In a world where Hollow Knight launched for $15 should any game ever cost more than $15? No. $15 should be the maximum price for a game.
And before anybody asks "are you for real?" the answer is "no." Ultimately, there are expectations you have to keep in mind when pricing something. But this is part of the strategy at this point. There are multiple pricepoints that are viable these days all the way from 99 cent indie mobile games all the way up to full price games packed to the brim with day one microtransactions and season passes. The "correct" strategy is to price it at what you think most people are willing to pay. And part of guessing that amount is keeping in mind the competitition and what expecations are.
Nintendo is also better positioned to get away with stuff like this because they've long had a tradition of seeing their titles as evergreen and not discounting them very regularly. Sure, there'll be stuff like a Selects lineup near the end of the console's life sometimes, but aside from that stuff like the Mario _____ Deluxe games can get away with it simply because they never devalued the Wii U versions either. Assuming you could easily find Wii U games in stores, outside of stores clearancing out inventory Mario Kart 8 Wii U and New Super Mario Bros. U would still be $60 probably right next to their Switch counterparts. You can check eShop prices for confirmation of that.
And before anybody asks "are you for real?" the answer is "no." Ultimately, there are expectations you have to keep in mind when pricing something. But this is part of the strategy at this point. There are multiple pricepoints that are viable these days all the way from 99 cent indie mobile games all the way up to full price games packed to the brim with day one microtransactions and season passes. The "correct" strategy is to price it at what you think most people are willing to pay. And part of guessing that amount is keeping in mind the competitition and what expecations are.
Nintendo is also better positioned to get away with stuff like this because they've long had a tradition of seeing their titles as evergreen and not discounting them very regularly. Sure, there'll be stuff like a Selects lineup near the end of the console's life sometimes, but aside from that stuff like the Mario _____ Deluxe games can get away with it simply because they never devalued the Wii U versions either. Assuming you could easily find Wii U games in stores, outside of stores clearancing out inventory Mario Kart 8 Wii U and New Super Mario Bros. U would still be $60 probably right next to their Switch counterparts. You can check eShop prices for confirmation of that.
