content cutting is the worst thing happing to gaming allow with short games at full price and games released unfinished. 

Actually, Mario Kart Wii has a lot more stuff than Mario Kart 64.  It has 32 tracks instead of 16.  It has 18 (I think) characters instead of 8 characters.  It has 18 different types of cars (I think) instead of 1 specific type of car.  To be honest, I was absolutely amazed by how much additional stuff they have added to it.  There are a couple things different in regards to racing, such as 12 instead of 8 cars, and a much different balloon mode that I'm not the biggest fan of, but I think it actually retains a much greater experience due to the wider variety of stuff, which leads to it being able to be played much longer during a party for example.

Guys you really need to start thinking about it from a business pov.

If I'm not mistaken the stupid microsoft system is 800 MS points equals $10 making the content cost $15.

OT: I hate to support Activision anything thats why i bought all of the Cods used, but this time I have enjoyed black ops so much its hard not to want to get some new experiences. Their price should anger people, yet the game is very addicting and a lot of people just cannot stop playing. They know people are hooked and like drug lord with his coke whores Activision knows their bitches will do anything for the next high. Sadly, I might break down this time and actually buy their shit, but I must admit it has provided me with hours of fun.

Yea, but the N64 Mario Kart was also a lot more graphically powerful compared to compeditor consoles, and built on a brand new 3D graphics engine. Ontop of that the physics were just superb, where Mario Kart Wii is kind of sluggish. Mario Kart Wii is also heavily based on the engine used for Double dash, and 16 of the 32 tracks are remakes of old tracks.

Mario Kart Wii is a more complete experience then Mario Kart 64, but Mario Kart 64 offered soo much at the time. They are both great games, and I think they offer equal amount of content considering the ways they were developed.

A better example of my case would be Mario Party. Mario Part 1 and 2 are still the best quality Mario Party games of the series. I could almost laugh at MP8, most of the mini-games are poor immitations of older MP mini-games, and the maps are nowhere nearly as innovative. Also they no longer contain the story mode seen in Mario Party 1, nor the silly skits seen in Mario Party 2. It's just the exact sale engine rehashed with poor board layouts, and mini-game ideas. Wii Party further dumbs down the quality. I wouldn't exactly say modern games offer any more content.

Just want to bring in an HD game - Halo Reach now has an experience system, and armor abilities, and such. However the core gameplay is almost unchanged from Halo 2, and the campaign is shorter. Content has not increased.

Activision is dancing in rain composed of money... I know.

I just hate corporate greed, Activision is literally charging as much as they can get away with and over time slowly increasing prices. It's sick.

I love this example, but did you know iPhones only cost $12 to make and transport? When Apple charges $600 for these phones, who profits? It's sickening when you know that the suicide rate at some of these plants is 10%. Some corporations are just sick, and it's usually the bigger greedier ones. (Wal-Mart is notorious).

This is why I won't support this DLC, if it was worth the cost, like Bioware, then yea I would buy it, but this is just $3.60 a map... too much

I understand what you are saying, but I still think Mario Kart Wii offers a lot more.  It matches 16 new tracks with 16 new tracks, and then has an additional 16 used tracks.  It matches 8 characters with 8 characters, and then has 10 more new characters.  It replaces the 1 vehicle mario kart 64 had with 18 vehicles.  For the battle courses, I believe it has 6 new ones and 6 used ones, and mario kart 64 had 4.  Then to add onto it all, it has an online mode that Mario Kart 64 never had.  Plus, the game comes with a free wheel for driving which is pretty cool. 

While I can completely understand where some games falter compared to their predecessors, I think Mario Kart Wii blows 64 away in regards to content, and that easily makes up for what isn't necessarily considered state of the art graphics or physics.

I live in Canada, my price may vary. If I buy Microsoft Points at the store, or over XBL at regular price, I pay about 1.5 cents per microsoft point. So 800MP to me is $12, 400MP is $6, and 1200MP is $18.

The Canadian dollar is above the US dollar now too, and I've heard that in mainland Europe the MP scales higher, as games are also more expensive there.

Also yes, I agree CoD games are really fun games, especially online. I loved Modern Warfare 1, and the main reason I never bought MW2 or WaW used was because it never came down in price. My friend also got MW2, so I kind of felt I owed him a CoD experience, and as soon as this game dropped to $50, I bought it used. However Infinity Ward titles are much better, and after the legal issue of Activision not paying Infinity Ward heads Royalties, and firing them, I don't think I'll buy the game out of etiguette.

I know Mario Kart Wii offers more, but it should. After 10 years I would expect Mario Kart to offer more then just a graphics and physics upgrade. People hate my analogies, but look at cars. For $20k you can now get yourself a 300HP Ford Mustang, or for $32k you can get youself a 425hp GT Mustang. 10 years ago you had to either get a 265hp GT for $35k or a Cobra with 360hp for 50k. Prices basically halfed for the same amount of power, and digital advances happen much quicker then automotive.

Mario Kart 64 never had an online mode because of the systems capabilities. Thats no reason to charge more for something not a part of the game.

Mario Kart Wii is awesome, but it doesn't blow my mind away more then Mario Kart 64 did at the time. It's a lot easier to develop a game like Mario Kart now then it was when 3D gaming just started (and I mean 3D on a 2D screen). So I expect more from a game like that.

To be fair, my arguement only holds for HD games. Wii games are $50 new right? same as N64? 360 and PS3 games cost $70 new sometimes, but usually $60, and they are the ones with added DLC. The full Fallout 3 experience costs $140 for the game with all DLC new.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for 360/PS3. $70 in Canada, but on PS1 it was $50. Yes the modern version is fun as hell, but it's only 5 hours long, and already has a $9 DLC. The original games as close to 15 hours long. If games cost this much to develop, then dumb it down a little. A 5 hour long game is no longer a game, it's a rental.

alot of these dlc haters for CoD are most likely just a bunch of people that play Single player games. Get over it this is nothing new so stop acting like it is. Pay attention to games that you actually own and go buy that dlc.