Nintendo's announcement of more expensive games could give Rockstar the opportunity to ramp up the price of GTA 6 something that's been rumoured multiple times beforeTech13:01, 07 Apr 2025Updated 13:01, 07 Apr 2025GTA 6 will be the biggest game of the year, unless it slips to 2026(Image: Rockstar Games)Aside from Grand Theft Auto 6, the other biggest gaming release of 2025 will likely be the new Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo pulled back the curtain on the console last week, confirming it'll launch on June 5 (although US preorders are delayed).While Rockstar's ambitious open-world epic is likely to be too big for Switch 2 to handle, one Nintendo announcement may have given Rockstar Games and its publisher Take-Two food for thought.Article continues belowNintendo will charge $80 or 75 for Mario Kart World (unless you buy it in a bundle with the system at a discount), which is a notable increase on the 60 UK gamers are paying at present. Given we've heard GTA 6 could end up costing even more, has Nintendo set a precedent for Take-Two to follow?GTA 6 may be the most anticipated game of all timeBack in January, one industry analyst suggested GTA 6 being priced higher than other titles could help the games industry.The 219-page report "State of Video Gaming in 2025" from investment analyst and researcher Matthew Ball of Epyllion has suggested Rockstar pricing its long-awaited title higher than the industry norm could help the entire industry recover from a post-pandemic lull.In the report, Ball suggests Rockstar being the first developer to charge upwards of $80 (or even $100) could nudge others to do the same. Take-Two raised prices in 2020 from $60 to $70, so it's not outside the realms of possibility.Not long after, however, another industry analyst dubbed the notion as "ridiculous".We're heading back to Vice City(Image: Rockstar Games/AFP via Getty Ima)Longtime industry analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana (formerly NPD) said "This is getting so much run but it's ridiculous.""There's no need to make the base price of any game $100. Special editions, collector's editions, gold/silver editions, etc etc do the same thing, and a high % of day 1 buyers jump on those at their elevated price points.""There's just no need," he added, before following up to say "You want to make the funnel as wide as possible, while also optimizing launch $.""You don't do this be [sic] making the base price of a game so high that the funnel narrows."Article continues belowSo, will Nintendo embolden Rockstar? Time will tell, but if it does, expect other publishers to follow suit in the coming months.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.