If it were just an increase to the price of the console that'd be understandable, but they increased it for the controllers and the games too. They're also forcing users who wish to have more space to buy propietary SD cards (which you're definitely going to want)-

AND we still have to pay them $30-$40 every year for basic online functionality. It all adds very, very quickly and it's just too much to ask of any consumer, let alone the audience that this overpriced Mario clown box has...

*it all adds up very, very quickly