Take-Two Interactive opened the $70 floodgates in 2020 when it released the current-gen versions of NBA 2K21 for $70. Since then, most current-gen AAA titles have been released for the same price, with the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the same game selling for $60. Most assumed that this price point would apply to the Nintendo Switch as well. For the most part, it should. The lone exception (at least, for now) will be The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
As soon as the latest Nintendo Direct livestream ended, all everyone could talk about was the increased price point of the Breath of the Wild sequel.
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