With the switch 2 coverage, this is something that bugs me quite a bit… Not the meme, Nintendo games, by comparison, are worth more than the slop that Ubisoft craps out. No matter how good a Ubisoft game could be, Nintendo has them beat in terms of quality.
Back to my point. The cost of games is insane. The price point for most video game systems is around $500 USD. Whether PS5, Xbox, switch, whatever, they’re all either at or near, $500.
You buy 6 games, and you’ve spent more in games than you did on your console. The fuck is this? We might as well go back to the days when you would buy a whole ass console that could only play a single (or small selection) of games like the Coleco Telstar.
I think they figured out that you make money from selling the add-ons, so they dipped the price of the console and jacked up the cost of all of the games so they could increase profits and shareholder value.
Here is a nice little inflation chart I’ve assembled:
You people are upset about (analogy) gas being 5.31 a gallon when you should be upset that you don’t make enough to afford gas at 5.31 a gallon. You should make enough to afford a $450 switch 2, and the fact that you don’t is because your masters have been stealing from you for 30+ years. Or since forever, if you’re as woke as me.
NES
1985 $179 -> 2025 $528
Games $49.99 -> $147
SNES
1991 $199 -> 2025 $464
Games $49.99 -> $116
Super Mario All-Stars $59.99 -> $140
N64
1996 $199 -> 2025 $403
Games $59.99 -> $121
GameCube
2001 $199 -> 2025 $355
Games $49.99 -> $89
Gameboy
1989 $89.99 -> 2025 $230
Games $29.99 -> $76
Nintendo games, by comparison, are worth more than the slop that Ubisoft craps out
Agree, I grew up with Playstation up until the ps3. I have never owned a Nintendo console my whole life and the only Mario games I’ve tried is the O.G back then, but it’s clear to me that Nintendo put better effort into every bit of design of their IP release.
I know the Jazz scene would go nuts over a “Mario Kart Lick”, and I never played Mario Kart even once.
The only thing stopping me from owning their console is the lack of regional pricing.
With the switch 2 coverage, this is something that bugs me quite a bit… Not the meme, Nintendo games, by comparison, are worth more than the slop that Ubisoft craps out. No matter how good a Ubisoft game could be, Nintendo has them beat in terms of quality.
Back to my point. The cost of games is insane. The price point for most video game systems is around $500 USD. Whether PS5, Xbox, switch, whatever, they’re all either at or near, $500.
You buy 6 games, and you’ve spent more in games than you did on your console. The fuck is this? We might as well go back to the days when you would buy a whole ass console that could only play a single (or small selection) of games like the Coleco Telstar.
I think they figured out that you make money from selling the add-ons, so they dipped the price of the console and jacked up the cost of all of the games so they could increase profits and shareholder value.
Oh wait.
Game consoles are sold at a loss. You are supposed to buy more games than the console costs.
Here is a nice little inflation chart I’ve assembled:
You people are upset about (analogy) gas being 5.31 a gallon when you should be upset that you don’t make enough to afford gas at 5.31 a gallon. You should make enough to afford a $450 switch 2, and the fact that you don’t is because your masters have been stealing from you for 30+ years. Or since forever, if you’re as woke as me.
NES
1985 $179 -> 2025 $528
Games $49.99 -> $147
SNES
1991 $199 -> 2025 $464
Games $49.99 -> $116
Super Mario All-Stars $59.99 -> $140
N64
1996 $199 -> 2025 $403
Games $59.99 -> $121
GameCube
2001 $199 -> 2025 $355
Games $49.99 -> $89
Gameboy
1989 $89.99 -> 2025 $230
Games $29.99 -> $76
Gameboy Advance
2001 $99.99 -> 2025 $178
Games $34.99 -> $62
Nintendo DS
2004 $149.99 -> 2025 $251
Games $29.99 -> $50
Playstation 1
1995 $299 -> 2025 $622
Games $49.99 -> $104
Playstation 2
2000 $299 -> 2025 $552
Games $49.99 -> $92
X-Box
2001 $299 -> 2025 $535
Games $49.99 -> $89
Sega Genesis
1989 $189 -> 2025 $483
Games $59.99 -> $153
Sega Dreamcast
1999 $199 -> 2025 $380
Games $49.99 -> $95
I’d, uh, argue there are some exceptions, like the better asscreed games or the anno series.
Agree, I grew up with Playstation up until the ps3. I have never owned a Nintendo console my whole life and the only Mario games I’ve tried is the O.G back then, but it’s clear to me that Nintendo put better effort into every bit of design of their IP release.
I know the Jazz scene would go nuts over a “Mario Kart Lick”, and I never played Mario Kart even once.
The only thing stopping me from owning their console is the lack of regional pricing.
Which is also why anyone who says consoles are better is straight clowning tbh