Official Wii U Thread!: Pokemon Rubmle U coming to Wii U

[DanneSandin]

Viper1 said:

DanneSandin said:

That's just crazy! How come games out side the states are so much more expensive?!

There can be several factors depending on the country.

Some have higher import taxes.
Some require lots of localization work.
Some countries have indirect distribution (Nintendo, Sony or MS sells to a distributor who them sells to retailers).
Some countries require more expensive transit.
Some countries have VAT (taxes directly added to the cost).
Some countries have higher retailer margins.

As you can see, that can all add up.

Yeah, I think it's another company that's distributing Nintendos games over here... Could be that :P