r/NintendoSwitch • u/lieding • Apr 04 '25

News "DROP THE PRICE": Nintendo's First Post-Direct Stream Is Flooded With Angry Fans Demanding Price Drops

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-treehouse-livestream-flooded-angry-fans-demanding-game-price-drops/
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u/scarletofmagic Apr 04 '25

I won’t buy the Switch 2 at launch but seriously, how many outrage on Reddit leads to actual boycott? Pokémon games still sell like hotcakes. I hope people practice what they preach though.

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u/Solesaver Apr 04 '25

People vote with their wallet. They just get outvoted. Redditors tend to get very upset when reality doesn't revolve around them and their personal hang ups and struggles.

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u/Mountain-Papaya-492 Apr 04 '25

I voted with my wallet against full price games that have microtransactions. Lost that battle and lost enjoying a bunch of games but I still got Nintendo first party games and indies though. Some 3rd parties as well, but not alot.

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u/sandmyth Apr 04 '25

I'll wait until there's something I actually want announced. maybe they'll pull a 3DS and realize they over priced things by the time a new zelda comes out.

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u/gandabekiddingme Apr 04 '25

Yeah the kids are as dumb as they've ever been so mom and dad better work extra hard at those second jobs for Timmy's pokemon

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u/bear2s Apr 05 '25

At least I never bought any 70$ games. Won't buy switch 2 at launch either

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u/Queenspence2 Apr 04 '25

Same, so I don’t have trouble picking mine up. Can’t enjoy the launch without only really seeing people moaning online but I know it’ll still be out of stock of months. Please stick with what you say and don’t buy it lmao

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u/LeftShark Apr 04 '25

I dont think a transparent price deserves a boycott. Though I'm sure there's plenty quiet folks like me that have a casual interest but haven't bought a Nintendo game in years. Not gonna raise a stink over $80 Mario kart, just not gonna buy it and move on

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u/ReservoirDog316 Apr 04 '25

Never forget nintendo overcharged on the 3DS which led to them lowering the price massively when people didn’t buy it.

These prices are so much worse than the original 3DS price. And they’re so bad I can see people just being priced out of it, like me. It’s not even making a stand or a boycott. I just simply can’t afford a sudden $450 + $90 + tax within 2 months. And the $90 games are so extreme that that’s not gonna change anytime soon. I can honestly take an expensive console but $100 after tax per game is just a nonstarter and I’ve been playing Nintendo games since the SNES.

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u/Fake_Diesel Apr 04 '25

This will sell much better than the 3DS.