At the Nintendo Direct earlier this week, the latest gameplay trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was unveiled, along with the news that it will be the first standard digital game priced over $59.99.

The price increase has provoked discussions among gamers, speculating whether future Nintendo games will all receive an increase in selling price.

To answer our doubts, Gameinformer has interviewed Nintendo and obtained the following responses:

• Q: On reasons for pricing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at $69.99:

A: "We determine the suggested retail price for any Nintendo product on a case-by-case basis."

• Q: On whether it would be the trend for future Nintendo titles:

A: "No. We determine the suggested retail price for any Nintendo product on a case-by-case basis."

It is possible that other than The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, there won’t be a trend of price increase among Nintendo titles in the short term.

However, seeing that games on Playstation, Xbox and other platforms have already started to adopt price increases, plus the ongoing global economic inflation and currency devaluation issues, it might be an issue of time before Nintendo finally announces an increase in their pricing strategy.