I don't play Nintendo hardware as I game on PC, but I paid more for games in the 90s. Street Fighter 2 was $80, and Pilotwings was $60. Adjusted for inflation, that's like $171.63 and $134.79, respectively. I'm not defending Nintendo, but for me, who's been gaming since the 80s, nothing has changed what has is prices for other shit and just more whiny people who have a voice on the internet.
Literally what I said in a different group. If games kept up with inflation like everything else for the last 30yrs (thank the gods they haven't!) games should be at least double what we pay now. You damn right I'm going to have some sticker shock, but I'm not going to complain bc a game from any game studio is 80$.
Complaining about an $80 game is just weird. People will spend hundreds to open loot boxes on phone games. Most micro transactions in Nintendo games are for cosmetics, so a one time $80 purchase gives you a complete game.
I think one of the reasons games have more or less stayed 60 for a long time, is that there isn't as much of a cost of providing it to a customer anymore, especially considering the industry is pushing towards digital-only. All it really is, is flipping a switch in someones account saying they are allowed to download it.
As the value of the dollar falls because of inflation, the 60 bucks become cheaper, being cheaper causes more people to buy it. To make more profit, all they need to do is sell it to more people. This is just a theory though, I'm not an expert in this kind of thing
Yeah street fighter 2 on snes is bare bones as shit had to do yard work every week for 5 months for that game. Did 5 over times at my work at 6 hours a shift to afford my 4090 at launch and cost me close to 2 grand also. So for me gaming is more accessible to me now then it ever has been. Honestly I'm a huge fromsoft fan and I'll work like 2 overtimes and pick up a switch 2 when that bloodborn 2 ass looking nintendo exclusive game comes out bought a ps5 to play demon souls remake sold it promptly after I know the drill.
Yeah I'm not happy about the price increase, but game prices haven't been keeping up with inflation for decades. I think if this had happened more gradually over the last 30 years people wouldn't be as upset, but a $20-30 increase in less than 5 years is a shock to the system.
Damn that makes me jealous of my parents working at factories and being able to buy so many video games for us as a kid. Street fighter and Pilotwings were my favorites growing up.
Complaining about computer game prices is a big tell that you don't do adult purchases. Percentagewise almost everything has become a lot more expensive than computer games...
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u/xxademasoulxx 21h ago
I don't play Nintendo hardware as I game on PC, but I paid more for games in the 90s. Street Fighter 2 was $80, and Pilotwings was $60. Adjusted for inflation, that's like $171.63 and $134.79, respectively. I'm not defending Nintendo, but for me, who's been gaming since the 80s, nothing has changed what has is prices for other shit and just more whiny people who have a voice on the internet.