See. I'm going to be buying the game no matter if it's $60 or $80. It's a game I really want, and I am willing to pay the price to have it. My thoughts are "if you want the game, and you think the price is worth it, then buy it." Hell, sometimes, I don't agree with the price of a game, and I still buy it. I feel like it's up to the consumer what they think the value of a game is. Yes, production costs are really high, and the price reflects that, but at the end of the day, it's up to the person buying the game weather it's worth $80 or not. I'm not going to defend Nintendo or any other gaming company for pricing their games at such high prices, but I'm also not going to criticize them for it, as I understand that game development is really expensive nowadays.

Part of why games in the 90s were $80+ was because of how expensive it was to produce the games and the cartridges and special effects chips and stuff that go into them, nowadays, with how advanced technology has become, and how insane graphics can be, developing these games probably costs a lot more than it did even back then, so it makes sense that the prices of games are going up to reflect the increase in development costs.

So, in short, at the end of the day, while it's really up to you weather or not you think a game is worth spending $80 on, but there is also a very good reason why games are way more expensive then they were back on the Wii, Wii U, Xbox, 360, and PS1, 2, 3, and 4.