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Tired of being picked on and looked down upon for being a Nintendo-exclusive console owner, commenter ClaudioIphigenia speaks up on Kotaku about the rather reasonable reasoning behind his brand loyalty. More »
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While at least two of us at Kotaku enjoy Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure enough to recommend a purchase, that doesn't mean we're oblivious to the costly downsides to a game that sells its downloadable content on toy store shelves. More »
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In this Friday edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter YamiKarasu wonders if the standard $50 - $60 price for today's video games is hurting the industry. Well is it? More »
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In today's exciting episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Cupids_Hitman waits and waits for prices on first-party Nintendo games to drop, but they never do. More »
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Nine months after the official launch of the PlayStation 2 in Brazil, Sony brings the high-definition magic of the PlayStation 3 to the South American country, with a launch price of roughly $1130, $278 less than originally planned. More »
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Last week we reported on a Wall Street Journal article that tagged the development cost of StarCraft II at more than $100 million. According to Blizzard, it was a case of right price, wrong game. More »
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Think a PlayStation 3 and a 3D-ready television expensive now? According to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe senior engineer Ian Bickerstaff, the same technology would have cost you near three-quarters of a million dollars. More »
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A Playstation 3 title has to sell at least half a million copies to make a profit, the president of Namco told Bloomberg. More »
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At last month's NYC presser on the Wii, Nintendo announced that all first-party Wii games would be the slightly high $50. Maybe EB Games didn't get the memo, because they're listing a slew of first-party Wii games for $60. More »
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Retuers is reporting that the Wii is going to be profitable from day one, meaning that, unlike their competitors, Nintendo won't be losing money on their tiny new console. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=200764&view=rss&microfeed=true Ever wonder how much the PS3 costs in relation to other things? Well, for the price of a PS3, you can buy yourself 600,000 jelly beans, or 600 beers for you and your friends in Thailand. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=188600&view=rss&microfeed=true Yet another story has hit the net quoting a different amount for the cash Microsoft loses with every Xbox 360. This time around Bloomberg are quoting iSuppli analysts as saying that Msoft is losing $153 on each console. Unlike Businessweek s piece, the Bloomberg story points out that the loss doesn t include marketing and shipping, but still fails to factor in development costs and retail mark-up. More »
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