Nintendo Switch 2! Yay! What Games Are—Wait, How Much Did You Say They'll Cost?

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The Switch 2 Direct finally happened, giving us all a good look at what Nintendo was cooking all this time. And…well…it’s kind of hard to keep riding that hype train when you remember that physical games (that are really digital games in disguise) are going to cost you, like, $90. That’s USD, too! If you’re Canadian like me, you’re looking at a whopping $127. Wow, what great economic times we live in! The worst part about Nintendo is that its first-party games pretty much never go on sale, so even if you decide to wait a few years before buying something, that game is still going to cost you $90.

Apparently, some gamers are calling to boycott Nintendo, in hopes that the company will lower prices to get revenue back. There is precedent in that Nintendo lowered the price of the 3DS to recuperate after the handheld console’s initial floundering performance. And if you were around during the apex of the 3DS era, you know it worked.

Speaking of precedent, the reason why the crazy price tag on Nintendo games is a huge downer is that it's setting a nasty example. If other companies see that Nintendo is still able to turn a profit and sell games when the games are that ridiculously pricey, who’s to say they won’t raise the prices as well to keep up? It’s bad for gamers all around, even if you’re okay with paying $90 for a Switch 2 game. It’s a little hard to tell whether Nintendo planned for the games to be this expensive, or if it’s a reaction to the economic state of the world, but I don’t think most people have the luxury anymore of dropping this much money on video games anymore.

Who knows, though? The Switch 2 is coming out in early June 2025, and April only just started. Things could always change, and we could all be doomposting for no reason. I only hope that if things change, it’ll be for the better.

Top 10 Stories From the Past Week

1. Paid Monster Hunter Wilds DLC Debuts Alongside First Free Update - It’ll come out April 4, so by the time you’re reading this, the free Title Update will have gone live in the game!

2. War of the Visions FFBE Global Version Shutting Down - The “games that have a collaboration with Persona 5 shut down after a year” curse is alive and well.

3. What Is the Best Atelier Game? - This is an older article, but still, people really want to share and read opinions on the Atelier series!

4. Review: Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth Lacks Romantic Flair - The art is so pretty, so that’s too bad.

5. Review: Dark Deity 2 Refines Both Its Pixels and Its Tactics - A cool new TRPG for fans of that genre!

6. Tales of Legendia Event Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary - PLEASE, A REMASTER OR A REMAKE…!! PLEASE!!!

7. Best 3D Turn-Based JRPGs on PS4 - Did we miss any?

8. New FromSoftware Game The Duskbloods Will Release For Switch 2 - Not a Bloodborne sequel, mind you.

9. All Japan-Exclusive Games in the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct - Three exclusives, as well as a console that you can only use domestically (most likely to prevent scalpers).

10. FFVII Remake Intergrade Slashes Its Way Onto the Switch 2 - No telling if Rebirth will appear on the Switch 2 yet.

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