Debunking The Inflation Excuse For Increasing the Cost of Games

Is inflation a valid excuse to increase the cost of games? No! Publishers made less money with a smaller market and were able to have a sustainable industry. Now, with increased profits and decreased costs, Nintendo's increase in the cost of games comes from pure greed.

References
50 Years of gaming chart
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/50-Years-of-Video-Game-Revenue-Dec-31.jpg

Graph 2
https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt740a130ae3c5d529/blt609f863698609b8e/650e731ac4b34017cb6f1106/Screen_20Shot_202019-01-30_20at_203_43_45_20PM.png/?width=700&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale

Cost of a Game
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/11140t0/pricebreakdown_of_a_snescartridge/#lightbox_cuts

Cost Study
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Costs-Structure-of-the-Nintendo-cartridges_tbl1_265245119