They're saying that Nintendo doesn't need to raise their prices for any reason but greed. Can Nintendo, the multi-billion dollar corporation, pay their employees fairly and their ceos handsomely? Almost certainly yes. So the price increase can be justified only by greed.
Meanwhile the people that buy their games have to pay the price of their console every four or five games, which is to say, just can't buy them because everything else is expensive.
Nobody is blaming Nintendo for the economic situation, they're blaming Nintendo for using it as a poor excuse to price out a bunch of people from one of the things they can actually still barely afford that isn't just food or rent.
People aren't surprised companies want to make money.
Are you new to humanity? People like not paying more for something, and will be upset when they have to, especially when the only justification is greed.
But at the same time people are ignorant. With inflation realistically we are paying the same amount that people were paying 50 bucks for a 64 game in the 90s but people like to ignore that.
People also like to ignore that gaming is a luxury not a need. If your money is that tight that it's a huge deal, gaming shouldn't be your focus
Yes inflation exists, but that doesn't mean Nintendo is required to raise prices. Nintendo is a multi billion dollar corporation. They can pay their employees, they can pay their staff. They're not going bankrupt. They don't need to raise their prices, which means raising them is greedy, which is generally not popular among most people.
And people know gaming is a luxury, but even poor people deserve luxuries. If they can't afford it, they should cut it out, but they shouldn't have to.
I think you're misunderstanding. It's not people who don't understand the reality. It's people who are justifiably upset about the reality, and the company is contributing to their unhappiness when it begins to price them out of one of the few things that is still somewhat affordable.
Do you want to just spend your money on dinner and a home, or do you want to play Mario sometimes?
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u/11711510111411009710 2d ago
This misunderstands the point. People are not saying that's Nintendo's fault.