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Shaunodon on 21 July 2018
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Farsala said:
Shaunodon said:

Why should Octopath be a lower price? It's selling out world over and it's critically acclaimed. As I said before this isn't a widespread problem or complaint for Octopath Traveler, so I don't know why we're even having this debate.

I prefer Japan's pricing better, as in its all over the place and fits the game. A highly sought after game like MHW can be $70-$90, while the simple anime games are as low as $40-$60. Lower prices on launch generally have very good legs too, without having to cut the price.

Lets compare MHW, Octopath Traveler, and Smash Ultimate in Japan.

MHW was 7922 yen or $71.10.

OT was 6333 yen or $56.84.

Smash is 6705 yen or $60.18.

So you see $60 for everything isn't best imo.

Well it's documented now that Square heavily underestimated how sought after Octopath would be, which is why they're having stock issues. If they could go back they'd probably have priced it higher along with more stock. $60 hasn't stopped it from selling out in the US either, so I'm not sure why this should be relevant.