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Not paying. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yeah, the company has gone full greed mode since Iwata's passing. I know the point of a business is to make money and all that but he at least kept things fair for the consumer.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This kinda feels like Sony's PS3 announcement, but Nintendo can get away with more than Sony could then.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Hopefully this system isn't the smashing success that the first Switch was and it humbles them a bit. Beyond the price gouging, the novelty of the concept has worn some and this system really doesn't do anything all that exciting beyond improved visuals (which doesn't excite me as somebody who already has a good PC).

    I'm a really huge Nintendo fan who has owned every one of their systems besides the Virtual Boy and bought most of those at launch. I was almost certainly going to purchase a Switch 2 as soon as I could... yet yesterday's lackluster software reveals followed up by the outrageous pricing has me saying the scalpers can have this one and Nintendo can go to hell.

    It's likely that you're right and people are going to line up to reward them for this and it will lead to price increases across the entire industry unfortunately.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I even had a Virtual Boy! Although I bought it for like $25 after it had already failed.

    I guess we'll see just how much of Nintendo's market is made up of fans with lots of expendable income vs. parents buying stuff for their kids.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, I think that's another huge factor that made the Switch so successful! It was priced at a point that households had multiple units and multiple copies of games like Kart and Smash. Only people doing really well are going to be able to swing that at these prices.

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