One unfortunate downside to today’s Nintendo Direct news is that, unfortunately, it has been officially confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will cost $70. Game Informer wanted to get more information on the reasons for this, so they reached out to Nintendo.
Nintendo responded to GameStop, saying the new Zelda game costs $70 because “we determine the suggested retail price for each Nintendo product on a case-by-case basis.” As for whether this will be a trend for their games in the future, they confirmed that it won’t be and reiterated that “we determine the suggested retail price for each Nintendo product on a case-by-case basis.