Wow, that's a lot. Didn't think stuff like Dragon Blade was going to be offered at budget. Plus, you missed one.
For 30$, it's worth it to say "I own Ninjabread Man." =P
As for your question about sales, I say it's a good thing. One of the big things that annoy me about the HD consoles
was the price of new games going up to $60. It suggests the industry's budget was growing faster than it's market
was, and they had to up the price. After years of expensive cartridge games, it was great when the price came down
to 50$ standard, but it seems like a step back for it to go back up.
I think it's a good sign that things like Mercury Metldown can be offered for $20 at release, and that the Wii seems
to be cheap enough to work on for so many games new/port and otherwise to be offered a variety of price points.
It goes back to Iwata's food analogy. Saying you're not always in the mood for a full three course meal, you might
just want a snack, or a light lunch, or etc. Games like Koronopia was actually a lot of fun, but it's a small short game, so $50 really isn't worth it. Mercury Metldown sounds a lot like Koronopia, except it is being offered at 40% the price, so I think it could fare a good bit better.
Also, just for me this is good. There are actually titles on they're that I'm generally interested in, but not sure I'd
pay full price for them. Now it turns out a lot of them won't be.
