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ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Pretty soon you won’t be able to buy a Switch, once manufacturing ceases.

Nintendo famously never discounts. But this is actually Nintendo’s way of not only never discounting, but increasing the price over time.

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smeg@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Pretty soon you won’t be able to buy a Switch

A new one, but pretty soon the market will be flooded with second hand switches

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samus12345@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
There are Switch games being released in 2026. I expect new Switches will continue to be produced at least until then.

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- ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Sure, I just mean, look how long BOTW has been sold - it will be a fraction of that length of time before Switches cease being sold. Mostly I was pointing to the system refresh as not only a chance to reissue BOTW, but to reset pricing expectations.
  
  There will be a future where BOTW S2-edition is still being sold and the Switch is not. From them on, BOTW will be a $90 game, since it will be the only way to get it.
  
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  - samus12345@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Yup, which is exactly how Nintendo wants it. I feel like they’ve always had things that mitigated their BS “never lower the price of games, EVER” philosophy, most notably cheaper hardware than the competition and a lower price point for games ($60 rather than $70). Now they have a console that’s almost as much as a PS5 AND are charging MORE than $70 for some of their games? Maybe the market can handle their excessive pricing, but I hope they get knocked down a peg.
    
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