Nintendo warns software trade prices may also rise

[mike_intellivision]

Ail said:

mike_intellivision said:
Didn't Sony have to do this with a lot of its electronics (non-game things) recently?

I also find it interesting that the people doing the loudest complaining are not from the UK but appear to be from the US.

The biggest thing is that because there is no major pound-dollar decline, the 360 with a HD is less than a Wii (170 vs 180) but the PS3 is 2x (390). Prices are from Amazon in UK pounds and appear to represent MSRP, not taking into account 3 pound discount for the Wii and 10 for the 360 (there was none for the PS3).


Mike from Morgantown

 

 Err ?

 

January 2008 : 2 $ for 1 pound.

march 2009 : 1.42$ for 1 pound.

If that is not a decline, I don't know what it is...

 

You are right. But there is a difference. The USD-UKP ratio has been in this neighborhood before (see 2001) -- so it is not unprecedented or strange -- but the pound is low.

Meanwhile, the JPY-UKP ratio has not been this way since 1995. 

Plus, the pound retained 73% of its value against the dollar (Jan. 2008 vs. Jan. 2009) as compared to only 61% of its value against the Yen.

Also, Americans should note that the JPY-USD ratio is also about where it was in 1995. However, the dollar-yen relationship has shown much less volitity.

Mike from Morgantown