No. I find both practices reprehensible.
I'm glad we both agree that EA and Nintendo at times use inappropriate practices.
The difference is one company (EA) is being disingenuous about the product it's trying to sell.
I disagree, they are making changes just not significant changes to graphics/gameplay thus the budget price.
Which is exactly why I think saying that "arguing EA's price gauges are pointless" is wrong (or any company for that matter). They totally deserve to be called out in public for their crap.
Also, Nintendo price gouging? At what point exactly did Nintendo raise the price of the Wii in a manner that wasn't considered fair market value?
I thought it was pretty obvious I was arguing that Nintendo overcharges just like EA in response to quotes like yours.
Last time I checked these legacy editions were selling for $30. I guess that's ok but that's way too much for a literal roster update.
Price gouging is used synonymously with overcharging in our society. "
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jetblue-ceo-price-gouging-is-a-rude-fact-of-air-travel/" The CEO of JetBlue is using price gouging where technically he means overcharging. The article talks about airline consolidation allowing them to increase charges and fees that never go away and aren't the result of a specific increase in demand or drop in supply. What an idiot, right?
Either way I do agree with you. Businesses are going to charge what they can get away with so not much point in talking about overcharging or price gouging. It doesn't seem to stop people from weighing in on EAs practice though, even though I doubt any of you would be interested in this game for $5.