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Switch eShop Game Prices Can No Longer Be Below $1.99, Says Death Squared Dev Share: Nintendo is supposedly putting a stop to small-time developers gaming the Switch eShop charts with dirt-cheap deals by placing a limit on pricing. This information comes from SMG Studios via Reddit. In a brief reply message, it's highlighted how a 99 cents sale on the game Death Squared would be its "lowest price" ever on Nintendo Switch, as "new rules" in place on the Switch eShop now apparently prevent developers from pricing games below $1.99 USD. Obviously, this excludes free-to-play titles. "This is the lowest price it will ever be. New rules on the eShope mean no game can be below $1.99 and this is 99c because I planned this sale back in Aug! haha so I beat the system!"
Nintendo is blocking Switch games from extreme eShop discounts Share this story Photo: Michael McWhertor/Polygon While the Nintendo Switch is a great system, one of its biggest flaws has to be the eShop. In addition to being slow and hard to navigate, certain tabs — like the best sellers or great deals page — were often notoriously full of dubious games of varying quality. Said games only became visible because developers figured out that, if you price games for a pittance, you can manipulate the system and top the charts, regardless of quality. After all, what do potential buyers have to lose when a game only costs a penny?