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Old 10-07-2008, 06:21 PM
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Re: Are games worth what we pay?

I personally think $20-$30 bucks sound good to me, simply because that's what a few DVDs cost. And yes, I'm quite aware that more time/effort is put into a 3D Console game than a TV show season (mostly because you don't have to program the world around you) so they may deserve more money, but, it's gotten to the point that I don't purchase a game until I read a lot of reviews on the net and sometimes wait a few weeks/months for a used copy.

If you take away the profit that Nintendo gains when you buy their product, you still have to pay for the programers, the material (the Flash/Disks), the shipping (and drivers) to get to the store, the retailer, etc...they need to be paid. Hence online shopping can be cheaper (we cut out some of the middle man, and if you're fortunate enough to have connections with Nintendo you can very well have a game purchased from the factory itself...but I'm sure that doesn't happen often).

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