The value hike for video video games has lastly hit Nintendo. Nintendo confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the extremely anticipated sequel to Breath of the Wild, will value $69.99, as an alternative of the usual $59.99 worth for first-party Nintendo video games. After Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, the brand new worth of Tears of the Kingdom was mirrored on Nintendo’s web site.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is Nintendo’s first main launch to be impacted by the $10 worth hike. The rise doesn’t seem to have an effect on all upcoming Nintendo video games, nonetheless. Pikmin 4, due in July, is priced at $59.99, as is Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, which lastly arrives in April.
When requested if $69.99 will grow to be the usual worth level for first-party Nintendo video games, a spokesperson for Nintendo informed Polygon by way of e-mail, “No. We decide the advised retail worth for any Nintendo product on a case-by-case foundation.”
Nintendo’s elevated worth on first-party video games matches different publishers’ current-gen costs. Microsoft raised the costs of its first-party video games from $59.99 to $69.99 in 2023. Different publishers, together with Sony Interactive Leisure, Ubisoft, and Take-Two Interactive, have bought new video games like God of Struggle Ragnarök, Murderer’s Creed Mirage, and the NBA 2K collection, respectively, on the $69.99 worth level.
