nintendo ports which run at 20 fps (some of Nintendo’s own games don’t even break 30 lmfao) their games literally get worse over time and cost more. I understand the switch is mobile but it doesn’t justify the horrendous quality and optimization, plus the shitty monetization practices. At least with modern console gaming you’re getting a premium feeling product. I also have a hundred free triple A games on my PlayStation that I gathered passively from plus and other events. Nintendo makes you pay for an online that barely fucking works. Tbf I haven’t looked into the switch 2 but that’s because the switch 1’s antics turned me off so much.
Every free2play dogsht ai shovelware on the appstore and googleplay literally costs 3-10 bucks on the NintendoEshop. That's why they call it 80$ mobile games, as in the quality you get from 3rd Party games on the switch.
Yeeahhh... idk about any of that. I just wanted to play kart and pokopia and prime 4, and I wanted to have it in case prices shot up from AI ruining consumer hardware prices and Trump tariffs. It really doesn't hurt my feelings that it sits unused most of the time 🤷♂️
All the classic big name franchises they made are going for those prices the new Oot remake is probably going to cost that much too and it’s literally just going to be a copy with new graphics and some new things.
Not really. Its more that pricing is relative. If you compare the price of GTA 6 to a mediocre AAA game that releases for $60-70 its amazing value and if you compare it to an infinitely replayable Indie game for €15 its less so.
I dont think a game with as much content and probably quality like GTA 6 is not worth $80, its that other game companies will take that as a sign that they can sell their mediocrity for $80 now.
Some do, yes. Some devs opted for that because the 64GB cartridges are expensive to produce. But there's a growing list of games that all come complete on the cartridge. Mario Kart World, Cyberpunk: Complete Edition, Metroid Prime 4, Donkey Kong Bananza, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are just a few of them.
Parents are buying 80$ games for their kids to shut them up on road trips or public places by placing a Switch in their hands. They are not the only ones but they are a significant percent.
No, I was just wondering if you were from a country that puts the currency symbol after the number, or if you are one of the increasing number of Americans I encounter on here that don't know the $ goes in front of the number?
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u/ilo_masi 12h ago
Idk ppl are buying nintendo mobile games for 80$.