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Nintendo responds to Mario Kart World bumper £75/$80 cost


Nintendo has defended its bumper £75/$80 price tag for Mario Kart World and said other games will still be cheaper.

Nintendo has sought to justify its bumper £75/$80 price tag for Mario Kart World, and pointed to the lower cost of fellow Switch 2 big hitter Donkey Kong Bananza as evidence it had not established a new, more expensive "benchmark". It's worth noting, too, that Mario Kart World can be bought at a significant discount in a bundle with a Switch 2 - though it's unclear how long this offer will last, or whether stock will be sufficient to meet launch demand. Switch 2 will still launch on 5th June worldwide, including in the US, though fans there fear Nintendo may decide to increase the console's price in response to the current global economic situation.

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