How the heck am i meant to afford this?

Sometimes new consoles are bundled with a game. Although a second controller is very pricey too.

I think a lot of companies now are trying to make the headline item cheaper but then make all the accessories super expensive..

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OP

Original post by Zerforax

Sometimes new consoles are bundled with a game. Although a second controller is very pricey too.

I think a lot of companies now are trying to make the headline item cheaper but then make all the accessories super expensive..

true but thats only one game the last console I had was the wii and i had 14 games for that and they only cost £40 or less (although I ant remember how much games cost when the wii was new because i bought it 2 years in to it's product cycle)

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Zerforax

Original post by jonathanemptage

true but thats only one game the last console I had was the wii and i had 14 games for that and they only cost £40 or less (although I ant remember how much games cost when the wii was new because i bought it 2 years in to it's product cycle)

Prices for games have been around £30-70 quid for about 25 years now. I'd agree that £60 feels expensive though.

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niteninja1

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Original post by jonathanemptage

true but thats only one game the last console I had was the wii and i had 14 games for that and they only cost £40 or less (although I ant remember how much games cost when the wii was new because i bought it 2 years in to it's product cycle)

When the wii came out PS3 games were on average £40 all that's happening is Nintendo keeping up with the market.

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niteninja1

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Original post by Zerforax

Sometimes new consoles are bundled with a game. Although a second controller is very pricey too.

I think a lot of companies now are trying to make the headline item cheaper but then make all the accessories super expensive..

Nintendo tried that with the wii u and lost loads of money

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Original post by niteninja1

When the wii came out PS3 games were on average £40 all that's happening is Nintendo keeping up with the market.

the thing is though(after a search on game new unreleased PS4 games are around the £40 mark (giver or take)and slightly older released games are around the £30 mark I mean if Nintendo as they claim want to recapture the casual market they'll need to under cut or match those prices.

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MeYou2Night

Original post by jonathanemptage

I saw Nintendos Switch presentation yesterday and i was pretty hyped seeing the new Mario Zelda 1 2 Switch and the like and was going to order the thing £280 is a lot but not much more than I was Hoping for so I hoped on to amazon and saw the price of the games. IT'S £60 :bricks:

I know that most new consoles have games that cost about £60 but Nintendo has always had a fair price point and now if I bought 2 games it'd cost me £120.

If i had bought the consoleI'd have cost me £340 (because you need to buy a game too) which is way way way too much if the prices drop to around pc or Bone ps4 levels I'll probably get the thing but how the hell can I afford to game if these are the currant prices.

Oh and paid online :angry:

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so yeah how can I afford this.

The answer is simple - wit until they're cheaper

Ask your self this?;

Do need the console & games now? No.. you dont

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Original post by MeYou2Night

The answer is simple - wit until they're cheaper

Ask your self this?;

Do need the console & games now? No.. you dont

Do you think they'll get cheaper?

It just feels like the wii u again (i didn't get the wii u) but with games I want.

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MeYou2Night

Original post by jonathanemptage

Do you think they'll get cheaper?

It just feels like the wii u again (i didn't get the wii u) but with games I want.

It will, you might just have to wait a while or somehow get more money

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Aanyung-hello

Original post by jonathanemptage

I saw Nintendos Switch presentation yesterday and i was pretty hyped seeing the new Mario Zelda 1 2 Switch and the like and was going to order the thing £280 is a lot but not much more than I was Hoping for so I hoped on to amazon and saw the price of the games. IT'S £60 :bricks:

I know that most new consoles have games that cost about £60 but Nintendo has always had a fair price point and now if I bought 2 games it'd cost me £120.

If i had bought the consoleI'd have cost me £340 (because you need to buy a game too) which is way way way too much if the prices drop to around pc or Bone ps4 levels I'll probably get the thing but how the hell can I afford to game if these are the currant prices.

Oh and paid online :angry:

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so yeah how can I afford this.

Rich uncle? Everyone has one im sure

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melinae

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I always thought that the games for the Wii U were expensive on release but then again I haven't had one for a couple of years. Yeah, the price of games is getting crazy.... don't think I can afford the Switch really and as I have a PS4 Im not sure if it's even worth getting. Maybe when it releases, they'll release the games are too expensive. Hopefully!

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Kravence

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It will get cheaper, the high prices are just to get those who like throwing money away.

Just wait lol

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Dez

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The new Zelda is £60 on Switch and £40 on Wii U. What on earth can they possibly add on the new console version to justify a 50% price increase? :lolwut:

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OP

You know what's weird all those games at £60 like Zelda arms and things are now £50 on amazon I expected a price drop but not so soon.

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Chicken.M.

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By a PC, You can even get decent games for free lol. So much cheaper than peasant consoles.

#PCmasterrace

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999tigger

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If you buy Zelda, then play it and sell it. You will get most of your money back.

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Original post by ChickenMadness

By a PC, You can even get decent games for free lol. So much cheaper than peasant consoles.

#PCmasterrace

I have a PC it's just some of the Nintendo titles and the thing it's self looks so good.

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TheCosmicWizard