rendo on 12 August 2009
I agree with everyone about the ludicrous prices, but just to remind everyone. The minimum, MINIMUM wage in Australia is 14.31/hr and 12.50/hr in New Zealand. People from around there seem to complain a lot about paying roughly $100 per new game, but take a quick look at this.
Australia
100/14.31 = 6.988 aka 7
US
60/7.25 = 8.2
50/7.25 = 6.89
Australia does alright considering what the minimum wage is. 7 hours of work for their $100 games, where the US needs 8 hours for $60 and a little under 7 for a $50 game. Price point really isn't an issue, so there's really no reason for Australians to bitch about the price of games. ;)
