| spemanig said: Well I don't think the game has lost its value either. But I do think the Amiibo is just rediculous as any other case of Amiibo. I don't think the content should be free with the game, I just don't think it should be $12 with the game. If someone wants to buy the Amiibo for $12, that's fine. As far as I see it, $12 is plenty fair for an Amiibo toy. $12 isn't fair for a few extra modes to a $15 game, which is what that content is to anyone who doesn't want the figurine part of the package. Like you said, the content should be available at a lower price. Nothing wrong with pointing that out and demanding a change. If Yacht Club and Nintendo had intrest in the benefit of the consumer, they'd sell an equivilant functioning Amiibo card for a fraction of the price so that people only interested in the content side of Amiibo have a cheaper alternative. More people would buy amiibo in that case, not less. |
Their interest is obviously in maximizing $ = cost of product times number of people who buy it. Sell 100,000 amiibo cards for $2, make $200,000. Sell 30,000 amiibo for $12...
If their only interest was the benefit of the consumer, the content would be free. They spent money to make this content, they want to make money by selling it. We aren't in a position to "demand" anything. A demand requires authority. You may request a cheaper alternative.
I have to reiterate that the game was good before this announcement and it has not become worse because of it. This content doesn't have to exist at all. Last week you couldn't play co-op at all. Now you can if you buy the amiibo. If that's worth the price of an amiibo to you, buy it. If it's not, don't. If this game didn't sound appealing to somebody until co-op was announced, they have to ask themselves how much they are willing to pay for it. Is the complete game worth ~$30?
I dunno. I think it should be cheaper. You think it should be cheaper. What does it matter? How much cheaper should it be, and why should we be the ones who decide? Yacht Club made the game, I already bought it. The free market will decide whether or not the price is right, as is usually the case.
