Why would they? Mario Games are distinct and aren’t competing with each other. Older Mario titles are still $60 experiences. Ages doesn’t magically make a game cheaper. These are precedents set by other companies over time, and they make sense when the yearly CoD replaces last year’s, but not in this case.
@@MyPupTobithat's one of the reasons people Pirate Nintendo games, lowering the price is the way to make people with less money buy the game he wants to play legitimaly.
Been gaming on PC my whole life. Started playing Nintendo games for the first time in my life one year ago and this is the best experience especially during these sad modern gaming times. As a 30+ years old, they looked a bit "childish" but man, they packed the old joy of gaming that I always enjoyed. Buying second hand is what I do now, and normally sell the game the same price I bought it with. Never buy digital games since you can't sell them after you finish them.
Exactly, I’d say 80% of my pretty large Switch collection was purchased secondhand (usually from eBay when I find a good deal). Nintendo brings a certain joy with their games that no other company can quite replicate, but once in a while I still crave those 4k 60fps games from my Xbox or PlayStation
Indeed. I'm not a huge Nintendo fan. I dislike them a ton as a company and how they treat content creators. Their saving grace is that they do make some cozy games. My issues is that I am not spending $60 on a game to play on a Switch (my worst performing gaming device) but will pay that for PC/PS5 games. At this point, I'm just looking for chill games to play in bed!!! Ebay it is! I'm not looking to spend over $30 for any game-- I'm ADHD, want to sample a ton of games, lose interest, then wash n recycle the process again.
Because Nintendo fanboys will pay for it. Being a PC guy, I had forgotten just how bad game pricing was on consoles until I had gotten my Switch. It pretty much only gets used for playing Super Smash Bros with friends or family on the TV. They even rip you off for the digital downloads and that has nothing to do with supply and demand.
@@HolyGrailGaming I can’t see myself paying $60 for game unless I’m excited to play my problem with Nintendo is that many of their games they are selling for $60 are not worth that $60 price tag.
Nintendo simply put are incredibly anti consumer friendly, they are far more concerned about protecting their brand than they are about the customer, and I will never understand why more people aren't bothered by that. You would think people would be more enticed by companies that put the customer first but Nintendo is some kind of anomoly in this industry. Can anybody explain why downgraded ports of decade old games are being sold at full price? It's not because Nintendo cares about the quality of the port or gameplay experience of the port, that much I can be certain of.
Yeah I mean to be honest, all of the big 3 gaming companies are anti consumer friendly. I think Sony is the worst for it, but Nintendo definitely has it's moments
@HolyGrailGaming Xbox is the best because they actually lose profit to give gamers the best modern gaming experience. That's what separates Xbox from the rest, and I highly doubt Nintendo will do the same. Nintendo could at least make a Nintendo version of GamePass where there are day 1 releases and access to more modern Nintendo games. That would be the only thing that can bring Nintendo back up.
@HolyGrailGaming Right. See when I think of it, this new generation of Nintendo flies in the face of Gunpei Yokoi... but Nintendo has been different since the removed the "Nintendo Seal of Approval". The company has effectively changed from a JCPenny to a Macy's.
What is so high class about it? The Nintendo Switch feels very cheap and underpowered. The console is extremely expensive for literally nothing. The games and accessories are extremely expensive too for literally nothing. The games are very boring , soulless and childish. The accessories are very cheap just like the console itself
It depends on what your getting. If I was to purchase something like Bayonetta 2 for $50 then yes I would consider that expensive. However, I don't own a Switch for those kind of games. I buy games like Shin Megami Tensei V, Xenoblade Chronicles 1 through 3, Fire Emblem, Triangle Strategy, Trials of Cold Steel and so on. These are very massive games that are packed with tons of content, so the price is worth it. However, trying to find these games 10 years from now may be an entirely different story. There is a difference between paying $20 for a linear 15-hour campaign or a souless western open world game vs $60 for a 100 hour jrpg that is packed with soul and character.
These are really good points! Personally, I don’t mind paying extra for Nintendo games. I know what I get is going to be good quality. Nintendo is the only console I even consider buying physical copies for. 😊
Really? Nintendo releases mediocre games too. Mario Golf was forgettable and Mario Strikers was disappointing. No matter the game's quality, a game should still become cheaper because a part of the cost is the game's new-ness.
@@nikkoa.3639 I’m not really into sports, so I don’t even consider those types when I’m shopping around for new ones. If you go by that viewpoint then every platform has its share of mediocre games. 😊
@@BlupeesandRupees Yeah they do, but the unfortunate thing is that even the mediocre games never go on sale. If they're good games they still need to go on sale because it's just not right to keep selling games high when their newness have worn off.
This is the only reason why I have never bought Nintendo consoles. You have to be so rich to ever buy a Nintendo console and play games on it. It also doesn’t help that the games never ever go to a discount. But I have always wanted to own any Nintendo consoles I can but still no chance.
What a delightfully relevant topic. Truth be told, I was thrown off when I saw the price of the Mario Red Switch before the word Canada or Canadian was said.
I always make sure to mention Canada when discussing prices because everything is so expensive here 😅 probably throws a lot of people off if they don’t hear it. Thank you so much for watching!
I grew up on consoles up until the PS2, then I switched to PC. The Switch got me back into console gaming, and the Steam Deck got me out of it lol. I ain't going back now. 😂
New games are released on Windows 💻 almost daily, while Nintendo's releases are far less frequent. Each new Nintendo game is eagerly anticipated, akin to celebrating a newborn or welcoming a new family member. Due to the rarity of new Nintendo games, reducing prices would risk bankruptcy. They cannot afford to lower prices, even if sales are slow.
I want to know like for what kind of player based was the switch and it’s games designed for anyways. Like these prices are too much that I’m starting to go nuts here like together if I were too count all the games that I own on the switch like mainly the exclusive games I could have button both the ps5 and the Xbox series s while still having some money left
Coz everyone still buy switch even if the switch is on is end, I work in a gameshop and the number of switch that we sold each day is insane, even when ps5 and xbox are in sale for 430 and 409€, and there is nothing for the switch and like just 10€ reduction on last zelda and mario, we always sell more switch, botw, mario kart, smash, all old games still sell a fcking lot each day at full price
It’s cool to get some insight from a GameStop employee. Yeah a few weeks ago on Black Friday people were going crazy about 7 year old games dropping $20 in price lol
Actually really sad and it totally put me off buying it.. I went for the steam deck whilst I was out and I went for an RTX 4080 5.2 gigahertz 14th generation i9 with 12 GB of storage nvme he 5. If you have a PC you're always going to get the best deal.
The only reason a game should ever go down in price is if it becomes outdated. Games like Mario odyssey still feel brand new, and so it stays full price. Plus there’s the added bonus of being able to pay significantly less than competitors squeeze out of consumers at launch, 60 compared to the industry standard of 80. This, combined with the lack of total brokenness at launch, makes switch games the most fairly priced on the market. It’s a real shame how unfairly games are priced according to industry standards, they go from way too high for cheap quality at launch, to extremely low for acceptable quality a few years later.
I just really wish that NS Games could be lower the prices are ridiculous i live in Canada and if I want to buy 2 games i have to pay $160 plus tax just for 2 games 😢😢 so each game is $80 its sad
I also live in Canada so I feel your pain. My only recommendation is shops sales (Black Friday, Boxing Day, etc) and use eBay... That's pretty much the only way I buy games these days.
It is because they still sell. People buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games so they are always in high demand.. high demand equals high value.. ps and xbox games usually have yearly sequels so the older titles are no longer in demand.. low demand equals low value..
Up until the Switch, Nintendo did re-release games at the $20 as Player's Choice or Nintendo Selects but IP games NEVER went on sale. Now they do both physically and digitally. In the US, Breath of the Wild cost me $40 same with Mario Odyssey. And why should games get cheaper as they get older? Games like BotW don't degrade in quality. A copy today will play just as good as it was on launch day. As for family friendly, Nintendo has branched out since the Wii U. Bayonetta is semi-IP yet it is an M rated series.
@Giswig I disagree with you normalizing to pay full price for games from 7 years ago because the game is "as good." The game maybe didn't change, but technology improved and the older game fell behind
SO I calculated the amount that I’ve spent which on the switch and just the subscription that I paid three times counting the new one and not the 25,99 dollars so anyways I’ve paid 1,409.76 $. Like when compared on the ps4 plus the ps3 and heck even when compared to the 3DS as well as the Xbox 360 the amount that I’ve spent aren’t on the same level
Honestly if you go on the used market it's not that bad there's some games like Bayo 3 or Metroid dread which are 60% off the launch price which is pretty reasonable even on PS5 and PC standards for around 2 year old games. This might just be a thing in the UK though idk also its just exclusives, 3rd party games and especially indies generally hover around the same price on their sales when comparing Steam to Eshop sales. I really think it's just the exclusives but "Why are Nintendo Switch Exclusive Games Expensive?" would be a worse title so I get it. This is from the POV of a PC gamer that plays a lot of switch on the side for portability already had one long before the steam deck came out and don't feel the need to upgrade it with switch 2 likely being within a years time.
Last year I bought my first PC after only having laptops. Finally I can emulate games. I don't want to pay 60 bucks for a game all the time. I emulates SMB Wonder and I don't regret it.
I don't mind paying 60$ again for games like Super Smash Bros Ultimate or Super Mario Wonder. I will say though, there's games like Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Link's awakening DX, and the Mario RPG remake that look really good, but 60$ is a bit much to ask imo.
Mario RPG and Link's Awakening are definitely worth the $60 considering they were re-made from the ground up, but I get what you mean considering they are both relatively short.
It’s simply because the fanbase is willing to pay whatever price Nintendo asks so shoutouts to them for properly monetizing their fanbase but PlayStation sadly failed to do the same especially with the PS5 release which should’ve been at $999.99 since allot of people had zero issues buying the console for $1200-2500+ and if u ask these psychopaths today if it was worth it they will tell you that it is so PlayStation please milk the fanbase better with the PS5 Pro and sell each console at $999-1200
@@HolyGrailGaming I want to clarify that I am not holding any grudge against these companies since they sadly know that not everyone thinks about performance per dollar or getting your moneys worth like you and me so they capitalize on it and I hope they make the most money this time and not the scalpers
Lousy controls, 30fps, and first party games that never went down in price is why I never played Nintendo games. However, when the Switch 2 comes out with 60fps games, and better resolution, and hopefully more comfortable controls, I'll be picking one up. But I'll be renting the cartridges from Gamefly. I refuse to play older titles that don't go down in price.
Trust me it doesn't cost alot to manufacture a game cartridge, inside a switch cartridge its just a IC (integrated circuit) soldered onto a pcb. Also my ps5 game disk covers feel much much better than nintedo's because they are imported from the EU and not from China, i have a ps5 game from China (God of war ragnarock) it's original but the plastic doesn't feel good. My nintendo game cases are from Singapore and they feel good but still cannot compare to the ps4 game cases (made outside china) mainly because the spine is much thick. However it does suck that now most games no longer give anything when buying the physical copy, so far i had Sony games atleast give me something unlike nintedo which is just art behind the game cover. I still remember getting the map for gta 5 and some stickers for cyberpunk
The cartridge itself might not cost much but the operating expenses must be expensive. And maybe it depends on location. In Canada the PS5 games feel horribly cheap, whereas Switch cases feel solid
It is because Nintendo doesn’t undervalue their products and IP so you pay for it and therefore hold their value. Printing Nintendo cartridges are not cheap and therefore print runs are in limited quantities and vary rarely reprinted after sales cycles are completed. I’m happy for their prices being elevated and won’t change. I see Sony doing that as well now. They vary rarely have sales now on any of their first party titles with exception of holidays and then go back up and stay there.
You nailed it. I mean I wouldn't mind games being cheaper of course, but I understand the reasoning for them costing so much and I think it's usually worth it when it comes to Nintendo.
The answer is very simple. Nintendo is a very greedy company, and people fall for it. Xbox is the complete opposite and actually sells games and consoles at a very agreeable price. Xbox even has deals for most of their games to be 75% off or even more. Xbox GamePass is also something that proves how greedy Nintendo is. Nintendo won't offer a monthly subscription that offers access to day 1 releases or even games that came out a year ago. The Nintendo Switch prices haven't dropped much given that the Switch has been out for many years longer than the Xbox Series consoles. Nintendo never bothered to give the Nintendo Switch Oled a real hardware upgrade other than just a screen that doesn't make games run better and only just makes colors pop a little more. I promise you, if Xbox comes out with their own handheld console, it would not only be just as much or less than a new Xbox Series S, but it would also be much more powerful than what Nintendo will ever release. Xbox can easily destroy Nintendo if they want to and take them out of business. The only justifiable thing that Nintendo has done was come out with a Nintendo Switch Lite, which is actually fair for the price given the limits of the hardware. What surprised me more was that I used to think Playstation was greedy, but no, Nintendo is far worse.
Really nice video, but you threw me off with that last part, playing graphically demanding games on the switch feels bad, performs bad and the controller feels awful but you still buy and play them and choose to play them over other platforms? Damn, wouldn't be me.
thank you! haha you’re completely right, I have no idea why but I almost always opt for the Switch option when available… Most likely because I collect for the console but who knows 🤷♂️
Yeah I’m not paying 60 bucks for a games that’s over 5 years old. Also what are you on about people don’t have skills to run an emulator. Download emulator and download rom what’s so difficult in that? I grew up on Nintendo with the snes then made my way over to the PlayStation. I bought a brand new wii back in 2012 with all the classics and I kid you not nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Those games sucked and were boring as hell. Up til today some of the games like galaxy and donkey Kong are still in the plastic disc box they came. How many times are you gonna jump on a flag and still be entertained? I have a brother that smokes weed and doesn’t work. He probably plays the wii al ost everyday. Thinks there a link between people who refuse to grow and like Nintendo. Get an Xbox or ps and play some big boys games. Will be a fresh change of pace
Why are the digital versions still $60 tho? All the 2D Mario games should be $19.99 by now with Wonder out.
Pirating is the only solution. If they don't give fair prices, we steal. That's it.
Completely agree, digital games should be cheaper
Why would they? Mario Games are distinct and aren’t competing with each other. Older Mario titles are still $60 experiences.
Ages doesn’t magically make a game cheaper. These are precedents set by other companies over time, and they make sense when the yearly CoD replaces last year’s, but not in this case.
@@MyPupTobithat's one of the reasons people Pirate Nintendo games, lowering the price is the way to make people with less money buy the game he wants to play legitimaly.
Quality over quantity 👌
Simple Answer: Cuz They can.
Hahaha pretty much!
Been gaming on PC my whole life. Started playing Nintendo games for the first time in my life one year ago and this is the best experience especially during these sad modern gaming times. As a 30+ years old, they looked a bit "childish" but man, they packed the old joy of gaming that I always enjoyed. Buying second hand is what I do now, and normally sell the game the same price I bought it with. Never buy digital games since you can't sell them after you finish them.
Exactly, I’d say 80% of my pretty large Switch collection was purchased secondhand (usually from eBay when I find a good deal). Nintendo brings a certain joy with their games that no other company can quite replicate, but once in a while I still crave those 4k 60fps games from my Xbox or PlayStation
Indeed. I'm not a huge Nintendo fan. I dislike them a ton as a company and how they treat content creators. Their saving grace is that they do make some cozy games. My issues is that I am not spending $60 on a game to play on a Switch (my worst performing gaming device) but will pay that for PC/PS5 games. At this point, I'm just looking for chill games to play in bed!!! Ebay it is! I'm not looking to spend over $30 for any game-- I'm ADHD, want to sample a ton of games, lose interest, then wash n recycle the process again.
STILL 79.99 in Canada...never ever been a sale, even for games that are 6 years old.
I'm in Canada too, they go on sale occasionally just not very often
@@HolyGrailGaming crazy to me honestly, very strange, but Nintendo is Nintendo so give em money I guess right bro haha
Because Nintendo fanboys will pay for it. Being a PC guy, I had forgotten just how bad game pricing was on consoles until I had gotten my Switch. It pretty much only gets used for playing Super Smash Bros with friends or family on the TV. They even rip you off for the digital downloads and that has nothing to do with supply and demand.
I mean I actually don't think $60 is a crazy amount for a game that is actually good, but the problem is a lot of $60 games are complete garbage
@@HolyGrailGaming I can’t see myself paying $60 for game unless I’m excited to play my problem with Nintendo is that many of their games they are selling for $60 are not worth that $60 price tag.
Nintendo simply put are incredibly anti consumer friendly, they are far more concerned about protecting their brand than they are about the customer, and I will never understand why more people aren't bothered by that. You would think people would be more enticed by companies that put the customer first but Nintendo is some kind of anomoly in this industry. Can anybody explain why downgraded ports of decade old games are being sold at full price? It's not because Nintendo cares about the quality of the port or gameplay experience of the port, that much I can be certain of.
Yeah I mean to be honest, all of the big 3 gaming companies are anti consumer friendly. I think Sony is the worst for it, but Nintendo definitely has it's moments
Nintendo is one of the best company but the way they price their games is disgusting.
@@HolyGrailGamingThere's no way Sony is worse than Nintendo, not even close.
@HolyGrailGaming Xbox is the best because they actually lose profit to give gamers the best modern gaming experience. That's what separates Xbox from the rest, and I highly doubt Nintendo will do the same. Nintendo could at least make a Nintendo version of GamePass where there are day 1 releases and access to more modern Nintendo games. That would be the only thing that can bring Nintendo back up.
I really feel like Nintendo is trying to be a premium brand. Like Gucci or Armani is for clothing. A high class brand on purpose.
I would probably buy that Nintendo x Gucci collab shirt
@HolyGrailGaming Right. See when I think of it, this new generation of Nintendo flies in the face of Gunpei Yokoi... but Nintendo has been different since the removed the "Nintendo Seal of Approval". The company has effectively changed from a JCPenny to a Macy's.
What is so high class about it? The Nintendo Switch feels very cheap and underpowered. The console is extremely expensive for literally nothing. The games and accessories are extremely expensive too for literally nothing. The games are very boring , soulless and childish. The accessories are very cheap just like the console itself
@cheerful_crop_circle You could say the same thing about Disney products but look at how expensive those are
TF? Premium prices... Low tier parts...
Great video.
I will never buy digital games because for me it feels like i am not owning it. I also like to collect games and see them.
Nintendo and their business practices aren't always the best. It's really dumb to keep selling 2017 games at full price.
Nintendo have some of the best 1st party IP's and consoles but man they are so anti consumer.
For the most part yeah, all of these big game companies are 😔
It depends on what your getting. If I was to purchase something like Bayonetta 2 for $50 then yes I would consider that expensive. However, I don't own a Switch for those kind of games. I buy games like Shin Megami Tensei V, Xenoblade Chronicles 1 through 3, Fire Emblem, Triangle Strategy, Trials of Cold Steel and so on.
These are very massive games that are packed with tons of content, so the price is worth it. However, trying to find these games 10 years from now may be an entirely different story. There is a difference between paying $20 for a linear 15-hour campaign or a souless western open world game vs $60 for a 100 hour jrpg that is packed with soul and character.
These are really good points! Personally, I don’t mind paying extra for Nintendo games. I know what I get is going to be good quality. Nintendo is the only console I even consider buying physical copies for. 😊
Really? Nintendo releases mediocre games too. Mario Golf was forgettable and Mario Strikers was disappointing. No matter the game's quality, a game should still become cheaper because a part of the cost is the game's new-ness.
Thank you! I buy physical for the PS5 usually too, but 100% of the time for my Switch.
@@nikkoa.3639but those games are just spin-offs
@@nikkoa.3639 I’m not really into sports, so I don’t even consider those types when I’m shopping around for new ones. If you go by that viewpoint then every platform has its share of mediocre games. 😊
@@BlupeesandRupees Yeah they do, but the unfortunate thing is that even the mediocre games never go on sale. If they're good games they still need to go on sale because it's just not right to keep selling games high when their newness have worn off.
It’s because Nintendo don’t allow it contracts stores have to sign
i just clicked on this video on accident and I learned something ( pretty good video btw good editing )
Hey thank you so much! I always feel like my editing is sub-par, so comments like this are the best to read.
This is the only reason why I have never bought Nintendo consoles. You have to be so rich to ever buy a Nintendo console and play games on it. It also doesn’t help that the games never ever go to a discount. But I have always wanted to own any Nintendo consoles I can but still no chance.
Same here in the UK I want to play so many older nintendo games but I can't justify the prices of those old second triple hand games lol
What a delightfully relevant topic. Truth be told, I was thrown off when I saw the price of the Mario Red Switch before the word Canada or Canadian was said.
I always make sure to mention Canada when discussing prices because everything is so expensive here 😅 probably throws a lot of people off if they don’t hear it. Thank you so much for watching!
I grew up on consoles up until the PS2, then I switched to PC. The Switch got me back into console gaming, and the Steam Deck got me out of it lol. I ain't going back now. 😂
New games are released on Windows 💻 almost daily,
while Nintendo's releases are far less frequent.
Each new Nintendo game is eagerly anticipated, akin to celebrating a newborn or welcoming a new family member.
Due to the rarity of new Nintendo games, reducing prices would risk bankruptcy.
They cannot afford to lower prices, even if sales are slow.
I want to know like for what kind of player based was the switch and it’s games designed for anyways. Like these prices are too much that I’m starting to go nuts here like together if I were too count all the games that I own on the switch like mainly the exclusive games I could have button both the ps5 and the Xbox series s while still having some money left
Paying $80 for a Nintendo game in Canada is so goofy. Glad I buy second hand
Yeah I’ll usually look on marketplace or the used section at gamestop and pay $50ish for games, still gets expensive though haha
Coz everyone still buy switch even if the switch is on is end, I work in a gameshop and the number of switch that we sold each day is insane, even when ps5 and xbox are in sale for 430 and 409€, and there is nothing for the switch and like just 10€ reduction on last zelda and mario, we always sell more switch, botw, mario kart, smash, all old games still sell a fcking lot each day at full price
It’s cool to get some insight from a GameStop employee. Yeah a few weeks ago on Black Friday people were going crazy about 7 year old games dropping $20 in price lol
The solution is simple. Speak with your wallet, they can’t sell it if you don’t buy it.
Excelent video man, I think you'll be a famous youtuber soon
Thanks so much! I definitely don’t desire fame, but some extra ad revenue cash would be nice 😅
Actually really sad and it totally put me off buying it.. I went for the steam deck whilst I was out and I went for an RTX 4080 5.2 gigahertz 14th generation i9 with 12 GB of storage nvme he 5. If you have a PC you're always going to get the best deal.
I have really regretted buying a switch for my kids. The games are way too expensive
Just bought a switch and this s*** is blowing my mind.
best console ever!
Just got one, it’s fun. But definitely not the best console ever. I’d say the Xbox 360 is better and has more fun games.
if the big N could sell air at full price to their fans, They would
Switch game prices are ridiculous.
they cost what people are willing to pay for them
I love Nintendo but this is soo fucked 😭
As if They will starve to death if they don’t sell full price
%90 of the time the way the company intended isn’t it. Fan Emulation for Mario 3D all stars shits on Nintendo’s efforts
Nintendo needs to stop price gouging
Because they can be, we’ll still buy them
Good video my dude!
Thank you, I appreciate that!
I love nintendo but this why I'm staying away. Years later full price. No thank you nintendo bye
Because Nintendo dont want to devalue their product
Why? Because Nintendo says F you. That's why.
Because they are good. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
I am a bit of a Nintendo fanboy so I won’t argue with that 😉
Nintendo currently has 23% off a lot of first party titles with Mar10 Day, 8-17 March. Still way overpriced considering most are old games.
Nice video, Great Work
Thank you!
This is why we must fight fully digital. Imagine when we have zero choice to by used.
Switch 2 should be sold at $699 minimum and do the same later slap an OLED screen and increase the switch 2 OLED price to $999
mod your switch and then the games get a permanent discount 😮
hahaha you're not the first one to recommend this
The only reason a game should ever go down in price is if it becomes outdated. Games like Mario odyssey still feel brand new, and so it stays full price. Plus there’s the added bonus of being able to pay significantly less than competitors squeeze out of consumers at launch, 60 compared to the industry standard of 80. This, combined with the lack of total brokenness at launch, makes switch games the most fairly priced on the market. It’s a real shame how unfairly games are priced according to industry standards, they go from way too high for cheap quality at launch, to extremely low for acceptable quality a few years later.
I agree that the price is pretty fair, however it would be nice if they were cheaper 🤪
I just really wish that NS Games could be lower the prices are ridiculous i live in Canada and if I want to buy 2 games i have to pay $160 plus tax just for 2 games 😢😢 so each game is $80 its sad
I also live in Canada so I feel your pain. My only recommendation is shops sales (Black Friday, Boxing Day, etc) and use eBay... That's pretty much the only way I buy games these days.
It is because they still sell. People buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games so they are always in high demand.. high demand equals high value.. ps and xbox games usually have yearly sequels so the older titles are no longer in demand.. low demand equals low value..
Up until the Switch, Nintendo did re-release games at the $20 as Player's Choice or Nintendo Selects but IP games NEVER went on sale. Now they do both physically and digitally. In the US, Breath of the Wild cost me $40 same with Mario Odyssey. And why should games get cheaper as they get older? Games like BotW don't degrade in quality. A copy today will play just as good as it was on launch day. As for family friendly, Nintendo has branched out since the Wii U. Bayonetta is semi-IP yet it is an M rated series.
I agree that they dont “need” to get cheaper, however it would be a nice consumer friendly decision if they did it!
Botw definitely downgrade in quality now that totk is out
@Giswig I disagree with you normalizing to pay full price for games from 7 years ago because the game is "as good."
The game maybe didn't change, but technology improved and the older game fell behind
SO I calculated the amount that I’ve spent which on the switch and just the subscription that I paid three times counting the new one and not the 25,99 dollars so anyways I’ve paid 1,409.76 $. Like when compared on the ps4 plus the ps3 and heck even when compared to the 3DS as well as the Xbox 360 the amount that I’ve spent aren’t on the same level
I found the new Final Fantasy game for $10 for new PS , and I saw a Nintendo game that nobody buys for $50 dollars.
haha that’s how it is, people still buy them though even if it doesnt seem like it
Honestly if you go on the used market it's not that bad there's some games like Bayo 3 or Metroid dread which are 60% off the launch price which is pretty reasonable even on PS5 and PC standards for around 2 year old games. This might just be a thing in the UK though idk also its just exclusives, 3rd party games and especially indies generally hover around the same price on their sales when comparing Steam to Eshop sales. I really think it's just the exclusives but "Why are Nintendo Switch Exclusive Games Expensive?" would be a worse title so I get it. This is from the POV of a PC gamer that plays a lot of switch on the side for portability already had one long before the steam deck came out and don't feel the need to upgrade it with switch 2 likely being within a years time.
Last year I bought my first PC after only having laptops. Finally I can emulate games. I don't want to pay 60 bucks for a game all the time. I emulates SMB Wonder and I don't regret it.
I don't mind paying 60$ again for games like Super Smash Bros Ultimate or Super Mario Wonder.
I will say though, there's games like Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Link's awakening DX, and the Mario RPG remake that look really good, but 60$ is a bit much to ask imo.
Mario RPG and Link's Awakening are definitely worth the $60 considering they were re-made from the ground up, but I get what you mean considering they are both relatively short.
I just got my switch last week Dragon quest Monsters the dark prince has been a fun time.
Enjoy! Such an awesome library of games out there for the Switch.
@@HolyGrailGaming Christmas next year is where I'm gonna build my Library for the Switch.
It’s simply because the fanbase is willing to pay whatever price Nintendo asks so shoutouts to them for properly monetizing their fanbase but PlayStation sadly failed to do the same especially with the PS5 release which should’ve been at $999.99 since allot of people had zero issues buying the console for $1200-2500+ and if u ask these psychopaths today if it was worth it they will tell you that it is so PlayStation please milk the fanbase better with the PS5 Pro and sell each console at $999-1200
Yeah you're right, but I'm definitely not complaining. I'm glad my PS5 didn't cost $1k
@@HolyGrailGaming I want to clarify that I am not holding any grudge against these companies since they sadly know that not everyone thinks about performance per dollar or getting your moneys worth like you and me so they capitalize on it and I hope they make the most money this time and not the scalpers
Let's just hope sony or Microsoft doesn't take note from Nintendo 😭
Rdr2 for 20 dollars is a bargain
Lol no fuck Nintendo mod your switch play everything for free
Because you'll buy it anyway. Twice
because they can and people pay for it
Lousy controls, 30fps, and first party games that never went down in price is why I never played Nintendo games. However, when the Switch 2 comes out with 60fps games, and better resolution, and hopefully more comfortable controls, I'll be picking one up. But I'll be renting the cartridges from Gamefly. I refuse to play older titles that don't go down in price.
Trust me it doesn't cost alot to manufacture a game cartridge, inside a switch cartridge its just a IC (integrated circuit) soldered onto a pcb.
Also my ps5 game disk covers feel much much better than nintedo's because they are imported from the EU and not from China, i have a ps5 game from China (God of war ragnarock) it's original but the plastic doesn't feel good. My nintendo game cases are from Singapore and they feel good but still cannot compare to the ps4 game cases (made outside china) mainly because the spine is much thick. However it does suck that now most games no longer give anything when buying the physical copy, so far i had Sony games atleast give me something unlike nintedo which is just art behind the game cover. I still remember getting the map for gta 5 and some stickers for cyberpunk
The cartridge itself might not cost much but the operating expenses must be expensive. And maybe it depends on location. In Canada the PS5 games feel horribly cheap, whereas Switch cases feel solid
Why do you shill nintendo? I would love to see your collection! Most of the facts are you saying this video are pretty wrong actually
I’m a fanboy 🤷♂️
#BARS 😂 RIGHT ON
Because people pay that much for them.
Pretty much!
Gta 3 VC SA are on the switch tho
Yes they are…
They’re called ‘Ever Green’ titles, games that sales gangbusters, even at full price!
games that sell gangbusters*
And they cheaper in japan 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is because Nintendo doesn’t undervalue their products and IP so you pay for it and therefore hold their value. Printing Nintendo cartridges are not cheap and therefore print runs are in limited quantities and vary rarely reprinted after sales cycles are completed. I’m happy for their prices being elevated and won’t change. I see Sony doing that as well now. They vary rarely have sales now on any of their first party titles with exception of holidays and then go back up and stay there.
You nailed it. I mean I wouldn't mind games being cheaper of course, but I understand the reasoning for them costing so much and I think it's usually worth it when it comes to Nintendo.
Yeah I know, why don't they do $20 Player's Choice like they did in the SNES/N64/GC days?
That would be amazing!
The answer is very simple. Nintendo is a very greedy company, and people fall for it. Xbox is the complete opposite and actually sells games and consoles at a very agreeable price. Xbox even has deals for most of their games to be 75% off or even more. Xbox GamePass is also something that proves how greedy Nintendo is. Nintendo won't offer a monthly subscription that offers access to day 1 releases or even games that came out a year ago. The Nintendo Switch prices haven't dropped much given that the Switch has been out for many years longer than the Xbox Series consoles. Nintendo never bothered to give the Nintendo Switch Oled a real hardware upgrade other than just a screen that doesn't make games run better and only just makes colors pop a little more. I promise you, if Xbox comes out with their own handheld console, it would not only be just as much or less than a new Xbox Series S, but it would also be much more powerful than what Nintendo will ever release. Xbox can easily destroy Nintendo if they want to and take them out of business. The only justifiable thing that Nintendo has done was come out with a Nintendo Switch Lite, which is actually fair for the price given the limits of the hardware. What surprised me more was that I used to think Playstation was greedy, but no, Nintendo is far worse.
Just buy use hack switch 😂 no need to buy 😂
Really nice video, but you threw me off with that last part, playing graphically demanding games on the switch feels bad, performs bad and the controller feels awful but you still buy and play them and choose to play them over other platforms? Damn, wouldn't be me.
thank you! haha you’re completely right, I have no idea why but I almost always opt for the Switch option when available… Most likely because I collect for the console but who knows 🤷♂️
Yeah I’m not paying 60 bucks for a games that’s over 5 years old. Also what are you on about people don’t have skills to run an emulator. Download emulator and download rom what’s so difficult in that? I grew up on Nintendo with the snes then made my way over to the PlayStation. I bought a brand new wii back in 2012 with all the classics and I kid you not nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Those games sucked and were boring as hell. Up til today some of the games like galaxy and donkey Kong are still in the plastic disc box they came. How many times are you gonna jump on a flag and still be entertained? I have a brother that smokes weed and doesn’t work. He probably plays the wii al ost everyday. Thinks there a link between people who refuse to grow and like Nintendo. Get an Xbox or ps and play some big boys games. Will be a fresh change of pace
Yikes
Cry about it.
Nintendo just screams video gaming. Especially with Mario and legend of Zelda behind them. Sony and Microsoft were playing console wars for a min