phisheep said:
Well yes, but then - you haven't actually seen any price rises from Nintendo either.
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lol how was that relevant ? I wasn't even talking about Ninty. You haven't actualy seen what I was reading properly.
Ok let's all agree to stop bolding "seen" and be friends.
| Demoki said: I am from UK, and couldnt care less. In fact I want the price to rocket so I can sell my wii for higher price ;) |
ebay FTW !
| Pyro as Bill said: I'm English and I don't blame Nintendo either. We might not be able to blame Gordon and his Darling for the global situation but the pound sinking like a brick CAN be blamed directly on them. I won't blame Sony if they increase the PS3 price. I think it would be pretty stupid of them to do it though. I'm amazed people are getting so uppity about the Wii. Just wait til Summer comes and you realise how expensive a holiday will be or maybe something slighlty more important like FOOD. Instead of demanding Nintendo not increase the price maybe we should order the whole world to revert to last years exchange rate. Bloody Commies. |
No, the pound falling can be blamed on the fact that the demand for the pound is falling because the demand for British goods is falling.
NinjaKido said:
I've seen the article a few times but that's not what I said . I haven't seen any price rises on any Sony products and I regularly check TV's , MP3's and laptop prices as i'm looking into buying all 3.
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Sony increased the price to retailers: apparently the retailers opted not to pass the price on to consumers.
Nintendo is going to increase the price to retailers: whether retailers opt not to pass the price on to consumers remains to be seen.
Either way, they're both doing the exact same thing. Which was NJ5's point.
noname2200 said:
Sony increased the price to retailers: apparently the retailers opted not to pass the price on to consumers. Nintendo is going to increase the price to retailers: whether retailers opt not to pass the price on to consumers remains to be seen. Either way, they're both doing the exact same thing. Which was NJ5's point.
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Well the very fact that he replied me with the article would imply that wasn't his point , I originaly said I hadn't seen any price change , that would imply it was a consumers p.o.v . therfore our mini discussion was always from a consumers point of view.
If the retailers are subsidising the price increases then fair enough , but that really shouldn't be an issue of concern to anyone who isn't a retailer . We're more concerned with how the gaming industry & the gaming consumer is affected.
| NinjaKido said:
Well the very fact that he replied me with the article would imply that wasn't his point , I originaly said I hadn't seen any price change , that would imply it was a consumers p.o.v . therfore our mini discussion was always from a consumers point of view. If the retailers are subsidising the price increases then fair enough , but that really shouldn't be an issue of concern to anyone who isn't a retailer . We're more concerned with how the gaming industry & the gaming consumer is affected. |
As noname2200 said, my only point was that several companies are doing this. Whether it ends up being noticed by customers is dependent on many factors, and it may vary between stores. So really why are you still arguing? I think our points are pretty clear on both sides.
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| NinjaKido said:
Well the very fact that he replied me with the article would imply that wasn't his point , I originaly said I hadn't seen any price change , that would imply it was a consumers p.o.v . therfore our mini discussion was always from a consumers point of view. If the retailers are subsidising the price increases then fair enough , but that really shouldn't be an issue of concern to anyone who isn't a retailer . We're more concerned with how the gaming industry & the gaming consumer is affected. |
Don't worry, I know the whole thing is just a misunderstanding, so I was trying to help clear it up.
Although I have to disagree with you about the impact of increasing the price to retailers. They MIGHT not choose to eat the loss this time, for starters. And if they do, their profit margins will shrink, meaning that they'll be tempted to replace their Wiis with other, more lucrative objects. Moreover, it is possible that Nintendo (at least) will also increase the price on software, and I sincerely doubt that retailers would choose to eat that loss, as their margins are thin enough as it is.
Long story short, this move isn't good for consumers either. But to be honest, I think the price of gaming is going to be the least of the UK's financial problems. The currency plummet that prompted Nintendo to do this is putting similar pressure on all exporters, and I'm positive that Nintendo isn't the last company that's going to do something like this. To all of you in the UK, I can only hope this storm passes quickly.
noname2200 said:
Don't worry, I know the whole thing is just a misunderstanding, so I was trying to help clear it up. Although I have to disagree with you about the impact of increasing the price to retailers. They MIGHT not choose to eat the loss this time, for starters. And if they do, their profit margins will shrink, meaning that they'll be tempted to replace their Wiis with other, more lucrative objects. Moreover, it is possible that Nintendo (at least) will also increase the price on software, and I sincerely doubt that retailers would choose to eat that loss, as their margins are thin enough as it is. Long story short, this move isn't good for consumers either. But to be honest, I think the price of gaming is going to be the least of the UK's financial problems. The currency plummet that prompted Nintendo to do this is putting similar pressure on all exporters, and I'm positive that Nintendo isn't the last company that's going to do something like this. To all of you in the UK, I can only hope this storm passes quickly.
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Generally with the possible exception of the Wii , Retailers are usualy prepared to take smaller profits on the hardware in exchange for profits off software sales so I still can't see this affecting the average customer especialy when it comes to the bigger retailers like Amazon and Game .
If the situation gets much worse then I might have to revise my opinion but I think we're far from breaking point.
| NinjaKido said: Generally with the possible exception of the Wii , Retailers are usualy prepared to take smaller profits on the hardware in exchange for profits off software sales so I still can't see this affecting the average customer especialy when it comes to the bigger retailers like Amazon and Game . If the situation gets much worse then I might have to revise my opinion but I think we're far from breaking point. |
I hope your right, dude.
noname2200 said:
I hope your right, dude |
I hope i'm right lol.
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