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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.
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