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$70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet (www.eurogamer.net)
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Fans have taken to the likes of X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok to question NetherRealm's decision to market Mortal Kombat 1 as a $70 Switch release. It has been called "robbery" and "disrespectful" to users.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who's angry?

Your moronic ass obviously is

There's a reason Nintendo leans hard into simple physics and extremely arcade style sports games, and it's not just to be more accessible to casual fans. It's because it's literally all the hardware can do.

Yeah when they chose the type of games they'd be known for in the 80's, it sure was specifically because their crystal ball told them:

They chose that hardware because Nvidia was offloading it dirt cheap, so they could make big margins on it.

You're too stupid to spend another moment on

[โ€“] clanginator 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah when they chose the type of games they'd be known for in the 80's, it sure was specifically because their crystal ball told them

Nintendo's shift towards simpler games has absolutely coincided with their consoles being less powerful than the competition. And since we're name-calling like children (bc some of us are fanboys who can't accept valid criticism)... this has been apparent for the last 20 years, and I made the observation as a child during the Wii era, numbskull!

Nintendo is currently not known for their 80s catalog of titles beyond generally being associated with Mario and Co. - they are known for the games and systems that most people grew up with - and statistically, that's overwhelmingly Wii/DS and newer.

During which time their hardware has consistently lagged behind other systems, and rather than focus on graphics, like Nintendo once did - when they were pushing the hardware envelope - with titles like Super Mario 64, Nintendo has shifted focus and decided to use commodity hardware for their consoles.

Now, as a shift in strategy, I'm not saying it's necessarily wrong, but don't try and deny what's going on.

They absolutely chose the hardware for the switch because it was cheap. There isn't anything particularly special about that Nvidia chip, it had been commercially available for two years by the time the switch came out, so yes it's reasonable to assume Nvidia was offloading it cheaply.

Use your brain and maybe put away the Nintendo kneepads.