r/memes • u/Yolo065 • 3d ago

#2 MotW Leave them alone🤬🤬🤬

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u/733t_sec 3d ago

Idk about Nintendo either way but this seems to be a long overdue adjustment in the gaming industry after prices were kept at $50 dollars for so long.

Using https://www.usinflationcalculator.com

$50 in 1990 is $122.07 in 2025

$50 in 1999 is $95.76 in 2025

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u/DerReckeEckhardt 3d ago

If the prices are the only thing that get adjusted up due to inflation, it's not inflation but corporate greed

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u/733t_sec 3d ago

I see what you're saying but consider Nintendo does not control wages.

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u/DerReckeEckhardt 3d ago

But they do control their own prices and have access to wage statistics.

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u/733t_sec 3d ago

Okay but they also have to pay their workers a fair wage.

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u/DerReckeEckhardt 2d ago

But have they done it? The wage-price spiral is a lie. Wages are not inherently tied to prices. Especially not in big corporations like Nintendo.

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u/733t_sec 2d ago

Nintendo does have a history of CEO's taking massive paycuts to make prevent layoffs.