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Nintendo Gaming / Wii Games Getting Pricier?
« on: August 13, 2010, 08:03:18 PM »
Background: I live in Canada. In the days of SNES/N64 games retailed for $70-80. Recently they went down to $60, and a few years back when the dollar reached par with the American Dollar, they reached $50 (which I understand is the same price as in the US).
But now I'm noticing many Wii games are back up to $60. Not only that, but certain older games that I know I purchased at $50 (NSMBWii, for example), are now selling at the higher price. Has anyone else noticed this? Now I must admit I don't have a huge library of games, so I might just be off the mark entirely.
Why is this happening? The dollar is still near par, so I can only conclude that NoA decided that the standard Wii title MSRP could match the 360/PS3 pricepoint, without a negative impact on sales.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
But now I'm noticing many Wii games are back up to $60. Not only that, but certain older games that I know I purchased at $50 (NSMBWii, for example), are now selling at the higher price. Has anyone else noticed this? Now I must admit I don't have a huge library of games, so I might just be off the mark entirely.
Why is this happening? The dollar is still near par, so I can only conclude that NoA decided that the standard Wii title MSRP could match the 360/PS3 pricepoint, without a negative impact on sales.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
