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personally, i'd love it if that became the business model again... but i'm not holding my breath.
when they're sold separately the "price of admission" drops dramatically. a lot of people simply don't put that much thought into their purchases... so buying a console for $199 seems like a better deal initially than one for $239 with a pack-in game. witness the add-on strategy when the PSP releases here soon. to get the most value out of the product you buy you're forced to get a game, memory stick, earphones, protective case, USB data cable etc. in order to fully use the system you buy for a steep price anyway. not commenting on the value of the purchase... just that it's more palatable to a consumer to think of these things are separate purchases rather than committing to one giant one.
i'm betting the revolution launches with a game sampler disc... mario 64 sold nearly 1:1 with the n64 on its launch. nintendo would probably make much better margins on the software if they charged the full $50 separately anyway.
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