November 01, 2006
SEGA: WTF?
Why is it that SEGA Genesis titles on the Wii are going to cost 800 Wii Points (sorry, "start at" 800 points) in North America ($8 USD), whereas the same titles in Japan are going to cost 600 Wii Points ($5.12 USD by today's exchange rate)?
And more importantly, where does SEGA get off charging $8 per title when consumers can get 6 out of the 10 currently-announced Virtual Console games along with 22 OTHER Genesis games and a bunch of bonus content (unlockable arcade games and interviews with the original developers) on PlayStation 2 for $19.99?
Is there something special about these Wii versions we don't know about? Online multiplayer, maybe? New levels?
I know there are some SEGA folks who read my blog -- I'd love to hear your thoughts on this matter. Between this and the PSU pricing fiasco ($10 per month for a game that's barely evolved over six years and has non-working voice chat seems a bit unfair to me), I'm starting to lose what little faith I had left in your company.
Posted by john tv at November 1, 2006 08:10 PM