Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has bodyslammed his way into the discussion around Switch 2 pricing with a string of posts on social media highlighting his decision during the Wii era to make Wii Sports a free pack-in game.
Posting on X last night, Fils-Aime did not mention the Switch 2 specifically, but the timing and content of his tweets – a series of clips from an IGN video interview discussing pack-in game initiatives he spearheaded – made his meaning clear.
As a reminder, Switch 2’s announcement livestreams from Nintendo were met with a constant stream of comments demanding the company drop the console’s price – and that was before Nintendo paused its pre-order plans in the US and Canada in the face of tariffs that could push the cost of the system even higher.
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There has been criticism for Nintendo’s decision to charge £75/$80 for Mario Kart World – a new high price point for the company, though one it has subsequently defended as being justified by the game’s content and example of new “variable pricing” for its games.