eva01beserk said:
Nice try, but the mario kart bundle was 30 more expensive and you got some really old games for it, wich it worked by the way and improved sales. WHy dont you compare that to the titan fall bundle wich offered a brand new game and a 50$ price cut. wich is a bit more desperate in my opinion. even thoy this 75$ bonus is just after a 100$ pricut wich failed horribly. |
The MK8 bundle was still $30 cheaper than buying the console and game seperately. You also got a steering wheel, Wii Remote Plus, and the code for a choice of games that don't drop in price and still cost $30-40 if buying at ToysRUs or similiar store. So let's recap.
Buy an XBox One get $75 in free games.
Buy a MK8 Wii U, get a $40 game free, $30 off a $60 new release game (MK8), 2 controllers free (priced them at amazon as $12 and $35) total of over $100 in savings.
The $100 pricecut on the One is just the removal of an accessory for a reduced price. I don't know what the Kinect costs in relation to the bundle but it's not as desperate as you make it sound. They removed a cost and reduced the price accordingly or maybe a little more to make a round number.
To me, giving MK8 at half off, with an additional free game and accessories on what is one of their best selling games of the previous generation and killer app this year is a lot more desperate than $75 in digital content which minus MS cut of the digital sales, is a lot less than $75 loss to them or even one pack in game.
So according to you if they packed in Titanfall, jumped the price $30 and gave you a code for another One game that would be ok and not desperate, but outright giving you $75 for buying the console is desperate? Because Nintendo at the expense of $30 more dollars, gave you a big new release for $30 off, 2 accessories worth at least $40, and a code for a $40 game. As much if not more desperate. Giving out your biggest at a discount and having to throw in another game and accessories and not even getting a winning week sure sounds bad to me.
