“Except for all the people complaining, why is no one complaining?”
Misinformation has been one big game of telephone. There’s been a lot of legitimate confusion around VRR, I know Nintendo did claim it was supported docked at first but then had to retract it. FWIW, this is probably something that wasn’t ready for launch but will be patched.
But I’ve seen far more cases of misinformation used to bash on the Switch - I’ve lost count of the number times I’ve seen people claim Mario Kart is $90 somehow.
Regarding game prices, I’m not thrilled about it, but I also feel the need to point out that any AAA with DLC has already been more than $80 for a while now. If you don’t like it, don’t buy AAA.
Me, I don’t often buy games at full price, or basically any AAAs outside of Nintendo for that matter. For the handful of IPs I really love that badly, I’m honestly okay with paying a premium. It’s the price I pay for having niche tastes that have narrowed with age, it’s fine because I’m saving a lot on the games I don’t buy. If I have to pay $80 for Kirby Air Ride 2, I will because I’ve waited 22 years for this sequel.
There’s a lot that’s fucked up in the game industry, and I just don’t think Nintendo is anywhere near the worst right now. The circlejerk here on Lemmy in particular has become especially tiring, and I wish some of y’all could direct that energy towards companies that constantly screw over their workers, push gambling-based business models onto kids, or keep collapsing under their own weight when they expect every game to be the next Fortnite and speedrun shutting down any game that doesn’t meet unrealistic investor expectations.
I think we’ve reached a point where you’ve got the backlash, the backlash to the backlash, the backlash to the backlash to the backlash… and all of that keeps amplifying toxicity. Everyone needs to step back and chill.
I don’t think they’re actually expecting anyone to upgrade annually. But there’s always someone due for an upgrade, however long it’s been for them. You can compare what percentage of users upgraded this year to previous years.