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I don't see what the fuss is about.
SNES wasn't over-priced, and the games were around £40, which considering their cartridges isn't bad.
The N64 was no more expensive at launch than both playstations have been and the X-box.
Some N64 games were ridiculously high (£70 for Turok!) but that can't have been Nintendo's fault entirely, seeing as Acclaim charged £70, but other companies were charging £40-50.
> From a business point of view, the firm can charge whatever they like.
> I see no problem with this; after all, it's not like playing games is
> absolutely essential in life, like water or electricity - the customer
> doesn't have to buy it, do they?
So you wouldn't be even slightly miffed if Nintendo decided they wanted to sell their consoles for £500, and their games at £150 each?
I bet you wouldn't say that then.
> DeltaJava wrote:
> From a business point of view, the firm can charge whatever they
> like.
> I see no problem with this; after all, it's not like playing games
> is
> absolutely essential in life, like water or electricity - the
> customer
> doesn't have to buy it, do they?
> ****
> So you wouldn't be even slightly miffed if Nintendo decided they
> wanted to sell their consoles for £500, and their games at
> £150 each?
>
> I bet you wouldn't say that then.
Well of course we'd be pi*sed off, but surely Nintendo are fully in their rights to do so. It's our choice wether we choose to buy it after all.
The amount of products ridiculously overpriced today is high, I don't see them getting sued.
> So you wouldn't be even slightly miffed if Nintendo decided they
> wanted to sell their consoles for £500, and their games at
> £150 each?
>
> I bet you wouldn't say that then.
Of course I'd be miffed. But then (from the business point of view again) have to take into consideration whether anyone would buy it at that price. That's why Microsoft are so successful (software-wise) - Windows XP and Office XP are the best by far in their fields, so they can comfortably up the price. On the other hand, no-one has to buy the software, as there are alternatives.
> From a business point of view, the firm can charge whatever they like.
i think it was like someone said that they wouldnt let the shop drop the price, but i also heard that britian was paying more money than they should cause of it going to a high priced company, and the rest of europe pay even more.
Also they wouldnt let the snes be sold unless they put the price of the N64 up.