Kirby and the rainbow curse confirmed to be $39.99

[ohmylanta1003]

MoHasanie said:

ohmylanta1003 said:

MoHasanie said:
The price is too high. Oh well, it won't sell well even if it was $20.

Correct. So then, as a company trying to make money, is the price too high?

Yes, Based on a simple demand and supply model, at $40 the game will sell much less than if it was $20. We already know the game won't sell that much, but at $40, Nintendo are making sure the game doesn't do well. 

Ha! You didn't understand what I was trying to say. I was trying to convey the fact that for Nintendo, the $40 pricetag is correct. As you stated earlier, you believed that no matter what the price, the game wasn't going to sell well. That is why Nintendo is pricing it at $40 instead of $20. It would be better to sell 500,000 copies at $40 then 750,000 at $20. If they thought the game would sell 1,500,000 copies at $20, then maybe they would sell it at that price. These numbers are obviously just bogus. Anyway, they are trying to maximize profit, so in their eyes, $40 is not too high.