Since you're new to the thread, answer me this. How would you describe the problem of $5 Sega Genesis title with achievements, slight graphical enhancements and online multiplayer on Xbox Live offering more than the ROM dumps of these same games on the Virtual Console for $8? Is this a pricing issue to you, or something else entirely?
Yeah, that can be a bit annoying, although how often has that happened? Only a small handful of the VC's over 300 titles are available in a deluxe version for cheaper. Also, one thing you pay for with the VC is exact emulation. A lot of the time the "enhancements" you get on Live arcade actually hurt the game.
Now here's a question for you guys who insist that bad/already released somewhere else games should be cheaper. Would you be willing to pay *more* for rare, quality games? Sin and Punishment used to cost over 100 dollars...Nintendo could have charged 50 bucks to download the thing and still called it a deal. You seem to be perfectly fine when Nintendo underprices games on the service, which just supports my belief that the whole "oh Nintendo needs a more flexible pricing structure!" is just you dancing around what you really want, which is for all the games to be cheaper.
Are they overpriced? Definitely! If you want to make a statement, then just don't buy them. If the sales are poor enough, the price will come down.
No they won't...Nintendo will just stop releasing them. They're not going to devalue their franchises for a few extra sales.
