Price drops: The unexpected
The pigs are currently winging their way to the heavens, as Square-That Other Square have finally done the unprecedented; lowered the price on their DS games. As you probably know, Square is the only company to outprice Nintendo on their own console, and they have a history of killing production before they’d even dream of a price drop. But sanity has apparently taken hold and both The World Ends With You and Final Fantasy Tactics A2 are down to $29.99.
In addition, Nintendo’s ploy to make sure nobody else ever has a solid hit on the Wii by blocking Sega’s attempted bundling of Samba de Amigo with free maracas has worked; The game is ALREADY $19.99. Nintendo knows the power of gimmickry better than anyone else, living or dead, and what looked like a surefire hit revitalization of a Dreamcast classic has pretty much flopped.
Enjoy your next Mario and Call of Duty games. We’re going to be in Thailand, gambling on the next big bloodsport.

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