Main topic: Justification for the $50 price tag of Red Dead Redemption's Nintendo Switch and PS4 release.
Key points:
1. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick believes the $50 price is commercially accurate.
2. Frustrations include lack of multiplayer option and no quality update since 2010 release.
3. The inclusion of Undead Nightmare expansion justifies the higher price, according to Zelnick.
Nintendo is releasing new bundles for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite, including a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle and Animal Crossing: New Horizons-inspired designs, available on October 6th.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now access four more retro games, including Quest for Camelot, Kirby's Star Stacker, Joy Mech Fight, and Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!, across its Game Boy, SNES, and NES libraries.
Four classic Nintendo games, including Kirby's Star Stacker and Joy Mech Fight, have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online library, marking the first time these games have been released in the west.
Today's daily deals include $20 off Final Fantasy XVI, a preorder for the Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Red Edition, and a great price on Fire Emblem: Engage, along with deals on Apple iPads, a Star Wars Stormtrooper controller, and more.
Here are some upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch in October 2023: Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless, Wargroove 2, Detective Pikachu Returns, Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, Batman: Arkham Trilogy, Sonic Superstars, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Just Dance 2024 Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, and Dave the Diver.
Capcom president Harushiro Tsujimoto believes that the current $60 retail price for video games is too low, stating that development costs have significantly increased and that higher prices would be a healthy option for the industry.
Nintendo Switch Online members can now access a variety of Game Boy Advance, Super NES, Game Boy, and NES games, with recent additions including Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Kirby's Star Stacker, Quest for Camelot, Joy Mech Fight, and Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day.
Nintendo is rumored to be releasing a successor to the Nintendo Switch in its next fiscal year, between April 2024 and March 2025, with the new console likely to be a hybrid handheld device similar to the Switch and featuring backward compatibility.
The Nintendo Switch holiday bundles are now available ahead of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale, offering deals on consoles, games, and accessories.
Nintendo has released a new Mario Red Edition of the Nintendo Switch OLED Model, which launched on October 6th, 2023, and retails for $349.99 / £309.99, the same price as the standard white and neon consoles.
