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Kirsten Carey
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People have been awaiting the arrival of whatever came after the Nintendo Switch for years. So the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd felt euphoric. Mario Kart World looks incredible! Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 can run on this thing! The Joy-Con 2 can double as a mouse! There's a new FromSoft game exclusive to the Switch 2?!
Fans were riding high. But even through my joyful delirium—a new Hyrule Warriors!—I noticed with an air of ominousness that price tags were completely missing from the presentation. Then we all went online and saw the awful truth: the Nintendo Switch 2 is $450. Worse still, Mario Kart World is a gut-punching $80. Donkey Kong Bananza is a still-shocking $70. Both are more expensive if you want the physical edition.
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