Nintendo is supposed to put an end to small developers playing Switch eShop graphics with cheap deals, putting a price cap.
This information comes from SMG Studios on Reddit. In a short reply message, it highlights how a sale of 99 cents per game Death Squared would be the “lowest price” ever on the Nintendo Switch, as the “new rules” on the Switch eShop now prevent developers from setting prices for games From lower $ 1.99. Obviously, this excludes free titles.
“This is the lowest price it will ever have. The new rules on eShope mean that no game can be under $ 1.99 and this is 99c because we planned this sale in August! Haha, so we defeated the system “
Although Death Squared is no longer on sale, a quick look at the Switch eShop shows that there are still a number of games available for less than $ 1.99 (99 cents, to be exact) – including titles such as The Plague Road, HoPiKo, Knight Swap 2 and Ant-Gravity: Tiny’s Adventure.
Perhaps the developers of these titles also stuck in sales long before the new rules came into play.
According to a story about Polygon, Nintendo recently stopped games that cost a single cent from making the list of “best sellers” on the Switch eShop. There is also a rule in place that prevents developers from offering 100% discounts if a user already owns a game from their catalog. This information was shared by Simon Carless’s GameDiscoverCo newsletter.
If we hear updates or developments, we will keep you informed.