Why are items so expensive?!

[Krissi2197]

This is likely because you are able to make bells a lot more easily in this game.

At least that's how it is for me. Beetle island is gone but I'm not having any money issues.

 

[ForbiddenSecrets]

In a way I kind of like it? I enjoy snagging an expensive item I had saved for. I don't do Turnips, I did one whole trade with someone where I made some bells for my loan, and I play the game normally. (I TTed to move in Amiibo villagers and try the campsite trick but that didn't make me any bells). I'm not having any shortage of bells where I feel like these prices are crazy. In fact my savings account is growing faster than I expected it too.

Also just being able to afford everything forever in NL got really dull to me. This is of course my personal opinion but I quickly felt the only things I had to work for was waiting for time gates to pass.

 

[Xara]

i literally have no clue. i’ve gone to buy so many items from nook’s cranny only to choke at the price. the cello, kitchen island, arcade games, etc are ridiculously priced and i have no idea why that decision was made lmao

 

[Halloqueen]

I wouldn't really mind the high priced items as much if some of the items in question weren't things from past games which didn't cost nearly as much in New Leaf. At the same time, as others have mentioned, it does seem more realistic...for some of them. Some of the things just seem randomly assigned high values you wouldn't think they ought to go for though.

 

[Larimar]

It's usually items that seem like theyd realistically cost more irl, a lot of big electronic items in this game are on the pricier side too. A flat screen tv is sitting in my nook store, taunting me, because it costs 99k bells and that's almost half of some bridge or incline costs xD my friend gave me an arcade game and I thought itd be cool to order another from the catalogue and give the extra to another friend, only to see the price... idk if my original friend knew the price and gave it to me anyway or if she got it randomly. Im gonna ask her about that cause I almost feel bad x'D

As for how I feel about it... idk I dont mind it. It's kind if cool actually. Still feels awkward when I'd much rather spend the bells on projects because some of the items would costly nearly half of those costs.

 

[McRibbie]

The guidebook says that once you get the upgraded Nook's Cranny, the one new item slot you get for furniture is for "luxury items", which are basically stuff that costs a lot IRL anyway like kitchens, arcade machines, TVs and high-end stereos.

It's honestly kind of annoying, but I'm getting to a point where I'm going to have nothing to pay off, as soon I'll have no houses to move, inclines to put in or mortgages to pay (I've gotten to the final mortgage but as it doesn't really lead to anything atm aside from free exterior changes, I'm probably going to pay it off a lot slower) so it's a good thing to have in the game because it gives me stuff to do?

 

[RedPanda]

If you play the turnip market, especially if you use the forums to get a good price every week, you will be a multi-bellionaire in no time. And if you save all your high-value fish and bugs for when C.J. and Flick are in town, you can really rack up the bells that way too. So while it is a lot of sticker shock to buy furniture for six figures, it is probably Nintendo's way of balancing the game and creating incentive to keep striving. In NL we had the throne, the two crowns, and a few other high-price items to put on our "one day" list, for when we got rich enough. I think similarly this is a way to have financial milestones and achievements in terms of cataloging.

 

[shuba]

i kind of like it... i thought it was always a bit weird how the items were all almost free to me, and the only ""price"" they had was ... rng on waiting for them to appear in the store

 

[Nefarious]

I just got a hanging scroll at the shop for 140k bells. I never knew they were so expensive irl.

 

[Saga]

I kind of like the more expensive items. I end up spending most of my bells on items instead of my house loan, so the house is taking me longer to pay off, which extends the longevity of the game for me.

Plus, I figure the prices are pretty realistic if you think about it in terms of yen. Buying a whole unit kitchen should be expensive! If I could afford to buy everything I wanted for my house right off the bat, I wouldn't know what to do with myself for the rest of the game. I feel like this slower pace of buying items is beneficial for me, as fully decorating my house(s) is my main goal in the game, and if I finished with that too quickly I'd probably stop playing.

 

[fallenchaoskitten]

I go along with the idea of more realistic prices.

Also, maybe they upped the prices on things you can buy now to make up for us not buying AS much due to crafting recipes

 

[LuchaSloth]

I think it's because money is easier to come by in New Horizons(?)

In past games, your only truly reliable ways to make money were by selling a ton of foreign fruit, winning the stalk market, or fishing a ton of sharks/knife jaws. In New Horizons, you can easily craft "hot items" to make a quick fortune...or sell fish/bugs to CJ and Flick for higher prices. Even selling items in the middle of the night. Not to mention, traveling to mystery islands and stealing all those resources. It does make sense to scale up the value of some things to reflect the changes in the economy, IMO.

 

[visibleghost]

it's so annoying, i want to catalog everything but i also don't want to spend ruthless amounts of bells on ugly items i have no use for

 

[Annika.]

I have a laptop in my Nook's Cranny today and it costs 70k bells.

 

[Clock]

I noticed the same thing, the computer server in acnh is 100,000 bells while acnl its cheaper. And its the same thing as the air conditioner on the wall...
I rather have the Gracie furniture being expensive than an appliance being more expensive than acnl.

 

[marieheiwa]

i’m not a big fan as i dislike grinding for bells. i would mind less if you could order items but it would really suck to see something i wanted and feel like i had to drop everything and grind for a few hours as it’ll be gone for the next day.

or do the luxury items stay for a while? i wouldn’t mind then! i haven’t got the upgrade yet.

 

[psiJordan]

I actually really like this. It’s exciting to save up a bunch of bells to buy something really special!

 

[Wiz]

I think overall while it might be a frustrating feature now while the game is newer and we all don't have a lot of bells saved, in the future when there are a lot less things to pay for (bridges, home upgrades, etc) these Larger purchases will be new accomplishments for us! I think overall its a good design choice. Plus it IS possible to grind up all the bells needed if you *REALLY* needed that item the day you happened to find it in the store. Just a bit of a pain if you don't like grinding. I actually really like that there's so much that I can't get, it adds to the fun.

 

[Sudsofsplash]

I'm collecting the red and black imperial furniture and I thought it was odd because the bed was 12,000 and the dining chair was 17,000. I was like...if they're trying to be more "realistic" with the pricing, why in the world would a bed be cheaper than a chair?!

Also all the white instruments are so pricey...I want to purchase the white cello but 130,000? No thanks! (Though I guess I could use the money I've made from selling turnips, but I'm selling up just incase theres other stuff I'll need it for.)

 

[Dewasa]

I assume it's to make the item prices more realistic. Bells are equivalent to yen, and ¥130.000 is equivalent $1.300, which seems to be a normal price for a harp.

Then again, the comparison doesn't work very well for the construction projects, I guess.

Yah, I thought of the same. For the clothing items and items, when you convert from Y to USD, it makes sense. Then again, what kind of income/salary are we getting daily to offset that.