Category History & Deep Dives

Did you ever find yourself staring at a store shelf in the late 90s, wondering why a single Nintendo 64 game cost $80 while PlayStation hits were half the price? It wasn’t just corporate greed—it was a high-stakes technological war. From the massive manufacturing costs of silicon to the ‚inventory gamble‘ that terrified third-party publishers, we dive into the true story of why N64 games were the most expensive software of their generation.