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Nintendo Fans Debate If the Next $80 Switch 2 Game Is Worth It

The long-awaited arrival of one of the generation’s best games has sparked concern among Switch 2 owners over its bold asking price.

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Nintendo fans are up in arms about the arrival of the Switch 2’s second $80 game, following last year’s uproar over the new console’s $80 launch title, Mario Kart World.

Elden Ring: tarnished Edition Costs $80

Elden Ring is widely considered to be one of the best and most successful games to be released this decade, and is by far developer FromSoftware’s most popular and best-selling game ever, having sold nearly $30 million copies since its 2022 release. There’s even an Alex Garland-Directed A24 film adaptation currently in the works. FromSoftware’s first ever open world Souls experience, Elden Ring blew players’ minds with its sense of organic exploration and the sheer size of The Lands Between.

In 2024, FromSoftware released Elden Ring‘s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC to even more critical acclaim. Later that year, the expansion controversially went on to become the only DLC to ever be nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards. Nintendo gamers have been waiting years to get their hands on FromSoftware’s........

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