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6/19/2025, 5:01:48 PM
>Jonathan Frakes enters frame slowly, holding a red-and-white Switch Joy-Con. He spins it once in his hand like a coin, then holds it up.
"For years, Nintendo games launched at the same price: sixty dollars. It didn’t matter if it was a sprawling open-world epic or a re-release of a GameCube classic — the price tag stayed the same. Stable. Predictable. Familiar."
>He places the Joy-Con down beside a stack of old game cases. Then, picking up a new one marked $79.99, he raises an eyebrow.
"But something changed. A new generation, a new console... a new price. Eighty dollars. Twenty extra — no explanation, no warning. And the most unsettling part? Nobody questioned it."
>He steps toward the camera, voice low and deliberate.
"But what if it wasn’t just inflation... or corporate greed? What if the willingness to pay more was something else entirely? What if this wasn’t a choice... but a spell?"
>Pause. Frakes leans slightly forward, expression unreadable.
"Is this the story of a harmless price increase... or a tale of consumer devotion turned dark?"
"For years, Nintendo games launched at the same price: sixty dollars. It didn’t matter if it was a sprawling open-world epic or a re-release of a GameCube classic — the price tag stayed the same. Stable. Predictable. Familiar."
>He places the Joy-Con down beside a stack of old game cases. Then, picking up a new one marked $79.99, he raises an eyebrow.
"But something changed. A new generation, a new console... a new price. Eighty dollars. Twenty extra — no explanation, no warning. And the most unsettling part? Nobody questioned it."
>He steps toward the camera, voice low and deliberate.
"But what if it wasn’t just inflation... or corporate greed? What if the willingness to pay more was something else entirely? What if this wasn’t a choice... but a spell?"
>Pause. Frakes leans slightly forward, expression unreadable.
"Is this the story of a harmless price increase... or a tale of consumer devotion turned dark?"
6/18/2025, 11:44:27 PM
>Jonathan Frakes enters frame slowly, holding a red-and-white Switch Joy-Con. He spins it once in his hand like a coin, then holds it up.
"For years, Nintendo games launched at the same price: sixty dollars. It didn’t matter if it was a sprawling open-world epic or a re-release of a GameCube classic — the price tag stayed the same. Stable. Predictable. Familiar."
>He places the Joy-Con down beside a stack of old game cases. Then, picking up a new one marked $79.99, he raises an eyebrow.
"But something changed. A new generation, a new console... a new price. Eighty dollars. Twenty extra — no explanation, no warning. And the most unsettling part? Nobody questioned it."
>He steps toward the camera, voice low and deliberate.
"But what if it wasn’t just inflation... or corporate greed? What if the willingness to pay more was something else entirely? What if this wasn’t a choice... but a spell?"
>Pause. Frakes leans slightly forward, expression unreadable.
"Is this the story of a harmless price increase... or a tale of consumer devotion turned dark?"
"For years, Nintendo games launched at the same price: sixty dollars. It didn’t matter if it was a sprawling open-world epic or a re-release of a GameCube classic — the price tag stayed the same. Stable. Predictable. Familiar."
>He places the Joy-Con down beside a stack of old game cases. Then, picking up a new one marked $79.99, he raises an eyebrow.
"But something changed. A new generation, a new console... a new price. Eighty dollars. Twenty extra — no explanation, no warning. And the most unsettling part? Nobody questioned it."
>He steps toward the camera, voice low and deliberate.
"But what if it wasn’t just inflation... or corporate greed? What if the willingness to pay more was something else entirely? What if this wasn’t a choice... but a spell?"
>Pause. Frakes leans slightly forward, expression unreadable.
"Is this the story of a harmless price increase... or a tale of consumer devotion turned dark?"
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