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Catherine Lewis

Amid Switch 2 price backlash, Nintendo exec says Mario Kart World justifies its shock $80 price because it's "probably the richest Mario Kart experience" fans will have ever had

Mario Kart World screenshot showing Peach on a bike, racing ahead of Mario, Bowser, and other racers.

Nintendo's big Switch 2 reveal hasn't been without its controversy, with fans everywhere begging for the company to "drop the price" of its new console and games following last week's Nintendo Switch 2 news. Nintendo execs have now acknowledged the cost of its upcoming Switch 2 games, and fans have also been reassured that Mario Kart World will be worth its $80 price tag.

In the United States, a Switch 2 on its own will cost you $450, and its games won't come cheap, either. As previously mentioned, Mario Kart World will cost $80 in the US, while the new 3D Donkey Kong game, Donkey Kong Bananza, is set to cost $70. Speaking to IGN, Bill Trinen, Nintendo of America's vice president of product and player experience, explains that "whenever we look at a given game, we just look at what is the experience, and what's the content, and what's the value?"

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