That would be fine if wages had kept up with inflation. They have not, at all.

Wages were also comparatively higher in the 1990s. Prices go up, but wages don’t keep pace. Simply converting the currency doesn’t tell the whole story.

I’m talking about now, not 30 years ago when the market was completely different. None of those companies have charged more that $70 for a BASE version of a game - I’m not talking about definitive, ultimate, whatever editions. Mario Kart World is JUST the base game, nothing else included, for $80.

Who was, and what was the game?

Being the first in the industry to charge $80 for a standard game is extremely aggressive.

If that were the only issue with capitalism, that would be great! But it’s just one small symptom out of many. There’s no denying Nintendo is being very aggressive here with pricing, and at a particularly uncertain time for the world’s economies, to boot. I’m curious to see just how much BS their market will take from them. I’m sure the first year or so, they’ll sell out easily as they struggle to meet demand; it’s after that I’m interested to see.

If a price is seen to be unreasonable, it is the duty of the consumer to not bend over and take whatever is charged without complaint, whether it’s for necessities or on luxury good like video games. It is not necessary to use anti-consumer practices to make money, despite what capitalism has trained you to think.

And yet, Steam prices exist. Consistently less than console, and I know they could charge more and people would pay. Maximizing the price of everything all the time is the least consumer-friendly way to make money, and most certainly not the only way.

Nintendo was the last holdout and started charging in 2018. Only PC gamers don’t have to pay extra to play online now.

No, I expect (not really, because greed) that as companies make bank with not only charging for subscriptions and MTX, but the fact that the gaming industry made around $20 billion in the 90s and $184 billion in 2022, that they can charge reasonable prices and still make money hand over fist. But I get it, they charge the absolute maximum that gamers will tolerate, and it’s ultimately gamers’ fault.

That’s suicide, which is illegal! Bake 'em away, toys!

Life begins at fingerprints, of course.

It’s too hard to change anything, but only if it’s progressive policies. Fascist policies can be implemented immediately.

Slavishly Follow the Fascist Government’s Lead

Comic Chat was awesome. I miss it. Along with chatrooms in general.

Born a Chad like his dad, grew up into a Wojak like his mom.

Religion: I don’t know everything…but my god does!

It can be said for Gen X.

A classic “the younger generations are stupid.”

There is some of that, but ultimately I know that it really isn’t Zoomers’ fault. They were never taught how to properly use a computer, a responsibility that should have been done by their Gen X/Millennial parents.

And of course there are many that do. This is just dealing in generalities.