The Mario Kart World Direct didnt justify the $80 price, but maybe it didnt need to?

On Thursday morning, Nintendo kicked off the post-hump day portion of the week with a juicy little Nintendo Direct livestream focused on Mario Kart World. It was nice to get some fun new details about the flagship launch title for Switch 2, but the Direct didn't really answer the biggest question on many gamers' minds: Why does Mario Kart World cost $80?Compared to the standard video game price of $60 that held steady for about 15 years — and even considering the more recent bump to $70 wi