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.
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
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u/xxademasoulxx 1d 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.