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Bowser said that this is part of the company’s “variable pricing” approach to games.
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On April 2, Japanese video game developer Nintendo announced the upcoming console Nintendo Switch 2 would be priced at $450, a $150 increase from the first Nintendo Switch released in 2017.
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Soap Central on MSN“Without human touch, no excuse to ask $80/90€” — Fans laugh as Nintendo’s Doug Bowser shuts down fully AI-generated gamesIn a world where AI is writing screenplays, composing symphonies, and probably plotting world domination somewhere, Nintendo is drawing a hard line: no fully AI-generated games.
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Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser explains why the console is currently priced at $449.99.
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Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser tells WIRED the company is still figuring out how to address tariffs that could make the company’s priciest console even more expensive.
Will Nintendo be able to keep up with demand this time around?