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[.Pennywise]

Nintendo has now started to charge $70 for its games, starting with Tears of the Kingdom

The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

www.nintendo.com

 

[Neff]

Switch is current gen though

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Showing 59.99 at GameStop?

 

[Danjin44]

If the game is good I will more than happy pay full price. Having high tech graphics doesn’t mean shit to me.

 

[ZehDon]

Why wouldn't they? Gamers have been lapping it up for at least two years now.

 

[Peterthumpa]

Are you a Daily Mail jounalist OP? The only thing missing now is the obligatory capitalised click bait title.
"Nintendo now CHARGES $70 for LAST GEN games".

Anyway, I believe your definition of last-gen is wrong.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Switch is current gen though

He is saying they are charging $70 for new games on old hardware. Tegra X1 was like awesome in 2015.

 

[Portugeezer]

You'll pay $60 in a 2025 eShop sale, and you'll be happy.

 

[jaysius]

In case any Canadians miss it.

Raising the price is one way to ensure those Vouchers get sold.

$140 for 2 vouchers in AB, works out to $69 CND for both games, so it's a "deal", actually a big deal because Zelda is $89 CND works out to $95 CND.

One can hope that the CND is strong when Amazon.co.jp finally puts up their pre-order, but it'll be hard to see the price being cheaper than $69CND.

You're welcome Canadians for me doing the math.

TL;CR(too long;can't read): If you're in Canada buy 2 vouchers you'll end up saving $26 on Zelda and $15 on any other game that's included in the voucher program. Also "move" to AB.

 

[ANDS]

Scroll wheel broken. Shame.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-is-70.1651823/

 

[adamsapple]

Showing 59.99 at GameStop?

It shows out of stock, I think they (and other major retailers) stopped taking pre-orders when the $69.99 news broke yesterday.

Wonder if they'll honor the $59.99 orders now.

 

[Robb]

I’m expecting it to be better than 95% of the games released this year though. Zelda being more expensive is the last thing I care about when it comes to this.

The main issue would be when they start to ask $70 for stuff like 1-2 Switch etc.

 

[jigglet]

Tegra X1 was like awesome in 2015.

But PS5 and XB are based on 64 bit architectures.

Nintendo already did that back in 1996.

Check. Mate.

 

[Nankatsu]

Switch is current gen though

 

[Buggy Loop]

It will likely look really nice on a Steam Deck

 

[Draugoth]

Yeah, im selling my Nintendo Switch

 

[FunkMiller]

If the market is there, they'll charge whatever they can. If you don't like it, don't buy the game at full price. That's the only way they will realise they can't gouge customers.

 

[Kacho]

Welcome to the new normal, Gamers

 

[AJUMP23]

Inflation comes for everyone but mainly the poor.

 

[blackjon24]

Not to bothered by this, I am bothered by the fact that people who are playing the game illegally will have a better experience with the game than I would if I decide to buy this game and play on switch hardware

 

[as1m]

Pretty sure I used to pay up to £50-60 back in the n64 days. Wasn’t a problem then, isn’t a problem now.

 

[FullMetalx117]

Good - Nintendo games are the only ones I feel good about a day one purchase (retention of value wise). They’re amoung the few games that won’t be half off 1 month after release

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

and those graphics (image quality) are so embarrassing.

But is Nintendo. and Nintendo has the nostalgia protection.

 

[Art The Clown]

Its eligible for voucher use.

 

[KaiserBecks]

He is saying they are charging $70 for new games on old hardware. Tegra X1 was like awesome in 2015.

Still a better deal than paying $70 for last gen games on next gen hardware hehe.

 

[demigod]

Switch is current gen though

Current gen with last gen hardware.

This is worse than Sony charging $70 for PS5 games.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

If the game is I will more than happy pay full price. Having high tech graphics doesn’t mean shit to me.

Why would you be happy to pay more for the same games though? Doesn't make sense.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

And yet most of these titles are far and away better than most current gen games. I have no problem paying premium prices for premium experiences.

 

[Danjin44]

Why would you be happy to pay more for the same games though? Doesn't make sense.

If thats your logic then why pay full price for any sequel? Also I'm pretty sure it will have plenty new dungeon and gameplay.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

More like Tears of the Fanboys, amirite?

 

[Vandole]

Ehhh, I still paid $80 for Chrono Trigger in 1995.

 

[Nautilus]

Switch is a 9th gen though.

But yeah, price increases sucks. But it is what it is.

 

[nial]

It will likely look really nice on a Steam Deck

the true patrician experience.

 

[Sleepwalker]

I’m expecting it to be better than 95% of the games released this year though. Zelda being more expensive is the last thing I care about when it comes to this.

The main issue would be when they start to ask $70 for stuff like 1-2 Switch etc.

$70 20fps pokemon is next

 

[hussar16]

I've noticed nintendos money schemes on par with all the rest of them . The online squeezing money from you .they have no shame

 

[cartman414]

Ehhh, I still paid $80 for Chrono Trigger in 1995.

With or without the cartridge tax?

 

[Sleepwalker]

the true patrician experience.

Max it out on your PC and stream it to the deck at 60fps

 

[jhjfss]

Switch is current gen though

Not only is it not a current gen system, even calling it a last-gen system would be generous.

 

[alf717]

Wond

Ehhh, I still paid $80 for Chrono Trigger in 1995.

I paid around the same for Breath of Fire 2 at KB Toys. Game was a blast and was the first game I ever bought. Wonder if they are using a larger cart size for Tears of the Kingdom.

 

[Kikorin]

They can price Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 100€ and I'd still buy it day one, I prefer to not eat for a week than not having it in my Switch the minute it drop on the shop.

 

[Vandole]

With or without the cartridge tax?

The price on the box was $79.99. the real tax was the damn markup that Software Etc always put on their games.

 

[FullMetalx117]

So much disrespect here for the future best selling console of all time. I mean someone must like it

 

[Alexios]

So much disrespect here for the best selling console of all time. I mean someone must like it

It's that fabled Nintendo fanbase that just buys everything but still didn't buy Virtual Boy, GameCube, WiiU (and also doesn't make big/great IP/games like Metroid/Zelda/Xenoblade/Splatoon/Astral Chain sell nearly as much as their mainstream IP), it's only their own favorite boxes that sell on their merits. Clearly in this industry only the deserving of it flop unless we happen to like a flop then it's undeservedly and only the praise worthy sell well, except for Nintendo which undeservedly sells and deservedly flops despite a fanbase that buys it all no questions asked, Idk, only geniuses get it

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Switch is current gen though

Thats exactly what I tell myself when I boot up my 970 with my banging i5

Project Zomboid looks perfection.

 

[Hero_Select]

What a title. lol.

 

[Secret of Evolution]

Ehhh, I still paid $80 for Chrono Trigger in 1995.

Now imagine if Chrono Trigger looked like an NES game, and you’ll see what people are getting at.

 

[Three]

So wait. They removed the $70 price from the site yesterday like it was a mistake then just added it back again?

 

[Vandole]

Now imagine if Chrono Trigger looked like an NES game, and you’ll see what people are getting at.

Still would have been worth it.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

But PS5 and XB are based on 64 bit architectures.

Nintendo already did that back in 1996.

Check. Mate.

You are comparing a 64-bit RISC CPU from 1996 vs a Zen 2 APU from 2018 or 2019?

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Still a better deal than paying $70 for last gen games on next gen hardware hehe.

Cough cough GTA V Super Mega Special Limited Edition