RolStoppable said:
TWRoO said:
1. NINTENDO consoles have always been about the same amount yes (I think they were all launched at $199 until the Wii)
2. You cannot factor in inflation into this because the graphs in your link do not, they sho a revenue increase, they don't tell us how much that revenue is worth comparatively.
3. Lets compare the prices of last gen consoles to this gen.
Xbox and PS2 both launched at $299.... GameCube at $199 (Dreamcast was this as well)
Nintendo's console is $50 more than last gen
Sony's was $200-300 more (now $100-200)
Microsoft's was $0 - 100 more (better selling version was $100 more) then $180 more (elite) and they haven't gone down much yet.
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Adding to your post. Software wise:
1. Full priced 360 and PS3 games are $10 more expensive than games for Wii and PS2.
2. Special and Limited Editions for games which are more expensive than the regular game have become more common.
3. Games bundled with peripherals sold millions of units, like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
So there you have a lot of reasons why revenue increased by so much over the past two years.
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And you just further my point. Even with an increase in the cost of software, the percentage of software sales dropped from 2006-2007. This was made up for in hardware sales.
