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Nintendo somehow keeps finding a way to make this worse

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago

Average Nintendo moment.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 months ago

LOL that's actually despicable

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I get the feeling the Switch 2 is gonna be the Wii U with stories like this.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

Switch 1 was too successful, they've gotten omega cocky lmao

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This isn't even industry standard - charging $10 to "upgrade" a game, yes, but as far as I can remember the DLC is always included with the game at the base game price when it's been out for a while.

I hope Nintendo's extreme arrogance and greed bites them in the ass. Will probably have to wait a year or so after launch to know since I'm sure it will take that long to get Switch 2s to all the diehards with money to burn. I'll be interested to see how it sells to everyone else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Every single game dev out there charges for season pass and dlc? Every single one

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Yes, they charged for it years ago on the last gen system. This type of rerelease usually includes the DLC in the package so that they can go back to charging full price for a game that's no longer in the zeitgeist and not worth as much as a brand new game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Bad timing on this comment, with Larian releasing 8 new subclasses for Baldurs Gate 3 for free in a few days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yes, when the game is new. Then, when it's been out a while, the standard practice is to bundle the DLC together with the base game at a lower price.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

Nintendo's really making it easier and easier to not buy the $500 Metroid Prime mouse control box.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've never rapidly lost so much interest in an electronic as fast as the switch 2 reveal to seeing the game prices a few hours later

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I knew it was over as soon as they said the tech demo is a paid title

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

"Outrageous! They want, what, $5 for a tutorial?"

"$10."

ಠ_ಠ

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

100% this was the moment for me. By no means should they be charging any amount for an FAQ on how to use the product.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Pay $60 to learn that the Joycon uses magnets”

Bravo Nintenbros

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Bravo to the one pal who's gonna buy it and post a gameplay on YouTube

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

If they released it about the same price, backwards compatible, maybe small fee to "upgrade" a switch game to the newer version, I might have been tempted. But seriously meh. I'm playing my physical copy backlog on my steam deck now lol

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Don't worry. Super fans will still defend it. They've been using the "but but but but" strategy lately

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm a big fan but I'm not stupid. This is some horseshit.

I have both DLCs and I didn't expect this garbage. Really bad stuff.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have both DLCs

So then you still get to play them. The only people this affects are new buyers, which... scans internet will be approximately nobody, given the raging hate-boners on display. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

But if I buy the upgrade pack, what will happen to the DLCs when I play on the Switch 2?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then you'll play the DLC with the updated graphics etc. There's nothing mystical about the upgrade pack - it's just engine optimizations to let the game run natively on new hardware, probably some revamped textures, etc. The base game has been DLC-aware since the DLC was released. Having the DLC doesn't change the game code, it just makes the extra content accessible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Okay, so then it's just like normal? This is no news at all? It's the same as buying the game on the original Switch? Because the DLCs weren't included with that version either. 🤷‍♂️ How uninteresting of a post.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

The more Nintendo talks, the worst it gets.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bye, bye, miss Mushroomian pie

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Drove my joycon to the left, but the drift was too high

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think Nintendo thinks they have so much nostalgia, and loyal customers, that this generation they really said "fuck it" and are twisting the knife to see how much the consumer will tolerate. I'm not going to be surprised if we see price drops and actual sales (not 10 bucks off a 5 year old game like they usually do) by the time holidays role around. I don't think they are anticipating the pushback that is happening.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So the 3ds system then.

Wonder what they'll offer to ambassadors only. Twilight princess gamecube?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Windwaker HD Switch version finally ......

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

cant think of another high profile old game re-releasing on new system that would sell the games dlcs seperately lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Ya not sure if I'll ever get a switch 2. I played the living shit out of my switch 1. Easily was my favourite console... Until I got a steam deck. Instantly I have over 1,000 games purchased already and a hefty percentage of them playable.

...not to mention the switch games that are still sitting on my shelf that I just play on here instead.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Man, Nintendo in hiring the ex P&G/EA executive to run things has really had Nintendo embrace the EA enshitification roadmap and culture.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

His name is Doug BOWSER. Of course he's evil!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Morons will still throw cash at them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

This is a testament that Nintendo thinks the same as I do about their fans 🤣🤣🤣

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I got a hunch that the team behind prepping the game for new hardware just didn't have enough time to polish the port for DLC as well.

The outrageous prices are provably set by sales and/ or upper management anyway.

I kind of don't get the urge for buying BotW on switch 2 if you alredy have it on original. Why not save your money on new games to play that are coming for thw system?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

lol the Nintendo hate is so odd, 99% of games do. It come with the dlc. Unless you buy a season pass additionally. Why only call out Zelda for something that is normal and has been for a long time?

This sub has Nintendo derangement syndrome

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

I mean generally if a company releases their game on a new console years after the original game came out it does include the DLC and is like a definitive edition. At least that's how I remember it used to be when I actually bought console games.