LordTheNightKnight said:
Mummelmann said:
Khuutra said:
Mummelmann said:
Ah, the good old "price doesn't matter" thesis. Do you guys seriously believe this? Are you saying that the PS3 would have pulled the same numbers it is doing at the old 600$ price mark with it's current game library and 3rd party support? Think this through now, think it through for real.
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I think it better to say that price matters as a factor in the larger equation. The people who say "software sells systems" would probably more accurately represent themselves by saying "compelling software can achieve sales that price drops can't".
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Exactly. The whole thing is more advanced than simply; software = massive sales. There are a multitude of factors, a fact that I've been chanting for years in here to no avail. What happens if the Wii's price is cut to 150$ and sales take off like hell? How is that going to be explained? I'm not saying it will happen but a strategic price cut could ensure a really good holiday season, the combination of a price cut and good software along with good marketing can truly work wonders. These people are the same who scream "Kinect only sells because of the 500 million dollar marketing campaign!" How can that be? Software sells things, nothing else.
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You go on about complexity in factors, but you name just one in that scenario.
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What exactly is it you want to know? If you want more light shed on my take on the recent Wii sales and why it needs to go down in price (among other things), look in this; http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=124694&page=7 thread.
Edit; I realize that you didn't ask me to provide any elaboration upon the factors but were stating that I failed to do it, implying perhaps that I am unable to. Furthermore, it appears as if you also imply that my including only one factor in the scenario (which I didn't either by the way, price, marketing and software are three factors) my point is therefore invalid by default. If you want a long winded post with elaboration in addition to what I wrote in the thread I linked, just say the word.
