ReBurn
Gold Member
They have probably already been paid.
Switch 'Welcome' will cost $10, explanation why not free
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Parazels
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It was an investment. Now it's time to refund.
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
But what does the explanation why it's not free cost?
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
Poor Astro team worked for free.
Donkusei
Neo Member
Well, you know, a price is a price. We're not all the same, if you want to sell a car to Elon Musk, a $60000 will pretty much feel like a baguette for him (that is what I buy everyday, a baguette).
While i can't talk for other people, for me 10€ is not the best deal, because obviously it could be free, but it's cheap enough.
Also: I don't think that "it's a manual".
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Topher
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Maybe the operating system should be sold separately as well.
MacReady13
Member
These companies are in it to make money. Anyone who thinks they are in it for their fans (hello Xbox gamers) is fucking delusional.
You wanna know how the Switch 2 works? Read it up online. I don't need no $10 tech demo. I could give a fuck how powerful or not this tech is. Or where the magnets are. Or what the LCD screen does. I just want to PLAY GAMES ON MY GAMES MACHINE! And that is what I'll be doing on day 1 of owning my Switch 2. Simple as that. Don't like it? Don't fucking buy it! Simple.
The carry on over this demo/game/whatever is astounding! It's like Nintendo have torn the hearts out of people who would have played this shit for 15 minutes and never given it much thought after that.
GrandlyBodacious
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lughnasadh123
Member
"Variable pricing"
Ritsumei2020
Who did they think I was shilling for?
Should be free with microtransactions
phant0m
Member
Gimme that steelbook!!
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
That's a ridiculous comparison. Are you seriously suggesting billionaires are too stupid to care about price? You do realize they got rich by knowing how to spend, right?Well, you know, a price is a price. We're not all the same, if you want to sell a car to Elon Musk, a $60000 will pretty much feel like a baguette for him (that is what I buy everyday, a baguette).
While i can't talk for other people, for me 10€ is not the best deal, because obviously it could be free, but it's cheap enough.
Also: I don't think that "it's a manual".
darrylgorn
Member
And in other news, Nintendo is charging $5.00 for fans to sniff their assholes.
One executive noted: "We have noticed that there is a sizeable enthusiastic assholes sniffing demographic and our team of asshole engineers have contributed a significant effort toward fine tuning this particular scent of asshole, so we feel that $5.00 is a very appreciable value."
One executive noted: "We have noticed that there is a sizeable enthusiastic assholes sniffing demographic and our team of asshole engineers have contributed a significant effort toward fine tuning this particular scent of asshole, so we feel that $5.00 is a very appreciable value."
semiconscious
Member
this! also, note to ikea: charge $10 for the allen wrench...
nial
Member
That user said Sony charged full price for a tech demo, which is totally false.
BTW, this is the third PlayStation console in a row to include a pre-installed tech demo; PS Vita had Welcome Park, PS4 had The Playroom, and PS5 had Astro's Playroom.
Donkusei
Neo Member
No, but it's still a baguette for him.
10€ is cheap, and I don't think that it is an outragous price for any game experience. Maybe it's too much for you, not for me. At the end of the day, who cares? People buy whatever they want.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
"Suckers are already going to pay extra for our product. Let's mooch $10 off them while we are at it LOL."
Parazels
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PatientGamer
Member
Absolute horseshit from Nintendo lol. This is the same company that sues anyone who appreciates their work in any form whatsoever.
What they're releasing here is a glorified user manual that every other software company in the world has in the form of a 'Help Center' webpage that you can access to learn more about the product and troubleshoot issues.
Huge L from Nintendo, not impressed.
What they're releasing here is a glorified user manual that every other software company in the world has in the form of a 'Help Center' webpage that you can access to learn more about the product and troubleshoot issues.
Huge L from Nintendo, not impressed.
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Astray
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ReBurn
Gold Member
If only it worked that way. It's not really about earning back the money you spent to make the game as much as it is earning enough money to keep the company running while you make the next game. Nintendo has plenty of money. They don't need to charge $10 for this.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Nintendo is so pro consumer.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
So, does that mean we’re not welcome?
Odd title for something you need to pay for.
Odd title for something you need to pay for.
Little Chicken
Gold Member
Probably subsidizing the hardware. They know Nintendo fans will by anything.
Trogdor1123
Member
Don’t give them ideas…
I collect VHS tapes
Gold Member
by this logic why don’t they charge us to watch ads? I’m sure some commercials take a ton of care and work to make
LimanimaPT
Member
Nintendo gets a pass at everything. This is absolutely ridiculous.
Zannegan
Member
This is idiotic.
Granted, they don't want to leave money on the table, but this is EXACTLY the sort of "game" you want on every Switch 2 in the first few months to show off its features to friends and family who are trying it out. Just from a marketing point of view, the thousands of dollars they will make off of this aren't worth the upsell potential, especially when they're going to have to do some work to make the average parent buyer see the value in upgrading.
It was already a weak pack-in compared to something like Wii Sports or Astrobot or even Nintendoland. To charge for it on top of everything else is just braindead.
Granted, they don't want to leave money on the table, but this is EXACTLY the sort of "game" you want on every Switch 2 in the first few months to show off its features to friends and family who are trying it out. Just from a marketing point of view, the thousands of dollars they will make off of this aren't worth the upsell potential, especially when they're going to have to do some work to make the average parent buyer see the value in upgrading.
It was already a weak pack-in compared to something like Wii Sports or Astrobot or even Nintendoland. To charge for it on top of everything else is just braindead.
Johnny Concrete
Member
This is not correct, the real reason is:
consoul
Member
Get the fuck outta here. It's obvious this 'product' was not targeted at the people particularly interested in the tech and the specs.
For those people, the internet already provides tech specs, teardowns, deep dives and Digital Foundry analysis. For free.
Those people aren't throwing money at the chance to run a little avatar around and click through an ELI5 'Where are the magnets?' e-learning module.
It's clear as day this was targeted at a non-techy audience. It's Switch 2 For Dummies. Would have been fine as a pack-in. I feel like they might even end up giving it away free after nobody buys it and the
I don't know if Bill Trinen made up his weak justifications on the spot, or was given shitty talking points to run, but either way he was trying to defend the indefensible here.
GrandlyBodacious
Member
If we still had Reggie, he wouldn't have let this shit fly.
he was their when they shut down the metroid 2 fan game.If we still had Reggie, he wouldn't have let this shit fly.
this fans hear say no but we all know you will