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"Over priced games? Go Here!"

You think video games are overpriced? Go here! I have signed it, lets just hope it works.

http://www.fairplay-campaign.co.uk/

Mantis, my point is, that some companies will bring out game after game, trying to cheaply cash in on one exhausted franchise (for example, EA). Other companies, will strive to give you value for your money, and regardless of whether you're paying £40.00 or not, bring out a great game (for example, Nintendo, SEGA, etc) that's worth it. Sure, they want profit, but they also want customer satisfaction.

Also, at £170.00, the GameCube would easily be value for money against the PS2 and X-Box. Nintendo also stated that they brought the price down worldwide because they had reached mass production, and could then get the parts cheaper. Of course, this was still to make money ultimately, but when they could have matched the price of the PS2, or brought it down just a little bit more, I respect them for doing so.

I wouldn't say no to a price drop, and the fact is, I probably won't buy a game in that week anyway, but if an AAA title (as they're called) is released, it won't stop me buying it. A petition however, I will sign.

Some good points Mantis.

Oh and Maverick, The site is in the main thread of this post :)

http://www.fairplay-campaign.co.uk/

Maverick wrote:
> I have better things to do, and some companies just don't deserve it.

Stunned

I can't beleve your saying this! I know what your really mean, you don't want this to affect nintendos sales, they are so good to you arn't they?

A load of bull.

Nintendo are JUST LIKE Microsoft. They want your money, and decisions are made because of market situations. You are an idiot if you think Nintendo put GC at £130 because they could, that wasn't their plan at all! They wanted to launch at £170 but went Xbox dropped to £200 it was clealy seen that GC really wasn't good value in relation to PS2 and Xbox.

Nintendo will be just fine after the week of Boycotting is over. It is a way for us as consumers to get fairer prices for what we are buying. So games(MGS2) cost loads to make but would sell even more it they were at £20 to £30.

You are defending multibillion pound corporations, its not in your intrests. Companies like EA will get more money every time a game is sold. Gee its only a week. Show you want fairer prices for games!

Maverick42 wrote:
> Say 5,000 games are sold worldwide each day. Over one week, it would
> be 35,000. On the next Monday, 5,000 games would be sold, plus that
> 35,000 that people were planning on anyway! It would have no effect!
> Profits would fall during that week, but boost on the Monday
> afterwards.
>
> What's the point in that?

It would prove that we cared.

Great! What's the web address (providing there is one)?

Maverick42 wrote:
> That's just your way of admitting defeat and you know it :D.
>
> If there's a vote or something, I'll chip in, and say cheaper games
> are great, but I'm not going to take part in a boycott. I have better
> things to do, and some companies just don't deserve it.

Yeah there is a petition to sign up to, You don't HAVE to do the boycott..

That's just your way of admitting defeat and you know it :D.

If there's a vote or something, I'll chip in, and say cheaper games are great, but I'm not going to take part in a boycott. I have better things to do, and some companies just don't deserve it.

Sighs. I give up, its not getting through to you people, we'll just have to keep on buying games at £40.

Say 5,000 games are sold worldwide each day. Over one week, it would be 35,000. On the next Monday, 5,000 games would be sold, plus that 35,000 that people were planning on anyway! It would have no effect! Profits would fall during that week, but boost on the Monday afterwards.

What's the point in that?

Think about it, If every "boycotted" the games industry for once week, the sales of games would be low that week, causing companys to rethink the price of games. REGARDLESS of sales the next day/week.

Take a "strike" at work for example, people strike the day off, but the next day they go back in again....