Nintendo is Ripping Us Off
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- The $60 price for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has started a firestorm. So we're diving in deeper to see if these prices for Nintendo remakes and remasters are fair, or if Nintendo is taking us for an expensive ride.
0:00 Intro
0:46 Super Mario 3D All-Stars
2:18 Skyward Sword HD
4:04 Super Mario RPG & Mario vs. Donkey Kong
5:14 Tropical Freeze Delisting
5:44 Paper Mario TTYD
6:10 Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
6:54 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
7:25 Why Does Nintendo Do This?
8:19 The Outlier: Metroid Prime Remastered
10:49 TOTK's $70 Price
11:15 How Do We Stop This?
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Economist here.
"Voting with your wallet" doesn't work.
The casual audience outnumbers us exponentially, and they don't notice things that we do.
Nintendo, this is the third time Donkey Kong has returned
Seriously, it is.
And fans ask for it.
The first Xenoblade Chronicles: What about me?
Technically the truth
Sure but my first time playing it. Well not really but I couldn’t play more than 2 min on the 3DS. That system ain’t made for precise platformers.
Nintendo fans: complain about prices.
Also Nintendo fans: immediately buys product reenforcing Nintendo’s belief that they can keep prices high.
This. Nintendo (or any company) don’t care about a few complaints on twitter. They care about sales. If you want prices to drop, stop buying.
It's not the real Nintendo fans that complain, those are just pathetic people that wants to sully Nintendo's name.
The real fans are the ones buying the games and the sales figures speaks for themselves.
They probably are charging a little much for the Mario remasters, especially considering the Metroid Prime remake was amazing and only costs $40…that being said, I absolutely love the Luigi’s Mansion series, I was so excited when Dark Moon first came out, and I was shocked when they announced they were bringing it to Switch. They probably could have put a little more effort into it, but I couldn’t not buy it, I love the game, and I love getting to experience it again all these years later in HD! It’s a pretty dang good remake in my opinion!
@@lostvariusWhy do you think Mario Party went back to the classic form. Those games sell numbers anyways. It seems cherry picking at Nintendo. Paper Mario TTYD too.
@reptometryreptiles6455 hey, fair enough. If the price seems fair to you when you’re buying then there’s not a problem. I think the only remake I bought in recent times is the Metroid Prime remaster. Honestly if Nintendo ever does rerelease twilight princess I might buy that because I haven’t played it in a long time and I would like to again. I own the older version of most of the other remakes though and the old versions work just fine for me.
to the skyward sword HD, it maybe should have been $10 cheaper but it was finally a version us disabled gamers could play
Skyward Sword HD? Don’t you mean Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Switch?
@@dabird1222Same thing.
@@dabird1222Hello unnecessarily pedantic commenter.
@@dabird1222dude do you have to correct every single detail? What's next somebody says Super Smash Bros 4 and then you're going to ask Oh did you mean Super Smash Bros for Wii U or did you mean Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS? Who the hell cares?
@@dabird1222There is no other game with that title, so kindly stflipu, please and thank you
Highly disagree with Mario RPG having "little" changes. Game was heavily overhauled with the gameplay with the action command timing, new chain mechanic, a team attack move, and how enemies don't freeze when casting spells. Just an easier, faster experience than the original ever could. Not to mention how the remake added more post-game content than even TTYD remake.
plus it actually looks incredibly good
And the visuals were beautifully remade from the ground up. Not just adding "some 3D graphics" lol.
It’s a good game but the third time at this price ? Seriously what were Nintendo Thinking 😂
All while being 60fps is awesome.
Thousand Year Door was one thing. Buying that game second hand was $100 and they at least updated the graphics with a few minor changes. DK Returns still looks like a Wii game. Just upscaled.
But DCKR will still be a great game.
Emulation exists. Free texture packs also exist
@@knuclear200x Emulation isn’t the mainstream option.
@@knuclear200x Please just support the actual games. That’s it!
@knuclear200x A GameCube emulator with a texture pack can't recreate the visuals of the TTYD remake because guess what? The Switch is way more powerful than the GameCube. Also, texture packs don't include the new soundtrack, new sound effects, the pipe room (which means Chapter 7 is super annoying), or the two superbosses exclusive to the remake.
I don't know anyone who was upset with the price of 3D all stars. The real first over priced Switch game that started this conversation is 1-2 Switch.
I was. It's an all-stars with ONE game missing
i think 3d all stars is expensive
@PeacockLover127 Was it really? It's $60 for three 3D Mario games, including Galaxy, which could've easily been sold as its own HD port.
@@knuclear200x No one takes your opinion seriously, since you're mad at everything Nintendo does, no matter what.
@@SaltyToad00bruh, acting as if this guy's opinion is something that many internet users know about and agree with you on. You're literally doing the same thing he is, and acting as if you're doing it better than him.
Metroid Prime was just the exception, but it definitely feels like an actual fair price.
Yeah and it even has the best graphics of the series.
Luigi's Mansion 2 doesn't even get anywhere near LM3's visuals or animation.
30 bucks sounds about right for what it is.
This is the Catch 22 of consumer/pop culture. Fans are punished for contributing to the popularity of the thing they helped make popular. They gonna milk you because they can.
I know it's not Nintendo, but HAL absolutely knocked it out of the park with their remaster of Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
It has a significant graphical upgrade and a unique cel shaded art style.
It adds two brand new abilities which both have complex move sets (and they both have their own new challenge stages for both normal and extra mode).
It adds a new post-game mode featuring a new playable character with upgradable skills, new levels, and new bosses.
It adds another new mode full of minigames from various older Kirby games and an extensive list of missions to complete.
It adds a bunch of masks based on characters from all throughout the franchise's history (most of them even have sound effects from the character they represent).
It has a much, MUCH harder version of the True Arena with a sinister surprise at the end.
That's only the significant stuff that was added. There's quite a bit I didn't mention. THIS is how you make a remaster.
I agree neo metal sonic
This is a remaster with additional content
Nintendo has always been charging crazy prices. Even for older games. Not really a huge surprise here.
Doesn't make it any less cheeky and scammy
@@aquamanbeforehewascool5347How is it scammy? Unless the game runs like ish.
@@thelastdragon5551 I think they meant to say scummy and mistyped it.
@@aquamanbeforehewascool5347 Oh great it’s YOU, here to ruin everyone’s day.
@@aquamanbeforehewascool5347 Pretty sure that wasn't their point. I think the point is why are people upset NOW, like, what took them so long to respond negatively?
To anyone here watching this and realizing that Nintendo is super inconsistent with how much they charge for their games: before the latest Wario game came out, Nintendo polled their fans and asked them what is the price they would pay for that game (a new one in the series). People said $40 and guess how much Nintendo charged for it, $40. Moral of the story is, vote with your wallet, don’t buy it if you don’t like the price
I think there is still hope because of Metroid Prime Remasters being 40 dollars and being amazing
I personally feel like the main difference is that Metroid was never a great seller in Nintendo's eyes. Like, apparently in Japan it's like one of the biggest bomb franchises. Maybe that's changed after read don't know.
But yeah: Mario, Zelda, DK, all huge names, all huge IPs in their eyes, that's gotta be the biggest reason these prices are so high.
I'd say the only "hope" here is for the lesser franchises getting remakes, and that hopefully they stay cheaper aka fairer.
I'm lowkey just kinda disappointed we haven't seen anything new related to the Donkey Kong IP in like a decade.
Them releasing ANOTHER port just feels like a kick in the face.
I'm just hoping people who've never played this great game will pick it up for the first time, which might encourage Nintendo to make a new one.
I'd perhaps be down for a full remake of the original trilogy, but even then I'd probably stick to the originals.
I am seeing a lot of comments of people going "Never played the original so I'll probably play this" So you're kinda getting your wish.
@@ShyRanger Perhaps when Metroid Prime 4 is finished, Retro Studios can start developing a new DK game, that'd be great.
Besides, nobody knows what the Studio has been up to before they received the Metroid Prime 4 task.
One thing I think people aren't thinking about is that this game is being ported by Forever Entertainment. Nintendo hardly have to do anything and they need a DK game out on Switch. Nintendo chooses the price to be $60 to help pay Forever Entertainment's bill. Missing effects? They still have until January, it's going to be okay. It's kind of funny they're so proud to be making or porting this game to Switch (it's their biggest project to date) I say give them a chance. Worse case we get a mid port of DKC: Returns with 3DS levels.
You know who else was studio like this at first? Grezzo who is now heading a new Zelda game AND Tantalus the guys that did TPHD for Wii U, Skyward Sword HD for Switch AND Luigi's Mansion 2 HD.
Okay so like... this whole "they still have until ___ to fix this" Has that EVER been a thing? Like at least with these kinds of games especially recently, have we ever really had a "Oh they showed us bad footage" and then later "oh game is much better now."
Like my thought immediately goes to the TTYD Remake, that was announced in September of last year, people complained about FPS and some visuals, game came out 8 months later in May, no changes, the same as it was shown.
January is between 6-7 months away. And again, has any game that looked like a certain way that far away been "fixd before release?
I'm not even saying it's impossible, I'm just wondering has that been done to actually hope for that?
Nintendo don't care. They know we'll buy them. But re-releases should be $40 at most.
Don’t forget: there was another outlier: Pikmin 1 + 2 was $50 instead of a full $60.
Have I ever told you the story of Darth Players? Darth Players are ones who seek nostalgia. They were willing to spend full price on remasters. Their thirst for classics overpower their hearts and corrupts them. Thus, leading them to make hasty purchases before waiting for a price drop. I killed my own Darth Player many years ago in my sleep.
I bought a Wii a month ago. The system itself cost £55 and a copy of DK Country Returns only cost £12.... So yeah, ain't now way I'm picking up a £60 copy of the exact same game.
I'm really glad to see people put a spotlight both on the missing graphics and the overpriced releases. I love Nintendo games but I don't appreciate being ripped off.
Look, I love Nintendo, but sometimes they can make some pretty confusing decisions. And charging $60 for an HD remaster that, while pretty good visually, doesn't really add much to justify it being $60 when the original was $40 is one of them.
Fair enough and good point
Just like battle league!
outside of their game design team, Nintendo is one of the WORST companies in the Gamin industry.
@megaman37456 EA, Ubisoft, and Activision Blizzard would like a word with you.
@@megaman37456 Absolutely not. Have you seen what Ubisoft, EA, Activision Blizzard, and Microsoft have done?
TTYD and Super Mario RPG being $60 isn't a problem because they're remakes. Also, they offer more than enough content to justify the $60 price.
I 100% agree.
Plus, I believe there is a point to be made of reintroducing these beloved games to a new generation of players that these remakes are very good at.
@@benmalsky9834 But Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD should be $40-50 since they're just ports.
Plus, to get their original copies pre-owned for BOTH GAMES was extremely expensive. Gamexplain has no idea what their talking about in this case. Telling people not to buy games hurts the company, which in return means less budget for high quality titles and then eventually we keep getting the low effort, low budget remakes we don’t want anyway.
@@SaltyToad00 But like I said, if you’ve never bought the original releases, it’s still worth it because the games themselves are still great.
If there's no DLC, this game is gonna sell horribly
Which game though?
@@ENJIEERMario kart 8
If Activision can sell the Spyro and Crash Trilogy for 40/45 bucks, there Is no excuse for Nintendo to charge this much for one remaster.
And if Activision Blizzard is setting the bar, man... Nintendo should rethink about this at least twice.
Activision just drank Nintendo's milk and ... Uh ...
Devil's advocate, strongly feels like Activision only charged those amounts because they literally didn't not care about those franchises and saw them as lesser, meaning those games are more comparable to the Nintendo & Metroid Prime Remastered treatment.
But yeah those games I played earlier too, and basically blew me away with how much was in them... and then Actiivison shut down that company so really feels like they just didn't care and maybe did a lower price just to get something out of it.
So that Nintendo can start doing mass layoffs and then get bought out? No thanks, I’d rather Nintendo not do anything like Activision.
In response to the people saying "You can easily just ignore it if you still have the original" or "This is only for people who haven't played the original," I suggest you watch advertising closely for this game when the time gets closer. When TTYD got closer, they really started pushing the game for veteran players, even posting a full article on the Switch News outright addressing everyone who played the original telling them to still play this version.
So when we get closer, if you see anything like that from Nintendo, basically saying something like "Even if you played the Wii or 3DS, you gotta play this" then everyone really has to question how badly this game is targeting them.
Wait the remaster of Donkey Kong Country Retrurns is gonna be $60 on Switch? Well good thing I have a Wii U as well 🤷🏻♀️
The annoying part is the inconsistency (obviously the greed is bad too). Why is Luigi’s mansion 2 HD full price when Miitopia was only $40? Why is Metroid Prime remastered $40 but Skyward Sword was $60? Is Nintendo now imposing some kind of Mario and Zelda tax?
If they think they can get away with selling certain games for $60 they will. Metroid doesn't do Zelda or Mario numbers so the $40 price is more approachable to apprehensive newcomers. Tears of the Kingdom was probably their most anticipated game this generation so they knew they could get away with charging $70.
So they’ll charge $40 for one stellar Metroid Prime remaster, $60 for three texture enhanced and upscaled limited release of Mario games, $60 for a minimalist upgrade of Skyward Sword, $60 for an overhaul remade Super Mario RPG, $50 for an overhaul remade Mario Vs. DK 1, remove DK Tropical Freeze from the Wii U eShop for a release on Switch at full price versus $20 cheaper on eShop, Paper Mario TTYD for $60 versus spending $100+ for the original port, Luigi’s Mansion 2 $60 instead of $30 or $40, Pikmin 1 & 2 remastered for $60 versus spending $100+ original ports, and now DKCR for $60. Major roller coaster of remakes direct from Nintendo.
Because Metroid doesn’t sell like Mario or Zelda
Don’t forget Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe.
It's called promotional pricing to hopefully get more people into Metroid Prime prior to the release of Metroid Prime 4.
For Nintendo, there is a fine line between a Simple remaster and an amazing complex remake.
Unfortunately theine is drawn by someone with a parkinson's disease.
Skyward sword fixed a low tho. People love underselling how much the switch version fixed. $60 is definitely too much for it but it’s not “minimal upgrades”
Not the point of the video, but “Remaster” applies to pretty much any game that gets updated whatsoever, even if it’s minor. That includes 3D All Stars all the way up to Prime Remastered (which is not a remake, despite how many people think).
And who made you the authority on words and their meaning ?
@@lostvarius Lmao
The only thing I worry about is how Nintendo might handle their profits going down come their next console
Their profit margins are so mindblowingly insane right now compared to other companies like Sony. Will they keep in mind the boost of pandemic and the hard work of the Wii U that boosted the Switch to be as successful as it is?
I truly believe they need to get rid of paid online, and offer paid -not just renting legacy content. Steam has unexaggerated x100 better online while being completely free forever.
I don't know how we normalized paying an additional subscription for our own router in p2p games and backups (a legally protected right the US, which is somewhat squashed by the Switch in search of profits.)
Why do people expect a Nintendo game to go down in price? We’ve gone over this many times.
They can't rip you off if you don't buy it. I think its pretty clear that you're part of the Problem if your keep buying them Overpriced. Judging by the Fact that this is just the 3Ds version but now for im gonna skip this one or get The 3ds Version.
…just don’t pay for it. Or wait for a sale. Y’all know how this goes by now.
😹😹 Can't wait to see the outrage when WindWaker & Twilight Princess "Even More HD Than Before" cost 60$ each.
That would suck since Nintendo already did HD ports for them on the Wii U. If it was a 2 in 1 bundled game, that’s a different story.
If they bundle both games together I will be ok for 60 bucks (that would be 30 each) but knowing nintendo they will sell them separately. Mario all stars was at least 3 games bundled together.
@@Marko-ij4vyWe can only hope it’ll be like Pikmin 1/2 for $50.
Who are we kidding. This is Zelda. They’ll get away with it cause people will buy them at $60 each.
Maybe $70 if they are that greedy
@@ejelecflametails6657If it’s on the switch, definitely not. On the switch 2, maybe. If it’s $70 for both, that wouldn’t be terrible.
I'm just gonna keep the Wii version. Problem Solved.
Same, I bought the original for $15 a year ago & I still have the 3DS version to.
Course it’s cool for people who never played the game yet or just love having certain games on the Switch.
What about the newer generation of players? Can they get the new version?
@@benmalsky9834 It's fine for people who haven't played the original though if people already have a copy of the Wii or 3DS version, this is an absolute scam unless you are a game collector
did they just have 0 faith in Prime or what?
.......🫠
do you know how much metroid sells in general? lower then kirby, lower then fire emblem, especially in japan.
honestly they probably made prime remasterd trying to train the art team for MP4 lol
I have no problem paying 60 for a game like Paper Mario Thousand Year Door because it is timeless and offers a lot of value. I put in over 50 hours in that game. But yes other games like DKC is way to much imo.
My answer:
They're a corporation. Have we not told people in the past no corporation is a friend? Additionally, they're not really ripping you off if you don't buy it. You, as a customer, can decide if you want to purchase this product. If it doesn't look satisfactory in value to you, then just don't buy it.
I personally don't think this is a good remaster, but I know this is great for those who never got to play the original. (We're slowly entering a point where kids never heard of a 3DS. I feel old whenever I talk to a kid playing a Switch about the 3DS only to hear them say "what's that?")
Exactly
"they're not ripping you off"
Dawg.
@ToonCatTV You completely missed the point his comment was trying to make and instead cherry-picked a part out of context to prove your point.
It’s still a rip off even if u don’t buy it
I agree with you. But they want to cry. Let them.
Vote with your wallet.
I don’t believe in that. Do whatever you want.
And my wallet says "YES!!! GO FOR IT!!"
And when the reissue of that game's numbers is at 1 million, wallets will be silent
@@WooFooBattlefield What’s wrong with that?
@@WooFooBattlefield That means that people like it.
At least Tropical Freeze was not that old when it was rereleased for the Switch, the Wii U failed, meaning that for millions of people, the Switch version of Tropical Freeze is the original version, and that game is just awesome, deserving the full price.
Returns is good, but not as good as Tropical Freeze, the game is much older, and the Wii sold 100 million, there's also the 3DS version.
And there are no funky mode
Hard to rip you off if you leave the game on the shelf. You will not be able to play every game you want to play in your lifetime.
Right you are!
I believe Nintendo has Retro Studios remaster Prime in order to get experience with the hardware and how the graphics would work, and that was the reason it was $40 because it was a by product of their research rather than a product first
Nintendo makes amazing games but make the wildest and ridiculous decisions as a game company!
always have been. TotK is just BotW again and it was $70, after all
Um no. TOTK is a way bigger game BotW. So it’s not BotW again when it has different game mechanics. And more maps.
You forgot about Pikmin 1 + 2
Age does not diminish value, and $60 ain't overpriced! Run the numbers through an inflation calculator, and you'll find that these remasters actually cost _less_ than the original! $50 in 2010 is $72 now! And as for Nintendo Selects, that was a limited time offer, get over it! Also; the classic versions of the remakes will arrive on NSO in about five years, and when Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Remastered is announced in September for $70 everyone will cry foul despite the $10 discount.
You know you guys dont need to buy the HD version of every game under the sun right? That's why preservation is important.
In today's news, major corporations want your money. You learn something new every day.
I detect sarcasm here!
no way, i thought corporations were my friends??!
@@soxar64 Thea guys are joking
@@soxar64 Please tell me if you’re being serious or joking around.
@@soxar64 of course Nintendo is our friend, they send me a birthday email every year, and used to give me a discount on the presents they wanted me to buy for myself.
I really wish Wii U owners were offered a discounted upgrade for games ported on switch. Previously you were able to upgrade virtual console games from your Wii to the Wii U version at a discounted price
Yeah or when it comes to ps4 games upgrading to ps5 version its only 10 bucks.
That would be nice
you shouldn’t need to pay for anything honestly
Inflation is a bitch, wait until the normal price for a standard game is $79.99 across all platforms.
Good thing I never bough Donkey Kong Country returns either time, so when I buy it, it’ll be worth it
It’s cool that people can play it on the Switch, but the only reason I won’t get it anytime soon is cause I still have the 3DS version & I bought the original one for only around $15 a year ago.
@@mariocooper1996I understand why you won’t buy it. I’m just stating my reason why I probably will buy it, and it’s because I never got it on Wii and 3DS
Absolutely
That’s a big point why I’m in favor of these remasters, they are primarily aimed at people who never played the original. All these complaints seem to be coming from those who bought and played the game before.
I guess that 60$ is just a really common game price nowadays…
I feel like if these were around the price of something like the Tomb Raider 1-3 remasters which is $30 then people wouldn’t complain, also the Tomb Raider Remasters are more than just a fresh coat of paint as they’ve added stuff in the more recent updates like more additions to the photo mode, new game+ where you only play with save crystals, and the ability to change Lara’s outfit at anytime and you’re allowed to use any of her outfits from the first 3 games. These remasters seem like to me you’re paying way more for way less imo.
Nintendo will kinda be forced to make the game cheaper if the backlash is there or sales are down
I mean is it a remaster if it’s worse than the original? I just want Asian prices. As old as the switch is no switch game should be more than 40 new.
Didn’t tropical freeze cost 50$ on release?
Do you really think about it? Not everybody has played that game.
The game is new for some people. This could be the first time they'd be able to play the game.
Always have been. What's wild is that Metroid Prime was 100% remade from scratch and they only charged $40. But they'll charge $60 for a slightly enhanced port... The math isn't mathing 😂
might be a money laundering scheme at this point lol
It kinda does make sense. DK is a much popular IP. Doesn’t need a whole lot to sell DK games. Metroid is much more niche. They need all the help they can get. Especially a saucy price point. This game will sell more than Metroid. These boycotts only accounts for the 5%.
@@zooka0619It’s not. Only bitter people would say that and I am almost never bitter.
It was not remade from scratch. Visually overhauled but not 100%.
@@benmalsky9834 It’s a joke bro..
the fact that theyre making this type of video NOW is very unsettling
Can’t be ripped off if you don’t buy it
I think it depends on the remaster. If all that's changed is a fresh coat of paint, then yes $60 is too much. I know I personally won't buy games that get remastered that I've already played in the past or don't have any major changes or updates at the price point of $60.
As long as you keep buying their shit, they'll keep overcharging! But I'm glad GameXplain is bringing this up.
Skyward Sword HD was also expensive just because Nintendo wanted it that way.
I don't think 3D All Stars was overpriced personally, it just needed the f Galaxy 2 game.
Demeech screaming from the heavens as that’s what he’s been saying for years
I guess this means that Nintendo won’t be sending GameXplain a review copy of their next console.
You don’t have to pay for it. Buy it if you want to.
And nobody is forcing you to watch this video. Do you have stock in Nintendo that you're afraid someone might start a boycott?
Releasing Luigi's Mansion 2 HD only two months after the 3DS eShop closed seems scummy. 🤷♂️
square-enix doesn't want any of their games on nso ever, that's the reason why the original super mario rpg wasn't added to nso
Doubtful. And this doesn’t apply to Mario vs DK.
😂😂😂 it wasn't added because they released a remake 😂😂😂
Also, the SMRPG and TTYD remakes still baffle me to this day considering I never liked the former as is, due to how much I played the M&L games and how those games expanded and improved on SMRPG where Paper Mario didn’t, and also outside the pop culture Ted Woolsey references, the Blackjack minigame, and the peace sign animation. All of which got removed in the remake. And I never liked TTYD as is because the M&L games, Super Paper Mario, and Paper Jam spoiled me on how I played Paper Mario.
I quit the TTYD remake when I got halfway through Chapter 6 because I was constantly running out of FP, couldn’t properly combat Spiky Parabuzzies, and the Simplifier badge was mocking me for using it by giving me less Star Power. I hate it when games mock me for using accessibility features when they offer them in the first place. It’s like, why even have them in the first place?
Long story short, SMRPG’s remake only appeals to “Geno for Smash” fans, and TTYD’s remake only appeals to Paper Mario’s rabid and toxic fanbase that will get on your case if you so much as praise Super-Origami King. Neither of these games are good Mario JRPGs unlike the M&L games, which have been very consistant in their quality to be good for all five games, barring their easier than easy remakes that stripped out the charm of Superstar Saga and Bowser’s Inside Story for side modes that no one liked or played, and also barring Brothership for Nintendo replacing Charles Martinet with Kevin Afghani, who I still hold as the worst voice actor for the brothers because of his inability to do a proper Italian accent.
I stand by Skyward Sword HD I can't imagine going back to the Wii Version. It def could've been cheaper tho.
I actually saw a video that focuses on games that were ruined by greed.
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One could argue that Nintendo is being greedy by making its consumers pay full price for remakes and/or remasters. But people do need to remember that the development of such ports do not come cheap, especially in today's gaming industry.
I suggest ignoring those videos and just play the games.
Point aboud SMRPG and MVSDK is bad, if the original versions would be here in NSO then....who would buy those remakes if you can play original games for a lot lower price? ( or no price )
Link's Awakening.
@@BreakGlassForMemes it was realised on NSO YEARS LATER
I want more Donkey Kong games, Joey, I want Nintendo to know that I want more Donkey Kong games, it's been ten years since the last new Donkey Kong game, and I really don't think Nintendo knows that Donkey Kong is worth making new games for... But... The simple premise of voting with your wallet holds true here too, if I want more Donkey Kong, Nintendo needs to see that Donkey Kong sells well, and WELP!! Looks like voting with your wallet also means I have to buy a 60 dollar port of DKCR, just to show Nintendo that Donkey Kong sells!! And if what you say is true, and it DOESN'T sell?? Well, Nintendo may get the message that people don't want Donkey Kong... THANKS...
Sorry, the tactic you suggest just won't get the message across to Nintendo, unfortunately.
Don’t understand why Luigi’s Mansion 2 or Donkey Kong Country Returns are coming to Switch. They’d need to drop the price for me to consider Donkey Kong. At least LM2 has an online mode that is defunct at official capacities, but I already played it for a bit on 3DS, so I am going to save that money for getting into some new series more likely.
Listen to this man! Metroid Prime Remastered and Beyond Good and Evil are two of the best games, and best deals available on Switch! Buy them!
I'm surprised GameXplain made this video. I was expected Uncle Al or something.
Ok you got a point. But at the same time when, scummy companies came make sports games the exact same make 100s of millions every year and get away with loot boxes, I can give Nintendo a pass on wanting to up-charge and I can give them a pass on doing the bare minimum to save money.
Note, the bare minimum for Nintendo is always triple A quality. It works and looks good.
Yep this really puts a bad taste in my mouth. I won't be buying donkey kong for that much. Especially when I've got so much value with gamepass right now.
People need to no that Nintendo might using things make it costs more.
If it was a remake like the RE2 then ok, but this is a Wii game with HD resolution and textures basically. I think $40 or at most $45 dollars would be acceptable
Wasn’t the first game that started the conversation was tropical freeze, because it got upped 10 dollar compared to the wii U game?
And why do we have to wait until January for a game that appears to gave no new content added?
people need to stop freaking out nintendo doesn’t put out games for people who played the og but for new people who never played them
Anyone that bought Super Mario 3D All-Stars enabled Nintendo's behaviour and should be very disappointed in themselves. You proved to Nintendo that they can put the bare minimum effort into making a product, charge you full-price for it, and then customers would happily pay for it.
They're welcome to charge whatever they want, I just won't be buying them. It would be nice to get a discount on Switch (2) versions of Returns and Tropical Freeze when you already bought them on Wii and Wii U, because I'll surely never play them again if I have to play them on those old systems or pay $60 for each.
Yes absolutely they are ripping us off like 60 bux for Luigi mansion 2 was back in the day also 60 bux on the 3ds and im not paying full price again
Compared to other Nintendo titles, yes, these remasters are undeniably far too expensive.
On the other hand, it's very easy to argue that games in general are too cheap. Prices have risen far below inflation for a long time, and development cost rises have far exceeded inflation.
Short answer: Yes
Long answer: YESSSSSSSSSSS
My answer: NO, not in my opinion
@@benmalsky9834 well more power to you
@@MultiMario2306 Some people are just too bitter to see through the eyes of the younger generations.
@@benmalsky9834 Yeah im sure that's the issue
People mad about the price don’t look at Sony doing the same but even worse, here a game with less in it than the original game, and it somehow costs more?
Rather than the price i am struggling to understand why this port even exists in the first place. Handheld players played it in the 3DS. Tabletop players played it in the Wii. None of these consoles had a small playerbase like the Wii U. The 3DS certainly is not that old and it even had plenty of deals for DK Country Returns so a lot of people had it. And the graphics don't even look that different from the original. The console already has a port that looks much better and plays pretty much the same. So what is the caveat here? It's not like the game is cheap enough for people to own it just for the sake of it, cause that is the only why i'd personally get it, even as someone who loved the game.
The only issue with voting with your wallet when it comes to the Donkey Kong Country Returns remaster, is that the franchise hasn't seen a new entry in what almost 10 years?
So not buying the game translates to the customer base not being interested in the franchise from Nintendo's perspective. I think you have to be vocal in some situations or the corporations just won't get the clear message. 🙄
friendly reminder when people say "$60" for current gen games this doesnt account to the canadian dollar where modern releases can subtotal $90-100. fun.
Metroid prime remaster was 40. Why is everything else 60? Why can't the others also be 40?
Yeah, I'm not glad about these classics coming back with small changes/upgrades and being same price as newer games. This is why despite me being a fan for some of those older games, I don't buy them.
They're charging what they feel their product is worth. They have the right to do that. And we have the right to determine if it's worth it to us to buy it or don't buy it. Sometimes it is to me, sometimes it's not. Depends on the game. Either way, nobody is getting ripped off lol
This
Exactly
Most fans are too brainwashing of liking Mario thanks to Mario Movie. Many of his games are highly grossing through many years. That they will ended up buying it no matter how expensive Nintendo charge it. It's a sad thing but truth
@@dalaxdercrisper957 “Brainwashing”?! You are so cynical, and I don’t like it.
@@dalaxdercrisper957 Please just let the people love the Mario games no matter the price!
I will wait for Ubisoft put the game on sale, cause I know that after 1 or 2 months they will…
Kirby's Return to Dream Land??
The Deluxe version has features that were not available in the original Wii game.
Meanwhile over at League of Legends with their skin packs for Ahri that cost how much? Haha
I already bought Metroid Prime Remastered twice. Bought the digital copy for playing and a physical copy for the shelf. Please get physical copies when you can. Preserve culture.
I mean, Mario RPG is a really solid remake. But yeah, a lot of your points are undeniably true. These "HD" releases should be 30 to 40 bucks, not 60.