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« on: April 15, 2005, 10:31:14 AM »
What he said!
Do I think the NES Classics series were worth the $20 price tag? With the exception of three of them (SMB, LoZ and ZII) and two I bought for my wife (Castlevania and Dr. Mario), not really... But considering they sold decent (although many dropped to $10-$15 of late) I guess some people did.
How, exactly, do you expect Nintendo (or anyone) to account for lost sales based upon the theft of these older titles?
I mean, look at it this way, someone who might want to play, say, the original Legend of Zelda... They can just go and spend $50-$75 on one of these Power Players. Or they could buy a GBA, GBASP or DS along with the NES Classics edition (for anywhere from $50 to $170). Look at all that money NoA just lost because of theft.
Now let's tag on the fact that, generally, people don't buy an entire system *just* for one game. So there's another $20-$??? That NoA has lost because of theft.
Oh, and the $50-$75 that went to those who illegaly created the Power Player, well now they can make more, sell more and steal from Nintendo (or whatever company they fell like) even more.
Now you have to take into account that just because someone was willing to pay $50-$75 for the 80.000-in-1 Power Player, they might not be so inclined to spend as much on a GBA/DS + game pak(s). But then, when someone is caught stealing an item from the local Wal-Mart or your home, the courts don't estimate how much the thieves would be willing to spend to legally purchase the stolen products, do they?
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