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Physical version of Mario Kart World will cost €90
(hexbear.net)
And on the American website, the MSRP is $80, with no distinction made between digital and physical yet.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe MSRP at release (and also still now) was $60. Since the previous Mario Kart game they increased the price by 50%. That’s fucking insane.
Also, hot take, I don’t give a fuck about inflation; Games should cost less now than they did 20 years ago. The audience is bigger and the per unit cost is lower. You can make more money releasing the exact same game now than you could 20 years ago. They should cost less.
“Oh but ClimateChangeAnxiety, games cost more to make now!” No they don’t. You’re choosing to spend more to make them. You’re choosing to hire larger teams to make larger games with better graphics. Don’t do that. Make them the same way you did in 2010.
You have better tools now, you can make the same products you made in 2010 with less labor today. Do that. And charge less.
The video game industry is bigger than Hollywood. Imagine if they were charging $90 for a BluRay.
Step away from the lathe