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Originally posted by: UncleBob
Hello Reggie.
According to an article on Kotaku, Nintendo of America isn't fond of retailers forcing bundles on consumers.
So, I'm left wondering why Nintendo of America forces bundles on consumers? Here in the states, we had to pay $30 more than Japan for our Wii because it was bundled with Wii Sports. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, y'all released special edition DS units that were only sold in bundles for $20 more than the normal price of the DS (both with games I already own).
I too am all for letting the consumer decide what he or she wants. Thus, I don't think it's quite fair to force bundles on us either.
Thank you.
Oh please, these are pretty meager bundles compared to the Walmart, GameStop, and ToyRus bundles. As far as Zelda DS bundle, you're getting the game for $15 off. Give it to a friend for xmas. (that is what I'm doing) Or if you're not the charitable type go sell it on eBay for $30.
As far as Wii Sports, where's the vice and gnashing of teeth over the NES, SNES, and GameBoy, bundles of Mario Bros., Mario World, and Tetris? Oh geez let me guess, they're "games" right. No problems, no gouging there.... Or for that matter, what about xbox 360 core? Who in their right flipping mind is going to buy a xbox 360 core? It's very easy to say xbox 360 core is gouging the consumer, not giving them choice.
There are bundles that make sense and then there are bundles that are specifically designed for gouging. Reggie is talking about the latter.
You can't tell me that a modern day Mario Galaxy bundle with Wii would garner this much contempt. That isn't to say you can't express dissatisfaction or contempt for Wii Sports. But, lets not kid around here, the heart of this argument isn't that a bundled game is "not-fair" or impedes consumer choice. It's that you don't want to support Wii Sports since it is the harbinger of gaming doom.
Make that your argument, is what i'm saying. Because the consumers have spoken and Wii Sports is what they want. Hence this is no worse then Nintendo's past bundles, which were good things.