And I'm tired of pretending a completely unwelcome and tone deaf price increase is "evil." I hate paying more for videogames as much as the next gamer, but the cost of living has increased by 50% in basically every metric. Rent, food, power, gas, restaurants, movie theatres, snacks, alcohol... Literally everything I spend money on has gone up between 25-50%. Nintendo is the first asshole in the video game industry cocky enough to up their prices by the same amout, and suddenly, "The Switch 2 is EVIL." Really?

Listen, I am not a fan. $10 for a tech demo that should be packaged in is insane. But pull your head back and look at the wider picture instead of coming in here with these terminally online takes. If you can't distinguish between "evil," (like health insurance corporations condemning millions to chronic pain and, in extremes, death) and "shit I wish wasn't so expensive" (like a singular brand of videogames) then maybe it's worth figuring out where the nearest patch of grass is.

Gaming is a luxury. I hate paying more for games but the best part of the current market is there are so many avenues to gaming.

Due to the surplus of so many games available we have the ability to buy sparingly and avoid buying at launch. We can support the companies and titles that are truly worth our dollar.

Personally, I'll only buy titles I feel I must play as they release as the feeling of waiting is painful. Often it depends on the backlog of games I already have. Although, I do have a switch 2 and have barely played it (I'm ashamed). I do plan on Metroid Prime 4 soon and possibly some other titles. Overall, I'm not the biggest fan of Nintendo's business practices but I'll buy their games that I enjoy.

Obviously, Nintendo isn't evil nor are any of these gaming companies. They are selling their product and the folks keep buying. If I never played a Nintendo game in my life cause it was outside my budget I think I'd be more than fine.

I'm so tired of the whole discourse. Why is Nintendo "evil" while Sony and Microsoft have been doing the same stuff, and for longer? Don't even argue, I don't care anymore. I'm just tired.
I like Switch 2 and I will play games on it. It's a lot cheaper than upgrading my PC. I don't play online, and eshop has better prices than Steam in my country. Don't yuck my yum, and I won't yuck yours.