Comment on PirateSoftware's Take On $80 Games
LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.com 6 days ago
I agree with his points about the $80 dollar games not being a sustainable price point, especially in places like Australia or Brazil which suffer from higher game prices! This is a stupid move on the part of Nintendo…It’s made me rethink buying their Switch 2 as a result. I will wait and see if they have a moment of clarity which derails this bad decision. If they don’t, I hope the market slaps them in the face and buys games that are reasonably priced!
Kelly@programming.dev 6 days ago
I don’t think he has a great understanding of Australian prices.
The current SMW price of $120 looks high but if you remove our GST and convert to USD with the average exchange rate over the last 12 months its equivalent to $70.85.
We are currently at a low point with our dollar so the conversion rate today would be $66.49.
Compared to the prices I’m seeing internationally it looks like Australia is getting relatively generous prices from Nintendo.