In light of the heavy negative reaction to the announced price of the Switch 2 and its games, I compiled a spreadsheet comparing the prices (adjusted and unadjusted) of consoles and games in every generation.

All release dates and prices are US. Console price is easy to find and I all but guarantee their accuracy; ranges are for consoles with multiple release packages. Game MSRP is tricky to find and all I can guarantee is that the data here will get you in the ball park. I found lots of old catalog scans. I tried to find a baseline of “standard, premium, non-discounted game,” to be able to compare across generations, but the further back I went the more that that concept didn’t seem to transfer 1:1. Ended up cross-referencing scans with old forum posts. I applied ranges where I was less confident, and where I was confident that a “standard, premium, non-discounted game” might sell at multiple price points.