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Nintendo is probably "seriously considering" a Switch 2 price increase in the US, but former marketing leads "very hopeful" that it will ultimately "eat the cost" (www.gamesradar.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Given the margin they make on games, and their absolute control of games for the platform, they could get away with a razors-and-blades pricing model of making a loss on the consoles and making it back from software. (IIRC, some game consoles historically were sold on this model.)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

They could do a lot of things. But they chose the greediest option. It’s pure greed.