New Super Mario Bros. 2 Thread - Out now on the eShop! Midnight release!

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Ostro said:

Pokemonbrawlvg said:

This is simply another option to get the game, this is not the only way to get it. So if you don't like the price, just get retail. This is not overpricing of the game at all.

It is overpricing. There is no retailer involved so 100% of it goes to Nintendo, not just 60% or whatever they would get at retail (Wii games went for 20 bucks to retailers who sold them for 45 ...), and they sure won't pay the difference to improve their online network which will be the equivalent of retail stores and sellers.

Nintendo has already given their recommended price and they have to stick to it, at least at first. Maybe later on they'll do a sale or something, but right now at launch they can't undercut the people they supply, otherwise those storefronts will never choose to carry a Nintendo game again (for fear of being undercut by the devs). It's the same as buying a brand-name handbag straight from the hands of the people who make them, or artwork directly from the person who just painted it. Just buy it at retail if the price is a factor, but don't expect any digital deals anytime soon.

If they tried to set the RRP at £29.99, the retailers might sell it for £19.99?