The cost of gaming changes depending on where you live. Some people get it cheap, whereas others have to hand over a lot of money. How much do you have to spend on games and consoles? You don't have to fill in the same fields as me - I just chose a few which I knew well. If you're doing consoles, please record them at their current price rather than their launch price please.

Could we convert all currencies to $ (American), so that we have a single currency in this thread that means that we can easily compare prices?

Where I live...

PS3 120GB: $353

X360 Elite: $325

Nintendo Wii: $239

DS game (new): $44

DS game (big release): $51

Wii game (new): $59

Wii game (big release): $66

EDIT: Can you try to put your location in your post? I'll try to make a list from the cheapest to the most  expensive place to buy games. :)

Cheapest

- USA

- England

- Germany

- France

- Italy

- Egypt

- Australia

- Colombia

- Dominician Republic

- Ecuador

- Argentina

Most Expensive

Obviously this list has potential to change, as more posts arrive. Not 100% accurate, as it's difficult to compare prices accurately. Does anyone else notice a trend in the results?

well i live in America so ._.

ps3 299
xbox arcade 199
Elite 299
wii 199

Ps3/xbox game 59.99
wii 49.99 never paid enough attention to see if Nintendo games cost more
Ds 29.99 Nintendo game 34.99 (almost positive)
Psp game 39.99
Ps3 game 10$-39.99$

Here in egypt, a ps3 game is for 500 LE which is a freakin 90$ SO EXPENSIVE, but everyone still buys coz there is no where else to get your games unless you travel :(
An xbox 360 game however is like 300 LE, which is about 55$ but no one buys xbox 360 here in egypt we are all pro ps3 here.
Guess what, the PS3 slim here in egypt caused the price of the ps3 to go up because there is more demand for it even though it was made so that the price can go down, the retailers here are just greedy. I wish I lived in USA where a 50$ game would only be 275 LE!!
A wii however in egypt is for 1500 le or 272 $
Sorry for not knowing the price for the ds coz i never really noticed the price, in egypt people rarely buy a DS we are all pro psp here too :) A psp's price in egypt would be 1500 LE which is also 272$ in USA, EGYPT IS SOO EXPENSIVE!!! GREEDY RETAILERS

the prices here are the sanes as in the USA.

Australia:

PS3 120GB: $450

PS3 250GB: $540

Wii (Just got its first price drop about two weeks ago): $270

Average full price game: $90 - $108

All prices in USD, assumes currency conversion is at 90 US cents per Aussie dollar (which it has been hovering around for a while)

England

PS3 120GB: $355

X360 Elite: $255

Nintendo Wii: $213

DS game (new): $34

DS game (big release): $42

Wii game (new): $42

Wii game (big release): $50

Portugal

PS3 120 GB: 385$

XBOX360 Elite: 310$

Nintendo Wii: 258$

DS games (new): from 52$ to 65$

PSP games: Ditto

Wii games (new): from 65$ to 77$

PS3 and 360 games (new): from 77$ to 90$, some even go as high as 97$

PC games (new): A vaster range, from 52$ to 77$

And this calculations are made with current Euro to Dollar exchange ratios, a few months ago it was much higher.

France , assuming exchange rate is 1€=1,2699$ (google)

ps3 120gb= 299€ = 379,70$
ps3 250gb= 349€ = 443,19$
xbox360 elite = 249€ = 316,20$
xbox360 arcade = 199€ = 252,71$
Wii (add 10€=12,69$ for black edition)=199€ =252,71$
360 and Ps3 games are 60 or 70 € depending on the game,(mag yakuza borderlands were all 60)
60€=76,19$
70€= 88,88$
wii games are 50€=63,49$

Sorry i dont look at handhelds much so i can't be certain, hope this helps.

I don't know about consoles price...but about new games:(Italy)
In euro:
-Wii:39-59
-X360 and Ps3 64,9-79
-DS 29-39
-PSP 34,9-49
In USD:
-Wii: 48-73$
-X360 and Ps3 79-97$
-DS: 36-48$
-PSP: 42-60$
I usually buy games online, they're much cheaper