@beardalaxy @ArdainianRight @ooignignoktoo The genuinely cool thing is that some physical gaming stores have actually matched the digital price drop, and not just Amazon and Walmart - at the gaming store that I frequent, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book actually costs less than Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze!

Mario Tennis Fever is apparently the unexpected MVP here, because it flopping seems to have convinced Nintendo that they can't actually charge premium price for every single first party game.

I still fully expect the new Pokemon to be $80 physical, because Game Freak gets away with murder, but it's clearly not becoming the norm for Switch 2 games.