| theprof00 said: cmon man, in the years shortly after ps2 dvd costs dropped by a lot. DVD drives were still about 60$+ and are now less than 10 |
That's exactly my point, DVD had all the posibilities for a big drop because its condition (huggge sales, being the unified format, and having already 2 years on the market before PS2 launched), Blu-ray had a cost drop but not a substantial one like the DVD because the sales are good, but not DVD-like, the 1st year it was all about the HD-war which delayed more sales (consumers wanting to know the HD winner), and the format launched only months before PS3...
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@Soundwave
Returning to the Wii subject, i also didn't count the peripherals (wiimote, nunchuck, balance board, motion+, plastic add-ons, classic control) all of them are really cheap to make and they're charging a lot for them (and they're selling like crack)...
The thing is, Nintendo has a really strong business model right now, between all the hardware and main 1st party software, and even if the sales go down this holiday season they'll still be making more money than with the price cut (unless they go down by a half which won't happen)...
