Mario Kart $80 price isn't that high, historically

a year ago

Nintendo announced Mario Kart World will sell for $80 in the US, setting a new high price for standard games.
Adjusted for inflation, $80 in 2025 aligns with game prices from 10-15 years ago.
Recent inflation means $70 game prices in 2020 have less purchasing power than before.
Historical game pricing data was gathered from catalogs, ads, press reports, and digital storefronts.
Analysis focused on highest asking prices per year, excluding collector's editions, to avoid skewing.
A 'basket' of top-tier game prices across eight genres was used to represent big-budget games annually.

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