{"id":2103,"date":"2025-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:39:21","slug":"games-inbox-how-expensive-are-nintendo-switch-2-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/games-inbox-how-expensive-are-nintendo-switch-2-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: How expensive are Nintendo Switch 2 games?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donkey Kong Bananza isn’t quite as expensive as Mario Kart World (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Friday letters page argues over the positives and negatives of the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> reveal, as one reader is sad at the death of mini-consoles.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The future of pricing<\/strong>
Sometimes I think people genuinely enjoy complaining. I\u2019ve seen so many online wailing about the Mario Kart World<\/a> being \u00a380 (even though it\u2019s actually \u00a375) and completely ignoring the fact that the digital version is \u00a367 and you can get it bundled with the console for just \u00a334.<\/p>\n

If you get enjoyment moaning online and trying to pretend things are worse than they are then fine, but I think I\u2019ll be getting the console and the game – which looks fantastic – for that low price.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, even \u00a367 is too much and I\u2019m not happy about it, if it\u2019s going to becoming the norm. But it actually sounds like it\u2019ll be a different price for every game, given Donkey Kong<\/a> is \u00a359 digitally and that stupid tech demo thing is around \u00a35.<\/p>\n

I also don\u2019t know what people are going to do when GTA 6<\/a> turns out to be \u00a3100. It\u2019s already been rumoured<\/a> and Nintendo\u2019s announcements make it clear things are moving in that direction. Personally, I think it\u2019s a terrible solution for the increasing cost of making games and a far better one would\u2019ve been just making them half the length.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not where things are going and if nothing else I think you can pretty much guarantee you\u2019ll get your money\u2019s worth out of Mario Kart. I\u2019m still playing Mario Kart 8 now and this new one seems to have a lot more going on.
Ashton Marley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sign of the times<\/strong>
Well, flabbergasted at the price of Mario Kart World. \u00a374.99.<\/p>\n

I cannot see any defending or justification of it.<\/p>\n

This at a time when bills are soaring.
They want people to pay over \u00a370 per game.
I feel sorry for the parents of kids that want a Switch 2 and its games.<\/p>\n

This feels like greed.<\/p>\n

For me personally it put me right off from buying a Switch 2 and straight to looking at the price of a Steam Deck, as I’d ideally like a handheld for work.<\/p>\n

Nintendo actually stunned me. The prices, the paying for a tech demo, the upgrade prices, the \u2018physical\u2019 copy which is really a download key, the price of Joy-Cons, the price of a Pro Controller. Wow.
Not for me this.<\/p>\n

Found prices at \u00a3279.99, for refurbished, which isn’t too bad.
Matt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Card dealer<\/strong>
Do you know if it’s true that the Switch 2 cartridges don’t have the game on them and they are only a download key? If true, that’s a total deal breaker for me, as I like to actually own my games. \u00a380 for Mario Kart and it’s just a download code is a joke.<\/p>\n

I hope Nintendo aren’t going down that road, as I’ll end up skipping the console completely (and Sony and Microsoft will do away with disc drives too probably, so a retro future awaits).
Simon<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC: <\/strong>It\u2019s complicated. There\u2019s going to be both normal game cartridges, that actually contain the game, and what Nintendo refers to as a Game-Key Card<\/a>, which are literally just a key to unlock a downloadable game. It\u2019s implied these will be clearly labelled and the only confirmed example so far is Square Enix\u2019s Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster.<\/em><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hardware preference<\/strong>
Very happy to see the GameCube being on the Switch 2 right from launch. It\u2019s a very underrated console and I\u2019m glad it\u2019s getting its due. It does make it sound like Nintendo is trying to make the Switch 2 the everything console, that can play any game, so I was a little surprised the rumour about being able to use a console as a Wii U GamePad didn\u2019t get announced – as that sounded exactly the sort of thing they\u2019d do.<\/p>\n

I have to be honest though I do prefer the mini-consoles as the best way to play retro games. I guess you make more money from having to keep a subscription going but I really loved the NES and SNES models and would\u2019ve liked to have N64 and GameCube as well. They could\u2019ve even made them so you could add extra games as DLC, but I guess that\u2019s too much work really.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame the age of the mini-consoles was so brief, because I really like them, and it\u2019s a special shame we never got a decent PlayStation one.
Sobert<\/strong><\/p>\n

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