Nintendo is the only one who has balls

[TheJimbo1234]

TripleMMM said:

TheJimbo1234 said:
Nintendo don't deserve anything as the production costs of making yet another Mario/Zelda/Metroid/Sonic etc is incredibly low compared to a standard AAA title.

Care to elaborate? This is their first foray in HD and all such. But I have to admit the $60 price tag is really steep for my taste and in this frail economy... :/

How much time is spent in meetings and tech trials working out new game mechanics, ground breaking engines, new storylines, script writing, artwork etc? A vast amount. Now how much money is spent in making another Mario game with no voices, story, same style, same engine etc? Not much, hence why Nintendo can happily afford to lose money on pirated copies.