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Apr 2, 2025
11:04:12am

paulb Truly Addicted User

Real cost has gone down

NES (1985): $146
SNES (1991): $116
Nintendo 64 (1996): $120
Sega Genesis (1989): $127
Sony PlayStation 5 (2020): $85
Nintendo Wii (2006): $78

From: https://infographicsite.com/infographic/console-game-prices-inflation-adjusted/

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paulb

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Mario Kart World will cost $80. Probably will result in an industry movement to increase prices

TCuz Coastal Elite

Apr 2, 10:18am

That is what it cost to buy mortal kombat 2 on SNES at ToysRUs back in the day

grosven

Apr 2, 10:23am

I’m pretty sure even NES games were $50 in the 80’s

STL

Apr 2, 10:29am

Real cost has gone down

paulb

Apr 2, 11:04am

Chrono Trigger too. It was hard to save up for it.

AltTabbins

Apr 2, 10:52am

Pretty crazy considering how successful F2P games have been.

scootsy

Apr 2, 10:23am

F2P games are successful because they rely on microtransactions

LeonMarek

Apr 2, 10:48am

I realize you are an adult but my kids all play the $5 games more than the $50

rcbyufan

Apr 2, 10:24am

Only $50 if you get it with the Switch 2 bundle.

RSL

Apr 2, 10:26am

I think the $70 price being considered stagnant ignores the in game purchases

Apr 2, 10:27am

That’s a very good point, although there are also a fair amount of F2P games now

TCuz

Apr 2, 10:40am

The crazy thing to me is how the world revolted when Star Wars Battlefront 2 did it and Reddit basically shut down the

shimmy

Apr 2, 10:56am

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OPINIONS

Apr 2, 10:30am

That's a lot less than doing the dumb Mario Kart ride at Universal.

ochobeeguy

Apr 2, 10:36am

That ride is great

paulb

Apr 2, 11:06am

with ease of distribution I'm guessing they sell multiple times as many copies

SalmonOfCapistrano

Apr 2, 10:52am

Looking at this list, the highest ones have digital distribution or were bundled

SalmonOfCapistrano

Apr 2, 10:56am

Oh, there’s no doubt this will sell like crazy. Just an FYI that it will likely lead to increased game prices overall.

TCuz

Apr 2, 10:57am

For sure. It's a weird mental barrier for me when you get over $50, even

SalmonOfCapistrano

Apr 2, 11:00am

Another factor... retailers must take a pretty big cut, right?

SalmonOfCapistrano

Apr 2, 11:03am

Many companies are moving to digital only and still charging more.

spugeddy24

Apr 2, 10:54am

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