Bottom line is this... consoles were cheaper in the early-mid 90s than today even after inflation (plus you got two controllers and a pack-in AAA game for $199 or less for both the SNES and Genesis back in the day), but software was much, MUCH more expensive even without adjusting for inflation, mainly due to the lack of MSRP standards in the industry at the time...
Look at the price of Genesis games in this consumer catlog circa '91... those aren't misprints: $98.88 for both Toe Jam & Earl and Strider.
Check out these NES prices from the same year...
Who's up for paying $65 for Mario 3, The Little Mermaid, the original Final Fantasy and Star Tropics???
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
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