Tuganuno said:
Ok so, basically what you said was that, even if Nintendo's console costed 5$ to make, and they sold it to you for 250$, you wouldn't mind to get ripped off because the PS3 was twice as expensive, even tho it costed 1000$ to make... You obviously know that you pay for quality, no fanboysm intended, but if a PS3 costs 800$ to make, it's because it has stuff that makes it so expensive - Blu Ray player, for example. If you think that it's too much money for a console, ok, I can accept that, but don't dare to say that paying 250$ for something that costs 135$ to make was a good deal, because it wasn't and at least in my mind, it's completely irrational. I could only accept that if a company was about to bankrupt, or if they wanted to make some profits for a bit because they had a couple of bad years untill then. |
Again, the production cost of the products do not matter to us - its value is set relative to people's needs. Buying the Wii is the only way to access all the great games on the system, which is why you're paying a premium. I personally play the Wii slightly more than both my HD consoles combined, so I'd say $250 compared to ~$550 was a pretty damn good deal.
Since you obviously don't like the Wii, let's look at something else. Take the DS, for instance - it's selling well above production costs. Does this bother you?
A better example would be the PS2, especially its price before April 2009. The console was selling for $129, which had to have been far more than the production cost. If I told you it cost $80 to make, would you call people completely irrational for considering the PS2 a deal at its price?
The bit at the end is a little puzzling to me. Companies will always try to maximize profits. The reason we've never seen Sony pull off something like the Wii, is because they haven't been able to, not because they're generous.
