But again, Hamster already charges $7.99 a pop for PS4 Arcade Archives titles, such as 1985’s Twinbee and 1986’s Bubble Bobble. It’s true that Nintendo’s arcade classics - which were released in the early- to mid-1980s - are 10 or more years older than many of the Neo Geo games that Hamster has revived for modern consoles. Nintendo bringing arcade classics to Switch, starting with Mario Bros. Since Hamster is the publisher of the Switch’s Arcade Archives titles, it’s likely that Hamster is the entity that’s setting the price for them. ACA NeoGeo titles cost $7.99 on Switch as well as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as do Hamster’s existing Arcade Archives games on PS4. the game was published by Hamster Corp., the Japanese company that also produces the “ACA NeoGeo” series of Neo Geo ports. Nintendo isn’t actually selling Arcade Archives Mario Bros. So what’s the deal?įirst, know where to direct your ire. release currently has more than 175 comments, with many people expressing astonishment at the idea of paying $7.99 for a 34-year-old game. A thread on the Nintendo Switch subreddit about today’s Mario Bros. If that price seems high to you, you’re not alone.

Playing it on your Switch in 2017 will set you back $7.99. Mario Bros., the first Mario game ever, was originally released in arcades in the summer of 1983. Nintendo Switch owners can now buy the first game in the console’s Arcade Archives series, Mario Bros., from the eShop.

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