Why does nintendo do this...[underproduction]

[Tracer]

Originally posted by SearchManX


Nintendo isn't jacking up the prices. They're creating a demand for their product. If little kids can't get what they want, they're whine and moan about it for days. Then this kid's friends will hear about it and want it too. Suddenly a fresh new batch of games come in and everybody buys it. It's still the same price, but more people want it now.

But they did before... not saying that they are doing it now but a few years ago (Zelda: MM)... there is no reason to have a first party game cost 70 bucks. None. And that's not includeing the price of 30 dolars of 4MB of shitty expansion RAM. I can buy 128MB of DDR RAM for that much then and now.

SMS is Master System - Get it right.

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[SearchManX]

Originally posted by TracerBullet

But they did before... not saying that they are doing it now but a few years ago (Zelda: MM)... there is no reason to have a first party game cost 70 bucks. None. And that's not includeing the price of 30 dolars of 4MB of shitty expansion RAM. I can buy 128MB of DDR RAM for that much then and now.

DDR RAM and the memory chips used in N64 cartridges are different. Cartridges also drive up the cost. You can get an expansion RAM if you are willing to put up with Donkey Kong 64. IMO, Zelda:MM is worth the price it is. And I see many people here who pay $100+ for "rare" Saturn/PC-Engine games. Accessories like twin sticks and maraca's cost almost $100 alone. Price shouldn't be that much of an issue if you want it that badly.

[MVS]

SMS is Super Mario Sunshine.

Not enough people cared about the sega master system to keep that for that.

SMB did edge out super monkey ball though.

[MrKasualUltra2000]

Originally posted by mattvanstone
If there are 1.4-2 million GC's in Japan...

Why would Nintendo ship only 400K copies of SMS?

Why not ship a million and sell a million?

Someone explain this to me.

"when demand is met. demand dwindles"

economics 101

[MVS]

When Demand isn't met, and supply is gone

Money dwindles.

suckmyballs 101

and that\'s a joke, btw.

[SearchManX]

If what you're saying about money dwindling is true, Nintendo would be in the red right now. Their N64 games have sold well enough that they don't have to care about what you guys are saying.

[MVS]

No. It simply means there would have more money.

They still got a shitload, they just might have a shitload x2.

[MrKasualUltra2000]

eh. im right.

ask Sony.

[SearchManX]

Originally posted by mattvanstone
No. It simply means there would have more money.

They still got a shitload, they just might have a shitload x2.

shitload x1 seems to be good enough for Nintendo. Now, let's try to give Microsoft some advice. Sure, MS has a lot of money in the bank, but how can the Xbox sell more?

[Master]

mattvanstone knows nothing about supply and demand. Lets just leave it at that.

PS: Not that I'm an economics wiz, but I digress...