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Nintendo boss Doug Bowser explains the $80 price for ‘Mario Kart World’ - The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)

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“What you see right there is variable pricing,” Bowser told The Washington Post. “We’ll look at each game, really look at the development that’s gone into the game, the breadth and depth of the gameplay, if you will, the durability over time and the repeatability of gameplay experiences.

AKA corporate greed.

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[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Right it's the development costs ... Not the CEOs making more money than any point in history, with a pay gap that's just insane, executive making dumb ass choices...

Can't be that, must be 'development costs'.

Never mind that today's world, we have some of the best toolings available for software development. Making it easier and more approachable than ever before and it only keeps getting better. And you don't need to hire people that know assembly to make a video game... You can do everything and high level languages.

Stop letting the PR machine from the corporations influence you.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Jfc people in here are dense. Most studios aren’t Nintendo-sized

[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Holy fuck you really love defending capitalism!

So EA missed your radar? Or Tencent, Microsoft, Epic, Sony, Take-Two, or Ubisoft... Just to list a few on top, there's certainly more. Rockstar already trying to say $100 minimum for GTA6.

I'm sure some CEO will send you a thank you card though. Maybe Bobby Kotick!