r/memes 1d ago

Leave them alone🤬🤬🤬

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u/733t_sec 1d 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/SHADOW_SAMURAI_05 1d ago

It wouldn't be so bad if wages actually increased to match the inflation

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u/Jimmy_McNulty2025 1d ago

Wages have outpaced inflation.