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[AJUMP23]

Make it part of Nintendo online.

 

[avalonzero]

People worked on this game. The work has to be paid by someone.

Yeah it's the people paying $450 for the system and would like to know what their money went towards.

 

[GrandlyBodacious]

People worked on this game. The work has to be paid by someone.

You'd call this a game?

 

[Zannegan]

People worked on this game. The work has to be paid by someone.

Seriously, don't defend this. This isn't a game, it's a tech demo. Not only is charging for this greedy, it's self-defeating.

 

[IDKFA]

Therefore Sony lost potential $800000000 by gifting the game instead of selling it.

Do you want Nintendo to lose $800000000 as well?

lol. Playroom was pretty much a demo for the new DS controller. That's why it was bundled with the PS5. A nice gesture of goodwill for spending hundreds on the console and something you can play out the gate.

Nintendo are charging for what is a glorified manual. LMAO. This is low, even for Nintendo.

 

[readonly]

The game is actually free, this is just the $10 price increase.

 

[Klayzer]

Maybe the operating system should be sold separately as well.

OMG! Dude don't give these mofos anymore ideas. Lol

 

[Heisenberg007]

Okay.

So it will be much bigger and better than the free tie-in Astrobot, right? RIGHT?

 

[awwr999999]

I'm a pretty big Nintendo fanboy and even I fail to see why they think this is a paid product. Literally everything about it screams pre-installed on the console, or at the very least a freebie for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. I'd love to have been at the meeting where they decided to charge for this.
And no, I won't be paying for it.

They don't want to explain how the Switch/Switch2 are ARM SoCs with Nvidia GPUs.
Kids start thinking about that and they'll end up buying PCs that can emulate Switch games.

 

[Justin9mm]

Having to pay $10 extra for an interactive instruction manual for your device.. What a time to be alive!

They couldn't just secretly incorporate this into the cost of the device.. What a fucking joke! Ego Nintendo is back!

 

[Jesb]

The biggest middle finger to its fan base I think I've ever seen.

 

[Danjin44]

If we still had Reggie, he wouldn't have let this shit fly.

 

[nick776]

$10 is nothing. Looking forward to checking it out.

$10.00 is nothing. Are people on Neogaf, ResetEra and Reddit grossly impoverished or something? The amount of money they are griping over is so insignificant it does not even warrant an utterance of a complaint.

 

[ZehDon]

$10.00 is nothing. Are people on Neogaf, ResetEra and Reddit grossly impoverished or something? The amount of money they are griping over is so insignificant it does not even warrant an utterance of a complaint.

"It's just completely optional armour for your horse - it doesn't even have in-game benefits! Stop complaining!"

 

[Unfortunatecookie]

It feels like a good value

Delusional.

They're fast-forwarding themselves into Xbox One launch territory; a product that sells but leaves a bad aftertaste.

 

[John Bilbo]

Just bundle it with the online subscription service.

 

[ULTROS!]

not a very welcoming price tho

 

[Leopold]

Yeah, this is very much a stupid move from Nintendo. I don't think the price of thr console is that bad, but take the L on 10 bucks and give it for free.

 

[LimanimaPT]

You pay $450 other people, who worked on the console, not the game.

There will always be people trying to defend the undefensable.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

The new "blame tariffs" is "people worked on this game". Love it.

 

[Mozza]

I would not want this even if it was free. Takes the fun out of exploring a new console for me.

 

[Hudo]

Did 1-2 Switch sell well? This was also the "tech-demo game" for Switch 1, right? I have a hard time imagining that this glorified interactive manual will sell any copy.

We didn't know how good we've had it with Wii Sports and Nintendoland...

 

[BlackTron]

Bowser living up to his name. They should have just said nothing.

"Oh no, you're mistaken. It's not just an information sheet. It's for people who really want to know. There are DETAILS"

It's really just condescending.

 

[ABK-1892]

They know there are idiots out there that will buy it, that's why it isn't free.

 

[Trilobit]

$10.00 is nothing. Are people on Neogaf, ResetEra and Reddit grossly impoverished or something? The amount of money they are griping over is so insignificant it does not even warrant an utterance of a complaint.

It's the principle. Imagine paying extra for the manual to your $500 headphones.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Has anyone done an estimate BoM of the switch 2 to see how much profit per unit they are getting?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

More product information??? But I only see in the gameplay that they're pointing to a button - and they just tell you... This is the button -... There's nothing else.

 

[Sybrix]

Nintendo have the greatest scam going

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

$10? Vacations cancelled.

My vacations not.

 

[BacklashWave534]

Imagine nickle-and-diming the people who are genuinely interested in the tech of your product and you charge them 10 dollars to explain how a magnet works or what an LCD screen is, lmao.

Pathetic.

To be fair, they want to sell you the OLED screen a year or two from now so they can make even more $$$. Nintendo is making Apple look good right now and that says a lot.

 

[Robb]

To be fair, they want to sell you the OLED screen a year or two from now so they can make even more $$$. Nintendo is making Apple look good right now and that says a lot.

I can't wait for "Switch 2 OLED Welcome Tour" where they show us different black levels

 

[MMaRsu]

Greedy bastards charging for a literal tech manual.

Retarded people will purchase this

A fool and his money is easily parted

 

[rkofan87]

why not have it come with the mkw bundle

 

[Lokaum D+]

Explanation why is not free: GREED

 

[Lokaum D+]

Sony taking notes

Free with every PS5, no one is greed like nintendo, maybe apple, but at least apple pushs the envelope.

 

[vodka-bull]

on one hand I get why people are pissed off that it costs money.

On the other hand I don't get why anyone in here needs a manual to a fucking console. It's not like you get to know all the ins and outs of the Switch 2 to install the next modchip with this software. It's basically just for people who never in their entire life had a console in their hands. It's not even meant to be fun like Astros Play room.

But then again, I understand the rage and yes, it is a symbol of Nintendos greed.

 

[mysticboy]

There's absolutely no excuse for this to be anything above $0.00

 

[EverydayBeast]

Paying money for a welcome demo is nonsense.

 

[OctopusBox]

So fucking tone deaf it's beyond ridiculous.

This is what gets me. People are still worried about egg prices and now everything is about to go up and they're out here defending charging for a system features demo when Astrobot, which looked generations better than this, was free. They really should just shut the fuck up already, which is hilarious because a week ago we were all dying for them to tell us everything.

 

[Blank Space Invader]

I haven't batted an eye at the game prices, but man this is some sad shit. It should be simply included in the menu for free with every Switch 2.