Greg Miller

Chad, Super Chad, said, sent Andy a DM on Blue Sky clarifying Switch software price.

Let me bring in Darren from GameSpot who has an article. Why do these games cost so much? One of the big surprises following this week's Switch 2 deep dive was the price tag for Mario Kart World as the game has a suggested retail price of $80 ahead of its June 5th release.

Let me bring in Darren from GameSpot who has an article. Why do these games cost so much? One of the big surprises following this week's Switch 2 deep dive was the price tag for Mario Kart World as the game has a suggested retail price of $80 ahead of its June 5th release.

This is a major increase, especially at a time when consumers are still debating the value of high-profile games increasing from $60 to $70. And according to analysts, this could become the new standard for the industry. In a breakdown of the Switch 2 and its pricing, analysts at Niko Partners discussed the impact of Mario Kart World on its price. Quote, Niko Partners explained.

This is a major increase, especially at a time when consumers are still debating the value of high-profile games increasing from $60 to $70. And according to analysts, this could become the new standard for the industry. In a breakdown of the Switch 2 and its pricing, analysts at Niko Partners discussed the impact of Mario Kart World on its price. Quote, Niko Partners explained.

One reason for the higher price is the increased cost of the new and the faster game cards themselves, with higher capacities being more expensive to manufacture than a Blu-ray disc. PlayStation 5 Blu-ray disc. My apologies. Left one out there.

One reason for the higher price is the increased cost of the new and the faster game cards themselves, with higher capacities being more expensive to manufacture than a Blu-ray disc. PlayStation 5 Blu-ray disc. My apologies. Left one out there.

As always, it's just... There's this push and pull. There's this thing in the air. There's all these different things happening at once in a time where nobody feels like they're doing well financially.

As always, it's just... There's this push and pull. There's this thing in the air. There's all these different things happening at once in a time where nobody feels like they're doing well financially.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Someone said that's... Again, there's so much news yesterday and so much... There was a lack of clarity yesterday. Are we confirming the 90? Someone in the chat said it 90 for physical isn't true. We were going off of a Spanish site that was listing them differently. I don't know. I'm not sure where we have netted out this morning on a $90 price tag.

Someone said that's... Again, there's so much news yesterday and so much... There was a lack of clarity yesterday. Are we confirming the 90? Someone in the chat said it 90 for physical isn't true. We were going off of a Spanish site that was listing them differently. I don't know. I'm not sure where we have netted out this morning on a $90 price tag.

It's 90 euros, someone's pointing out. 90 is really in Ireland anyway. Okay, thank you. Yesterday was a bit of confusion on all that, obviously, as all this is happening.

It's 90 euros, someone's pointing out. 90 is really in Ireland anyway. Okay, thank you. Yesterday was a bit of confusion on all that, obviously, as all this is happening.

Let's bring in Steven Totillo while we are live. His latest game file newsletter has come through my inbox. And it's one of the lead story is video game industry group expects Trump tariffs to have dire effects. The Entertainment Software Association, the U.S.

Let's bring in Steven Totillo while we are live. His latest game file newsletter has come through my inbox. And it's one of the lead story is video game industry group expects Trump tariffs to have dire effects. The Entertainment Software Association, the U.S.

trade group that reps all major gaming companies, including Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, says President Donald Trump's recently announced tariffs, quote, are going to have a real and detrimental impact on the video game industry, end quote. Trump announced steep tariffs on dozens of countries yesterday, continuing his current administration's efforts to smash things and see what holds together.

trade group that reps all major gaming companies, including Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, says President Donald Trump's recently announced tariffs, quote, are going to have a real and detrimental impact on the video game industry, end quote. Trump announced steep tariffs on dozens of countries yesterday, continuing his current administration's efforts to smash things and see what holds together.

ESA Senior Vice President Aubrey Quinn tells GameFile that gaming hardware, including consoles, are likely to take a big hit due to new levies. These machines are made in some of the countries hit with the big tariffs yesterday. Beyond that, their parts are sourced from multiple countries, and the devices often cross into the U.S. multiple times as they are made and prepped for retail.