| The_Liquid_Laser said: I have no idea why you posted that tweet then, because it seems like an arbitrary point in time. They launched the NES mini in 2016, and they continued to make more after they did. Then your quote is from 2017 which says they will make more in 2018. Obviously they made these things plenty of times. That is not limited. At the same time, the resale value was through the roof. Even while they were being shipped to stores, the resale value was through the roof. My wife bought me one for $60 while they were listed on Ebay for $300. So yeah, it was possible to get one, but also very difficult. Demand was a lot higher than supply and that is why the resale price went up so much. It's basic economics. Supply and demand determine the market price. When the mark-up is huge, then there is a big gap between supply and demand. When the mark-up is small, then there is a small gap between supply and demand. |
TBH, I posted it by mistake but then left it because I thought it still made the point lol. If Nintendo have to announce that they're bringing back the NES mini, that means they stopped producing it, it was discontinued. If Nintendo have to "confirm" the SNES mini is continueing production into 2018, that means there was uncertainty about whether more would be produced (they again discontinued both by end of 2018). When scarcity and finite production of the device is being communicated by the company, this informs the mark up and confirms these were more or less collector not meant for longterm production.
You can't compare the markup on a limited run item to a PS5 which will be in store shelfs for 8 years to come.
