Wholesale cost of games in Germany

[Kasz216]

Faxanadu said:

Kasz216 said:

Faxanadu said:
@ben: it was just really interesting as I recall people stating that margins in retail were low and hence publishers got like 40 Dollars out of a 50 dollar game or some such...

clearly not the case.

Well, i do remember reading reports about it being different as far as the American model goes, it might just be that Europeon stores sell things for more expensive.

I mean 30 Euros = $47.80 dollars. Basically full price of the game in the US.

So it really depends what the breakdown of the VAT is.

except that, of course, wholesale prices will be different in the US.

You think car manufacturers from germany just raise prices for their cars in USD cause the exchange rate changed?

That's what I mean though, that I think the difference lies in the fact that people are usually talking about an American retail model.

Europeon retail costs may already have been "in their favor" in the first place. Hence the seeming difference. Then again that may be due to it being Wii games. Wii first party games no less. Wii might just make retilers more profit per.

Even before the currency shift i bet europeon retailers were paying a more or less currency rate wise... and then the turn around on what it's sold for causes the difference.