Ex-playstation Boss Comments On Switch 2's "hefty" Price Hikes

There has been each sorts of commentary astir Nintendo's $80 value tag connected Mario Kart World and really this could potentially effect nan manufacture and consumers going forward, and now nan erstwhile PlayStation leader Shawn Layden has shared his thoughts.

Appearing connected nan 'PlayerDriven' YouTube channel and podcast recently, Layden linked Nintendo's crippled value summation backmost to nan relevance of "exclusives" and really "the only spot you tin play Mario" and different Nintendo IP is connected a Nintendo platform. He besides thinks fans often "want that contented truthful bad" it efficaciously "mitigates nan sticker shock".

Shawn Layden: "Right present you see, ‘wow, that’s benignant of a hefty value hike from Switch 1 to Switch 2 and, wow, 80 bucks for a game?’ But if it’s nan only spot wherever you tin play Mario, past you get your wallet retired and you bargain into it… and Donkey Kong and Zelda. That first-party exclusivity benignant of mitigates nan sticker shock, if you will, of these value hikes, because you want that contented truthful bad"

Layden has antecedently mentioned really exclusives tin still play an important role from a trading position - creating a 'FOMO' effect (aka nan fearfulness of missing out).

Nintendo has justified its Switch 2 value hikes pinch claims nan caller introduction successful nan Mario Kart bid will connection much than ever earlier acknowledgment to its caller open-world design. It will besides beryllium hosting a dedicated Mario Kart Direct broadcast connected 17th April, wherever it plans to stock caller specifications astir nan game.