Why are eshop games so expensive?

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osed125 said:

BasilZero said:

osed125 said:

In the case of Nintendo games...well it's Nintendo, Mario Galaxy is still $50 in my country, and I know is similar in the U.S

As for 3rd party and indie games, well I guess they are taking advantage of the Eshop. I mean if Nintendo doesn't drop their prices, why should them? You can find some deals from time to time though, most indie games were $5 during the holidays, and big games were $20-$30 cheaper. 

Super Mario Galaxy 1 is $19.99 in the US

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is $29.99 in the US

These are retail store prices.

Someone lied to me

Still, $20 for a 6 years old game is a lot actually. So my point somewhat still stands...also screw video games prices in my country.

They dropped the prices since the wii U launched, before it was out you could find plenty 3 to 4 years old games still at full price on the wii, but the ps3 and xbox360 did it too to a certain extand so it's ok I guess