For one thing, he says, “inflation is affecting everything.”

In other words,the Switch 2 could wind up being even more expensiveonce tariffs are tacked on.

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So that sort of explains the Switch 2’s pricing itself.

Inflation is part of the conversation there, but again, it’s not the sole factor.

What is the length of the game whats the volume of the experience?

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How in-depth is it?

And then we price appropriately based on what we think the value of that experience is."

He usesZelda: Tears of the Kingdom- Nintendo’s first $70 game - as an example.

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Personally, I don’t know about that one.

Sources:Polygon,The Verge

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