happydolphin said:
So, with the lecture you gave me on supply and demand, you're telling me Nintendo couldn't higher the price again if they wanted to? But other than that, you don't address the issue. Though 3D games have been around for many years, the 2D revival is somewhat new in terms of mainstream adoption (NSMB). The price is new, and we're not entirely sure how convinced consumers are of it, especially in USA & Europe. Also, there are games in the "Casual" space which are no longer convincing buyers, and this drastically hurts Nintendo, because they fail to meet their expected projections. It's easy to say "Oh, the market will just say whether the price is right or not", but what about insider knowledge helping to set a more reasonable or accurate price prior to getting hurt? |
Perceived value is part of demand. If people see that you offered something lower once, it will hurt that facet of demand. Trust me that Nintendo is fully aware of the market indicators that would warrant a price drop in a series.