Green Pipe Blog

The Hidden Cost of Waiting for a Game Sale

What's worse? Buying a game which is not on sale or losing interest in it?

Civilization VI on Nintendo Switch seemed like the perfect handheld strategy game

An experience with Civilization VI on Nintendo Switch during Covid that change my thinking about this device. Even when i tried it on Switch 2, my opinions about it still stay the same.

A blog for Steam players, who are thinking about buying a Switch

Not a "list of reasons to buy Switch in 2026" blog, this post share my experience with Switch and my thoughts on the ways building this site which i believe will be useful for you.

The Defensive Switch Fan Problem

A game runs badly on Steam Deck and Switch 2, and Switch fan celebrate. I've been that person. Here's why I stopped treating hardware like a team I play for.

A $20 game that takes two hours can look expensive. Here's why I started using playtime data alongside game prices, and what DARQ taught me about value per hour.

The $60 I left on the table buying Switch games in the wrong country

I added up what my own Switch library actually cost me against what the same 14 games sell for right now in a country I could actually buy from. The gap is bigger than I expected.

Comparing Switch and Steam prices is easy. Doing it for the exact same country? Nobody else does that. Here’s how the /switch-vs-steam page works.

Don't pay full price for any Nintendo Switch game

How I actually use my own price tracker. The fifteen-second path to the cheapest price on any Switch game, and the pages that work even if you never leave your own country.

Shower thoughts about gaming from my own experience of 20 years playing videos game. I hope you will enjoy it and share with me your experience too.