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That sucks. Seems Nintendo are trying online retail, but setting themselves up to fall.
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on: 08/13/12, 13:05 |
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Isn't this the same with retail games being sold digitally on consoles in the UK? Maybe not all companies but I recall EA selling their games for a heck of a lot more than the retail version. Maybe there's something we're missing here...?
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on: 08/13/12, 15:38 |
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So don't buy it digitally.
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on: 08/13/12, 18:07 |
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Welcome to the digital revolution!
... I'll stick with physical media, t'anks.
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on: 08/13/12, 20:06 |
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c'mon. it doesn't cost anything to manufacture reducing a big chunk of overhead. why isn't Nintendo incentivizing this by reducing the cost? it should save off at least 5-10 bucks not increase the cost.
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on: 08/13/12, 20:12 |
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@vidsTrue, but they probably don't want to piss off retailers by undercutting them.
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on: 08/13/12, 20:52 |
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People who buy it digitally are not paying for the boxarts or istrruction booklets. It should be cheaper than getting the cartridge.
Also, how does Nintendo want people to get into buying in the eShop if they make the games more expensive?
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on: 08/13/12, 21:08 |
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NinSage said:Welcome to the digital revolution! That's like holding up Superman 64 and saying "Welcome to 3D gaming!"
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on: 08/13/12, 21:31 |
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@vidsIf Nintendo is spending as much as $10 per 3DS game just in production something has gone severely wrong.
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on: 08/13/12, 21:49 |
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@Stephenwhen you factor in manufacture, shipping, retailers cut I bet it starts getting up there.
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on: 08/13/12, 22:27 |
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@warerareThe most significant thing you mentioned was the retailers cut which I believe is about 20%. That is significant but it's not a production cost.
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on: 08/13/12, 22:38 |
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I think their justification will be because of server-side storage. In reality, it should save exactly what it costs to package the game with instructions...you'd think.
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on: 08/13/12, 23:01 |
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I have a feeling that Nintendo are upset when stores sell their games under the MSRP, and so this is their attempt at selling games for full price.
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on: 08/14/12, 00:44 |
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@JargonTrue, true. But I guess what I was trying to say was, what did people expect? For years people have been talking about expanses in the digital realm as if suddenly these huge companies wouldn't care about money or protecting the value of their products. All it really ever meant was we wouldn't have physical control/ownership over the things we paid for. Not too much else.
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on: 08/14/12, 05:35 |
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@NinSageMaybe for Nintendo, but not for plenty of digital vendors.
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on: 08/14/12, 05:44 |
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@JargonSo 1st party Sony/MS games are constantly cheaper to download for PS/V/60?
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on: 08/14/12, 18:07 |
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@NinSageI dunno, I don't have a PS3 or Vita and I don't buy retail games on 360 in downloadable form. But on PC, many games start out cheaper than their physical counterparts, quickly get permanent discounts and then often get put on sale for even less. Also, over the course of my life, I've had many physical games lost or damaged (often due to living with kids). That is something I don't have to worry about with digital games, which to me makes up for the possibility of losing the license at some point. There's two sides to every coin.
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on: 08/14/12, 18:30 |
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