While the gameplay reveal of Mario Kart World generated a lot of excitement, the price tag is creating a lot of controversy — Mario Kart World will retail at $80 for the digital edition, and the internet is not happy about it. Even worse for a lot of fans, the physical version may be even more expensive. Needless to say, the reaction to the hefty price increase from the previous Nintendo Switch has been anything but positive, and this may be a prelude to what's to come for game prices in the future.
On a Reddit post by Turbostrider27, fans are expressing their intense dislike of the price tag in the replies, with a lot of speculation that the high price is designed to get people to buy the Nintendo Switch 2 bundle, which comes with Mario Kart World and the new console for $499. Some users noted that the price tag is a bit ridiculous and that not all Switch 2 games will cost $80, with Donkey Kong Bananza listed for $70.
User BugsMax1 also notes that the price tag on the popular IP may be testing to see how much money people are willing to pay, saying: "I...
