Nintendo stealth price increases are raising the cost of games by 50% or more

Nintendo prices are on the rise, but not just in terms of individual games, as DLC and extra hardware pushes the cost ever upwards.

The Nintendo Switch 2 might have become the fastest-selling console ever, but its launch was preceded by a fair amount of negativity in regards to the price of its software and peripherals.

The main focal point of this hubbub was Mario Kart World, which is Nintendo’s most expensive game to date at £66.99 digitally and £74.99 physically. The outcry might have been bigger if it wasn’t for the Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundle, which knocked off £40 from its digital price.

While there’s an argument that the game’s quality justifies the price, even with its flaws, it was harder to swallow for something like Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour – a title that you would