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Is Nintendo Losing Its Magic?

  I grew up loving video games. I had just about every game system in the 80's. While other kids played outside, I just wanted to game. But nothing could prepare me for that day back in 1985, when I held a Nintendo control pad for the very first time. It was unlike anything I had seen. And the games? Pure magic! My first Mario, my first Zelda, my first time yelling at the T.V. because I couldn’t land a jump — those memories are golden. Nintendo used to be the company that made games fun first, money second . But lately… I don’t know. It feels like Nintendo has been hitting the dark side harder than Bowser on a bad day. Switch 2: A Price Tag That Could Make a Nintendo Junkie Re-think Their Life If the original cost wasn't enough, Nintendo raised the price tag considerably. Let’s talk numbers, because numbers don’t lie. The new Switch 2 costs $450. Then you'll want a decent memory card — say $60 — because apparently 256GB is just a polite suggestion. Then the first-party game...

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