greenmedic88 said:
In regards to the "free" piggyback 3G access, I said "wishful thinking" to keep things civil. Pipe Dream is a better way of putting it. But sure, Nintendo could arrange for pre-paid 3G bandwidth similar to AT&T rates, which would bring the cost of DD games from $30 to about $45 for the convenience of being able to buy and DL your game anywhere you have 3G connectivity. Maybe it's just me, but not worth it; I'd just as soon DL my games at home using my existing network at full speed. If they offer some sort of "pay as you go" per GB service through a deal with existing 3G network service providers, that bandwidth will probably be better spent on network enabled apps, rather than downloading large files (ie games and media) over 3G. |
You're forgetting that the cartridge costs $3-5 or so. Retail margins are 20% or so, distribution costs are a few dollars etc. If Nintendo approached one of the major networks im pretty sure they could get a volume discount in order to make 3G distribution about as expensive or less so than cartridge if they wanted to. The distribution costs for a catridge based game are $10-15 anyway, so it wouldn't cost any more than that.
