Never say never in the US at least and never give these assholes corporations an inch they will screw you every chance they can and it will cost the consumer money and time in the end with these shenanigans.
Heard the same crap when they moved from 60 to 70 just a few years back.
Heard how video game development is too expensive while publishers posted record profits.
Heard all about how the same 50 dollar game "back in the day"would cost hundreds now, disregarding how gaming was so much more niche back then too.
Heard the same crap about how these “full price games” would lessen the need for egregious microtransaction
This will again, do nothing to lessen any of that, just push more record profits as gamers won’t be able to resist rewarding the gaming industry for their bad behavior.
Reporting from Bloomberg indicated that Nintendo had apparently anticipated an amount of tariff-related chaos. In February, Nintendo had been building “a stockpile of millions of consoles” from Vietnam, where two-thirds of assembled consoles are now being earmarked for shipments to the US. Any Nintendo consoles assembled in China, meanwhile, would face an import tariff that—at time of writing—has risen to 245%.
Seems like they’re using the tried and true method to avoid the tariffs but I do wonder how long this will actually last then.
Your friendly reminder that gaming back in 1998 was still not selling millions of copies as compared to now and revenue has for gaming has been rising significantly since.
Yup. Gamers, PC, console, mobile, all want their circus to escape reality, regardless of the cost short or long term.
I mean I keep hoping that gamers would have an epiphany and push back on these anti-consumer practices but I’ve seen nothing in the past twenty years, only desperate games defending being gouged.
Nintendo is Trying to Stop You From Filing Lawsuits Against Them With New EULA Amendment (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Stardew Valley creator says he might make Stardew Valley 2 (www.tweaktown.com) angielski
The creator of Stardew Valley has said that he might make Stardew Valley 2, but he really enjoys just adding ‘more stuff to Stardew Valley.’
The new Diablo 4 Berserk crossover skins will cost you up to $150 (www.pcgamesn.com) angielski
On the prospect of an $80-$90 GTA 6, former PlayStation boss says 'it's an impossible equation' for big-budget studios to keep their prices down (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Hideo Kojima Confirms GTA 6 Has Affected Release Dates, Including Death Stranding 2 (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Starbreeze Has Taken Payday 3 Publishing Rights From Plaion (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Codemasters confirms layoffs as EA-owned studio shifts focus away from beloved rally games (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
Interplay co-founder says she has Fallout 1 and 2’s source code safe and sound (www.pcgamesn.com) angielski
Chrono Trigger Remake Seemingly Confirmed By Yuji Horii (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Game preservationists say Switch 2 Game-Key Cards are ‘disheartening’ but inevitable (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
And why I continue to buy games and support sailing the seas.
Speedrunner already beat Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch 2 (www.polygon.com) angielski
Gaming Website Polgyon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Layoffs (kotaku.com) angielski
Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks like (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
This is why we need to have 90 dollar games! /s
8BitDo no longer shipping to US from China due to Trump tariffs (www.polygon.com) angielski
After getting Stardew Valley to 'a good place' with update 1.6, Eric Barone is now fully focused on his next game (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Apex Legends and Star Wars: Jedi Dev Respawn Cancels Another Incubation Project, Lays Off Unknown Number of Individuals (www.ign.com) angielski
Blizzard reportedly taps Nexon to publish Overwatch mobile and a new StarCraft game (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
It’s unclear which genre the StarCraft game will be in. Overwatch Mobile has reportedly been referred to internally as “Overwatch 3,”...
Ubisoft Accused of 'Secret Data Collection' in Single-Player Games (insider-gaming.com) angielski
'Stories are our bread and butter': Larian is building a special team to lay out the plot of its games years in advance (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Ace Attorney became a hit IP only because Capcom pushed past the “failure” of first game, according to former dev (automaton-media.com) angielski
Well no “Objection!” here for Capcom taking a risk.
Oblivion Remastered modder has already fixed its awful levelled loot system, after very reasonably blacking out in an 'incomprehensible fury' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Oh Bethesda…
Unannounced Blade Runner Game Canceled At Supermassive (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Onimusha 2 remaster devs decided not to lower the skill floor for performing Issen, staying true to series' roots (automaton-media.com) angielski
Nintendo lawyers want to force Discord to reveal Pokémon Teraleak source (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Oblivion Remaster Rockets Past 100K Players on Steam Hours After Launch - Insider Gaming (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Nintendo seeks default judgement and $17,500 in damages from pirated game streamer who ignored court summons (automaton-media.com) angielski
Xbox CEO: Consoles are a 'good, established business' and a 'really healthy part' of Game Pass (www.tweaktown.com) angielski
New Mario on Switch 2? ‘Stay tuned,’ says Nintendo of America president (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
And I’m sure it’ll be hit with surge pricing.
Nintendo Switch 2 US price won’t increase after tariffs, but accessories will cost more (www.videogamer.com) angielski
AMD’s Lisa Su Breaks Silence on US Chips, TSMC Hikes Pricing (www.ccn.com) angielski
Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST (automaton-media.com) angielski
Dreadmoor Sure Reminds Me A Lot of The Day Before - Second Wind (youtu.be) angielski
Eternal Darkness' infamous sanity system patent has expired - so can anyone now copy it? (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Nintendo ‘warned to expect 145% tariff on Nintendo Switch 2’ (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
After 6 years of hype, can Hollow Knight: Silksong really live up to the sky-high expectations? (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
I don’t think it’ll live up to the hype but it’ll still be a great game.
Metro 2033 Redux is free to claim on GOG for the next two days (www.gog.com) angielski
‘If it’s the only place to play Mario, you buy it’: Former PlayStation boss reacts to $80 Nintendo games (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
Nintendo confirms $90 price for full Breath of the Wild experience on Switch 2 (www.tweaktown.com) angielski