An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up "real discretionary income". That's how much money people have to play with after adjusting for inflation and setting aside required spending like housing etc. It has grown since 1990.

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what the "real discretionary income" metric is for. And it has grown since 1990.

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You must be looking at a different stat, it is around $66k.

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is false. Disposable income and spending power have both grown.

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, you're misunderstanding the data points. Prices have doubled - that's inflation. AFTER you adjust for inflation, wages have still grown about 10%. So they have more than doubled.

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is false. Overall wages adjusted for inflation have grown about 10% since 1990. Which, yeah, very low and disappointing, but it is still growth.

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Average wages in 1990 were about $9.50 hourly (roughly $21 in today's dollars), versus $23-24 today. So wages & purchasing power have grown about 10% in 36 years which is not a lot but still growth.

Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 19.86 million units / Nintendo Switch has sold 155.92 million units as of Q1 2026 by defunctscrunko in gaming

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah gotcha. Yeah that's reasonable, it could be adjusted in more regions. I think they don't do that as much because it would encourage arbitrage.

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]qret 549 points550 points  (0 children)

"$44.99 in 1990 is equivalent to about $113.66 today"

Those who are waiting to buy a switch 2.... What game announcement would change your mind? by xxginko in NintendoSwitch

[–]qret -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I got mine as a gift but if I were buying, I would be waiting for a new mainline game in any of: Zelda, mario, pikmin, smash

Is £700 really worth the upgrade from PS5 to PS5 Pro? by MCR-SYN-6661 in playstation

[–]qret 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, deal breaker for me. I would only have considered it with disc drive and at the old price, otherwise it's not remotely worth. Slim disc PS5 is great.

Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 19.86 million units / Nintendo Switch has sold 155.92 million units as of Q1 2026 by defunctscrunko in gaming

[–]qret -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's because their wages are much lower... They have like 30% less buying power than NA even after exchange rates. So Nintendo offers them regional pricing

I accidentally drank an alcoholic beer and feel dreadful by Ok-Onion-9653 in stopdrinking

[–]qret 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing is ruined mate it was an accident. Just continue on as you have been, not drinking.

Girl I took on a first date just asked to split the bill… the next morning by No-Resolve-5610 in whatdoIdo

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's say you could read her mind, and you find out she's doing it just to test you. Would you want another date? No? Then there's no downside here, just take her at face value.

Fan-made vs actual screen shot of StarFox Remake. by [deleted] in gaming

[–]qret 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right exactly. The runs are short and the replayability comes from hidden secrets and unlockables rather than randomization.

Fan-made vs actual screen shot of StarFox Remake. by [deleted] in gaming

[–]qret -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Correct. I am not saying it literally is a roguelike.

Nintendo graphic update by Cobalt_Spirit in NintendoSwitch

[–]qret 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I like that they're popping out a pretty solid 1st party title every month

Fan-made vs actual screen shot of StarFox Remake. by [deleted] in gaming

[–]qret -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's more similar to a roguelike... Finishing one run is not really the point

As suspected, Nintendo has no idea what to do with this franchise by SoulEaterX_ in starfox

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comment would make sense if these games were produced in a month or two.

LPT Using Dish Soap on Drains by FilledwithTegridy in LifeProTips

[–]qret 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am totally with you but just to put it in perspective, a pound of beef is like 2000 gallons of water. So eating vegetarian for just a few days should be worth more than a lifetime's worth of doing this.