The High Price of Gaming

Nerd of Mouth

The Last Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Leisure, Video Games

4.7 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

With his steady calculator and studious notes handy, Jake makes like an Atari Jaguar and does th math to talk Holden and Mike through the expensive cartridge highs and cheap ass CD ROM lows of video game pricing. And where are we headed next? Will you spend triple figure prices on Triple- A games or will rising prices finally make us all Nintendo Switch to another hobby that actually involves going outside? Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth

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0:00.0	Nerd of mouth.
0:19.8	You know what? This week's topic, it's a little bit complicated, so do you guys mind if I do a little schoolhouse rock on you?
0:25.4	Let's fucking do it's with it.
0:27.2	All right, here we go.
0:29.0	Hiya, folks.
0:30.1	I'm the tariff sheriff, and I got a little song to help explain this week's episode.
0:36.6	Bum, bum bum bum bum, doodily do. Bum, bum, bum, bum, doodily do.
0:39.7	Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, ba da, da, done, dun, done.
0:43.8	Hey there, Mike and Holden, we're talking economics.
0:47.9	I definitely agree.
0:49.7	It ain't our favorite topic.
0:51.9	We're going to break down some trade protectionism,
0:55.9	though one of you is horny and the other's got autism.
1:00.0	That's neurodivergent, y'all.
1:02.3	It's a weird one, I won't lie high,
1:05.8	but today we're discussing why video games cost so damn high.
1:14.7	That's right.
1:16.2	We are living in the darkest of timelines as the,
1:21.1	a Mario cart will cost $80.
1:24.7	The Switch 2 might not last even a day of sales.
1:30.1	China has 125% tariff's plate on it.
1:34.1	And we got, you know what's made in China?
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