The cartridge thing definitely isn't the reason - new console is absolutely the reason, they gouge us because they can. Always the case with any new console that game prices are higher on average then move down. I expect this to go a fair bit lower before launch, still 3 months.
chaywa to ventis86
26 Jan 173#8
£42 for a handheld and a home console game with 2 person multiplayer at no additional cost?
Bargain!
ventis86
26 Jan 173#6
£42 for a remaster? go on then!
magicjay1986
26 Jan 173#1
Nice to see the initial £59.99 prices no longer being seen! Thanks for sharing :smiley:
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magicjay1986
26 Jan 173#1
Nice to see the initial £59.99 prices no longer being seen! Thanks for sharing :smiley:
Salfordgirl1 to magicjay1986
26 Jan 17#9
That was just a placeholder, surprised many believed that to be the price.
RRP so far seems to be £30-40 for most games. I even managed to get Zelda for around £38
Clunton to magicjay1986
26 Jan 17#17
Aye, for some insane reason, Nintendo are supplementing British game prices for the Switch. It's ALWAYS been the opposite; they were even sued for it in the past.
Here's hoping it's penance and not a devilish marketing trick.
lucifon
26 Jan 17#2
Still 3 months until release, I expect this to come down further than £42. It started cheaper than the others I believe at many retailers.
MrJed
26 Jan 171#3
Amazon price match please :smiley:
jco83 to MrJed
26 Jan 17#4
Why?
*oh for the £2 extra reduction! :smile::wink:
Lomi
26 Jan 17#5
for me its because I ordered it when they had there £10 free voucher for £50 spend, so would save me another £3
ventis86
26 Jan 173#6
£42 for a remaster? go on then!
magicjay1986 to ventis86
26 Jan 172#7
Think I paid £34.99 for Mario Kart 8 Wii U then £11 for DLC so this comes in cheaper. Still, couldn't not get this game!
chaywa to ventis86
26 Jan 173#8
£42 for a handheld and a home console game with 2 person multiplayer at no additional cost?
Bargain!
Yas to ventis86
26 Jan 172#10
LOL! So true. But then again, if you divide the price of the originak MK8 by the amount of hours played on it, then it's one of the cheapest games I've ever bought.
Leonintelex
26 Jan 17#11
Great price for a preorder. But holding out as I think we will see some better prices post launch when stores hold stock.
eloo
26 Jan 17#12
Why are these prices so high? And this one is barely a remaster or anything.
Just ported to higher res and added a few character and mode. Boom full price and over?
Salfordgirl1 to eloo
26 Jan 17#13
Because it's a launch console using a new type of media.
Getting a 13 GB game on a cartridge that instantly plays is unheard of. It's an entirely new concept.
Prices will remain high until they 1) Learn to manufacture the cartridge cheaper and more efficiently 2) The console actually releases.
lucifon
26 Jan 173#14
The cartridge thing definitely isn't the reason - new console is absolutely the reason, they gouge us because they can. Always the case with any new console that game prices are higher on average then move down. I expect this to go a fair bit lower before launch, still 3 months.
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RRP so far seems to be £30-40 for most games. I even managed to get Zelda for around £38
Here's hoping it's penance and not a devilish marketing trick.
*oh for the £2 extra reduction! :smile::wink:
Bargain!
Just ported to higher res and added a few character and mode. Boom full price and over?
Getting a 13 GB game on a cartridge that instantly plays is unheard of. It's an entirely new concept.
Prices will remain high until they 1) Learn to manufacture the cartridge cheaper and more efficiently 2) The console actually releases.