Nintendo is charging $80 for Mario Kart World - easily the Switch 2 's biggest launch game and the publisher's most expensive game ever - and some analysts reckon it might set a new standard for video game prices.

The Nintendo Switch 2 costs $450 and Mario Kart World is $80. No one's especially happy about this, but why is Nintendo charging this much? We asked the experts.

Nintendo pushing the price of the digital copy of Mario Kart World for Switch 2 to $80, physical copy to $90, probably means GTA 6 will be $100+ easy.

The first Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive game ever revealed is a brand new Mario Kart title called Mario Kart World that aims to give players complete freedom with

Nintendo is switching a few things up with its new console as it enters the next generation of gaming. The Switch 2 was unveiled Wednesday morning during a Nintendo Direct press conference, and Variety got a hands-on demo with the hardware and games launching on June 5.

The Switch 2 is priced at $450 in the US, scaling to $500 for a bundle that also includes a copy of Mario Kart World. Following Nintendo's announcement of the price during a Nintendo Direct this week, many people made their feelings known about it--and now brands have begun to weigh in.

Nintendo wants Mario Kart World to be the reason players buy a Switch 2. But can it really convince us to pay $80 for a game and $450 for a new console?

Mario Kart World will launch on 5 June, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2. It’ll be available digitally via the Nintendo Store (£66.99, Nintendo.co.uk ), but the physical version comes in at an eye-watering £74.99 – that’s £15 more than premium titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which launched at £59.99.

Gamers are alarmed as U.S. pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 are paused indefinitely, fearing price hikes due to Trump's global tariffs. Already criticized for high pricing, the console, and games like Mario Kart World,