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Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Oliver Wong wrote:
>
>>
>> "billwg" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1156358226.918205.65480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> Nintendo to sell Wii in Europe for below 250 euros
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Fakesch said the firm hoped to sell 4 million units of Wii globally by
>>>> the
>>>> | end of the year, and reach sales of 6 million by the end of March
>>>> | 2007.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
> http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060823:MTFH34576_2006-08-23_10-20-01_L23314939&type=comktNews&rpc=44
>>
>> For some reason, I can't access the above site, so I haven't read the
>> original article.
>>
>>>
>>> "Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. expects to price its new Wii
>>> gaming console below 250 euros ($321.50) in Europe"
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WII#Release_date_and_price
>> <quote>
>> While Nintendo has yet to announce an exact price for the console as of
>> August 2006, Yoshihiro Miro, senior managing director for Nintendo, has
>> stated that the Wii will cost no more than JP¥25,000 in Japan, US$250 in
>> America. A Nintendo spokesman said that the price in the UK "will be in
>> line with Japanese and U.S. prices announced"
>> </quote>
>>
>> This Wikipedia claim was made a long time ago, so I'm not sure what
>> new
>> information the Reuters article might have, assuming it was written
>> recently (as its URL implies). That said, it's perfectly possible that the
>> Wii will cost the equivalent of US$250 in Wii; that would not contradict
>> the statement "The Wii will below 250 euros ($321.50) in Europe". E.g.
>> US$170 is both below US$250 and US$321.50.
>>
>> Also from Wikipedia:
>> <quote>
>> On August 15, 2006, Nikko Citigroup issued a report giving an estimated
>> price of JP¥19,800 (~US$170) for the Wii based on the estimated hardware
>> costs.
>> </quote>
>>
>>>
>>> You old worlders seem to be taking a screwing on the price of these
>>> goodies, roy boy! 30% to 50% higher in Europe than in the USofA and
>>> Japan. Are you that gullible?
>>
>> Actually, this is a fairly common practice, and Americans are just as
>> "gullible". Consider how much Americans pay for a BigMac compared to how
>> much Chineses pay.
>>
>> http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php?ID=13335
>> <quote>
>> It is being reported at MS NBC, that Warner will begin to offer films that
>> can run as high as 20 dollars US to the Chinese for the affordable price
>> point of $1.50. This will surely raise the eyebrows of DVD film collectors
>> in Europe and the US, causing them to wonder if there isn't a way to lower
>> prices over in these countries as well.
>> </quote>
>>
>> - Oliver
>
> Last I read, the average hourly wage in China is $0.30(US).... At a $1.5
> (US) that works out to about 5 hours labor just to buy a move... Most of us
> on this newsgroup do much better than that...
>
Normal free trade laws would permit the import of those films from China
for resale in, say, the UK. However, free trade does /not/ apply where
proprietary software, films and music are concerned. Instead, the
organisations selling this stuff encourage local governments to /block/
free trade, thus enabling these suppliers to rig markets. The DVD
region coding was also supposed to help the suppliers in this respect.
Personally, I do not believe that the position of the film, music and
software vendors is sustainable, but time will tell.
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