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Why Is the Nintendo Switch 2 So Expensive?
It’s-a me, inflation!
Naturally, hardcore fans aired their anger in public fashion: through the chat of Nintendo’s online presentations — a blur of spam calling for the Japanese gaming giant to “ DROP THE PRICE.” It’s worth considering that the cost of producing games, especially during the ongoing inflation crisis, has not gone down, all while the video-game market has found itself stagnating, both in terms of play numbers and, according to the investor and analyst Matthew Ball, profits. With the Switch 2, Nintendo (whose mascot is the proletariat plumber icon, Mario, remember) seems to be ushering video games into a new gilded age; there’s lots of fun to be had, so long as you can afford it.
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