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Nintendo is also releasing a console bundle withMario Kart Worldalongside the Switch 2 for a cool $499.99.
So why is the Switch 2 so expensive?
Well,quelle surprise, a big factor, as perNintendo, is the inflationary times we live in.
Game consoles, like smartphones, are intensely complicated assemblages of materials with dizzyingly long supply chains.
There are a lot of pressure points where prices could be raised by third parties.
It seems to have opted, at least in part, for the latter.
Its not entirely unfeasible that tariffs may yet drive up the price.
As for the games themselves, the wind has long been blowing toward higher prices.
In 2020, full-priced titles made the jump from $59.99 to $69.99.
Now, five years later, theyre being hiked up similarly.
Ballsuggestsa price point of $80 to $100.
In light of theMario Kart Worldprice, upward of $80 seems a near certainty.
The bigger question is whetherGTA 6will surpass it, and if so, by how much?
He alsomaintainsthat the cost of games remains very, very low because we offer many hours of engagement.
