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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Offers a Good Balance of Price and Production Value – Shuhei Yoshida

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Offers a Good Balance of Price and Production Value – Shuhei Yoshida

Yoshida spoke about how developers often have to find the right balance between their ambitions, production costs, and game prices.

Former SIE Studios President Believes Game Prices Would Have Gone Up Sooner or Later

Former SIE Studios President Believes Game Prices Would Have Gone Up Sooner or Later

In an interview, Shuhei Yoshida also spoke about how remasters, remakes and PC ports are developed to generate additional income.

Impact of Tariffs and Current Economy Will Have Long-Term Effects on the Gaming Industry – Analyst

Impact of Tariffs and Current Economy Will Have Long-Term Effects on the Gaming Industry – Analyst

Circana's Mat Piscatella believes that the gaming industry is currently in "unprecedented territory" with regards to economics.

Analyst Not Surprised at New $80 Price Tag for Games Because of Deluxe, Collector’s Editions

Analyst Not Surprised at New $80 Price Tag for Games Because of Deluxe, Collector’s Editions

Circana's Mat Piscatella points out that players have been paying well over $70 for a game at launch for quite some time now.

Nintendo “Did Not Manage Expectations” for Switch 2 and Mario Kart World, per Former PR Manager

Nintendo “Did Not Manage Expectations” for Switch 2 and Mario Kart World, per Former PR Manager

"'Don't you dare inflate somebody's expectations so that when the thing happens, they end up being disappointed,'" said Krysta Yang.

Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle is Only Available Until Fall 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle is Only Available Until Fall 2025

Nintendo confirmed that the $499.99 bundle has limited supplies and won't be around forever after launching on June 5th.

Mario Kart World – Battle Mode, Free Roam Activities, and More Detailed

Mario Kart World – Battle Mode, Free Roam Activities, and More Detailed

Coin Runners and Balloon Battle return as rulesets while players can discover "hundreds" of missions in Free Roam by hitting P Switches.

Mario Kart World Introduces Rewind, Time Trials and VS Race Also Revealed

Mario Kart World Introduces Rewind, Time Trials and VS Race Also Revealed

You can download other players' data to race against their ghosts or compete with up to four teams of six players in VS Race.

Mario Kart World Features Unlockable Character Outfits and Vehicle Skins

Mario Kart World Features Unlockable Character Outfits and Vehicle Skins

Eating different food will unlock these outfits permanently and allow players to swap them out at the driver and kart select screen.

Mario Kart World – New Courses, Rainbow Road Tease, and More Revealed in New Direct

Mario Kart World – New Courses, Rainbow Road Tease, and More Revealed in New Direct

Other courses from previous titles also return in a reimagined fashion while new power-ups like the Hammer and Ice Flower are showcased.

Mario Kart World Direct is Approximately 15 Minutes Long

Mario Kart World Direct is Approximately 15 Minutes Long

The presentation will provide new details about the kart racer before its worldwide launch on June 5th for the Nintendo Switch 2.

Mario Kart World – Holding Hop Now Provides Boost, Players Can Drive a Hovercraft

Mario Kart World – Holding Hop Now Provides Boost, Players Can Drive a Hovercraft

Fans of the kart racer have been discovering gameplay secrets in Mario Kart World at the ongoing Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events

Nintendo Can Get Away With Raising Prices Because of Exclusives – Former PlayStation Boss

Nintendo Can Get Away With Raising Prices Because of Exclusives – Former PlayStation Boss

Shawn Layden believes that the quality of Nintendo exclusives like Mario and Donkey Kong allows the company to raise prices.

Mario Kart World is the “Richest Mario Kart Experience Yet”, Says Nintendo Regarding $80 Price

Mario Kart World is the “Richest Mario Kart Experience Yet”, Says Nintendo Regarding $80 Price

"Whenever we look at a given game, we just look at what is the experience, and what's the content, and what's the value?"

Nintendo Reveals File Sizes for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and More

Nintendo Reveals File Sizes for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and More

Files sizes have also been revealed for the upcoming native versions of Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree.

Mario Kart World Showcases Nearly 40 Minutes of New Gameplay

Mario Kart World Showcases Nearly 40 Minutes of New Gameplay

Nintendo continues to show off extensive new gameplay footage for the upcoming kart racer, which is due out in June.

Effects of Higher Priced Games on the Nintendo Switch 2 Will Become Clearer in Year 2 – Analyst

Effects of Higher Priced Games on the Nintendo Switch 2 Will Become Clearer in Year 2 – Analyst

For context, Mario Kart World is priced at $79.99 for the digital release, making it the most expensive standard edition of a game so far.

Nintendo Was Likely Caught Off-Guard by Backlash to Switch 2 Game Pricing – Former PR

Nintendo Was Likely Caught Off-Guard by Backlash to Switch 2 Game Pricing – Former PR

"I do think that they are a bit surprised by how severe this reaction is," said Krysta Yang, who previously worked at Nintendo of America.

Mario Kart World – Grand Prix, New Items, Rail Riding, and Much More Showcased in New Gameplay

Mario Kart World – Grand Prix, New Items, Rail Riding, and Much More Showcased in New Gameplay

Nintendo's latest kart racer operates on a whole different scale with larger courses and more racers when it launches on June 5th.

Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza Didn’t Use Nvidia’s DLSS When Shown During the Direct

Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza Didn’t Use Nvidia’s DLSS When Shown During the Direct

The Nintendo Switch 2 was expected to make liberal use of AI-based image upscaling like DLSS in order to run games at high resolution.