Summary:
- The article discusses a former PlayStation executive's belief that Nintendo set the price of their games at $80 due to the high costs of game development.
- The executive, Jim Ryan, suggests that the increased costs of creating games for modern consoles has led Nintendo to raise their standard game price to $80.
- The article also mentions that this pricing strategy is not unique to Nintendo, as other game companies have also increased their prices to account for the growing expenses of game development.