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Nintendo somehow keeps finding a way to make this worse

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 week ago

Average Nintendo moment.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago

LOL that's actually despicable

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I get the feeling the Switch 2 is gonna be the Wii U with stories like this.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago

Switch 1 was too successful, they've gotten omega cocky lmao

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

At this point I'm actively hoping for it

Edit: Typo

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This isn't even industry standard - charging $10 to "upgrade" a game, yes, but as far as I can remember the DLC is always included with the game at the base game price when it's been out for a while.

I hope Nintendo's extreme arrogance and greed bites them in the ass. Will probably have to wait a year or so after launch to know since I'm sure it will take that long to get Switch 2s to all the diehards with money to burn. I'll be interested to see how it sells to everyone else.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago

Nintendo's really making it easier and easier to not buy the $500 Metroid Prime mouse control box.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I've never rapidly lost so much interest in an electronic as fast as the switch 2 reveal to seeing the game prices a few hours later

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I knew it was over as soon as they said the tech demo is a paid title

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

"Outrageous! They want, what, $5 for a tutorial?"

"$10."

ಠ_ಠ

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

100% this was the moment for me. By no means should they be charging any amount for an FAQ on how to use the product.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Pay $60 to learn that the Joycon uses magnets”

Bravo Nintenbros

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Bravo to the one pal who's gonna buy it and post a gameplay on YouTube

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

If they released it about the same price, backwards compatible, maybe small fee to "upgrade" a switch game to the newer version, I might have been tempted. But seriously meh. I'm playing my physical copy backlog on my steam deck now lol

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Don't worry. Super fans will still defend it. They've been using the "but but but but" strategy lately

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm a big fan but I'm not stupid. This is some horseshit.

I have both DLCs and I didn't expect this garbage. Really bad stuff.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I have both DLCs

So then you still get to play them. The only people this affects are new buyers, which... scans internet will be approximately nobody, given the raging hate-boners on display. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I’m not at all defending the price, but am secretly hoping this outcry will make it easier for me to be an early adopter. I still don’t have a PS5 due to how burned I got trying to preorder one.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

The more Nintendo talks, the worst it gets.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bye, bye, miss Mushroomian pie

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Drove my joycon to the left, but the drift was too high

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think Nintendo thinks they have so much nostalgia, and loyal customers, that this generation they really said "fuck it" and are twisting the knife to see how much the consumer will tolerate. I'm not going to be surprised if we see price drops and actual sales (not 10 bucks off a 5 year old game like they usually do) by the time holidays role around. I don't think they are anticipating the pushback that is happening.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So the 3ds system then.

Wonder what they'll offer to ambassadors only. Twilight princess gamecube?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Windwaker HD Switch version finally ......

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Remember the 3DS Ambassador program?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

cant think of another high profile old game re-releasing on new system that would sell the games dlcs seperately lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Ya not sure if I'll ever get a switch 2. I played the living shit out of my switch 1. Easily was my favourite console... Until I got a steam deck. Instantly I have over 1,000 games purchased already and a hefty percentage of them playable.

...not to mention the switch games that are still sitting on my shelf that I just play on here instead.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

We’re only paying a measly $70 for the Switch 2 version. Just get a third job and be grateful for the opportunity to purchase the DLC at $20. Then you can use the last of your hundred dollar bill for that one tech demo game!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Man, Nintendo in hiring the ex P&G/EA executive to run things has really had Nintendo embrace the EA enshitification roadmap and culture.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

His name is Doug BOWSER. Of course he's evil!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Morons will still throw cash at them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

This is a testament that Nintendo thinks the same as I do about their fans 🤣🤣🤣

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

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