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Nintendo to make games 29.99?
Posted July 15th 2004.
Recent listing shows 3 highly anticipated Nintendo titles at reduced prices
This winter is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in gaming history. With huge titles gracing every system out there, it's going to be hard for any other game to stand out. The likes of GTA: San Andreas, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, Resident Evil 4, and Metroid Prime 2 are some heady competition. Nintendo, however, might have a plan to help make their games stand out a bit more from the pack. Following last winter's great success with the Gamecube's price drop to $99.99, Nintendo may just be on the verge of lowering their big name game releases to $29.99.Recent perusal of an unnamed retailers computer inventory system, new entries for all of Nintendo's big name games were found. Among those were Metroid Prime 2, Star Fox, and Paper Mario 2. While that shouldn't be a surprise, what was a surprise, was the price they were listed at. All three games were listed at $39.99 Canadian, or, for you Americans out there, the equivalent of $29.99 US. The answer to whether this is a typo, or a legitimate price will have to wait until November to be answered. For now, keep your fingers crossed and hope.
Why would Nintendo lower the price? Perhaps they just want to draw in the cost conscience consumer like they did last winter. Have the lowest priced console, with reasonably priced software, and we may see another instance of games and consoles flying off shelves. Or perhaps, to combat the recent glut of budget priced titles taking away sales from full priced titles, Nintendo will release games at a lower price, hoping to sell more copies and make up the difference. Either way, this can only be good for the consumer.
User Comments
NinKitTenTyDo
I really hope RE4 is going to be $30. This sounds great and people who are buying all of these games this last quarter would save a lot of money.
gramathy
Heck, this may eve lower overall game prices. That'd be good for all consumers.
SSJVEGETO
If this is true this is a good move. I will grab those consumers who want to pay less for games. Then they are very big names. I also think Nintendo is trying to make us save some money so that we would have enough for the Nintendo DS
MetroidHunter
Does this mean we could see a price drop on handheld games? I doubt it, but all GBA games $20 would be incredible. This is good news if it were true. That's $20 dollars I would save, and with just 10 more I could buy another game. w00t.
Rocksteady
Great strategic move, do I sence a little influence from the ESPN titles?
maska
Whoa. Man. This would be great. <br> <br> Resident Evil 4 will probably not be $29.99 because it's not made by Nintendo. Yeah.
Majinbuu
Buu rocks
Smokey
LoL, nintendo games have no chance winning against Halo 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas even if they were offered free........sorry but it's true.
Majinbuu
Smokey, your lame
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Andrew
While it's not in the nature for N-Philes to post rumours, this could very well be true. It's the last thing Nintendo can do which Sony and Microsoft can't - and thats drop games prices. For those not in the 'know', videogame publishers make their money from the games and not the consoles. Nintendo being the only manufacturer to still make money per GC sold could reduce the cost of big title games and still make money. The games are sure to sell in their droves, and so will ultimately profit no matter what.