Maybe the high price includes a donation to Japan. Then they might lower the cost of the game once there has been enough purchases.
Give me a break, you are taking this out of context. I loved Square back in the day. FF3, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, FFVII, freaking classics! But they are not a market leader anymore and are not making products with the level of quality that they used to. So, my point is that they don't currently have the clout and leverage to be dictating market prices. For comparison, think about Activision selling $15-20 DLC for consoles and PC. Gamers hate it, but they are so hooked that they pay!! Square cannot say the same, and I believe their mediocre sales on this game will prove it. Now that the fanboys bought theirs and the dust is settling, we'll see.
I am getting sick and tired of your made up figures. This is from Apple's site in 2008: iPhone App Store Downloads Top 10 Million in First Weekend CUPERTINO, CaliforniaJuly 14, 2008Apple® today announced that iPhone and iPod® touch users have already downloaded more than 10 million applications from its groundbreaking new App Store since its launch late last week. Developers have created a wide array of innovative mobile applications ranging from games to location-based social networking to medical applications to enterprise productivity tools. Users can wirelessly download applications directly onto their iPhone or iPod touch* and start using them immediately. More than 800 native applications are now available on the App Store, with more than 200 offered for free and more than 90 percent priced at less than $10. I'd call that a GOLD RUSH! And don't send your assumptions in my direction. I own so many damn games that it can be diagnosed as an addiction. Go away!
You do know that Final Fantasy XIII Versus and Final Fantasy XIII has taken 5 years to make, and Final Fantasy XIII Versus is still going right? That isn't a level of quality I suppose? Yes, they have small filler projects along the way, but they're at least getting the mainstream (JRPGs, not MMORPGs) Final Fantasies right. Just walk around in Final Fantasy XIII and look at the environment and how much detail they have put into it. It is really amazing.
I did drop knowledge but some people just dont want to learn. The key to progressing is to learn to accept when your wrong and fix things to make it right. But if you just want to argue without substance , then it would be a waste of my time. I posted links and sources to back my statements up and you still say its my opinion. So why should I waste my time with you? I shouldnt until you learn to be an intelligent person.
In 2008 most top iphone games were $9.99-4.99 with 99 cents being the lowest price point. My point is when prices were high people didnt buy as many games. When prices dropped sales went up ,and 99 cents became the premier price point. Now you say that if Enix gets away with selling games at $16 other developers will follow suit. My proof shows otherwise. http://www.bostonherald.com/business...icleid=1112912 http://www.socialtimes.com/2009/01/2...games-of-2008/ http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/25/be...holiday-guide/ Now you prove to me how the prices are somehow going to go up because of Enix pricing FF3 for $16. You cant = You FAIL
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Wow...this thread is epic Some of you need to get a life. In the just over year in a half since I got my iPhone, I'd probaly spent a total of $150-200 real dollars on games. I spent more on PS3 games around Christmas. If you think $16 is too much, then you need to get a new hobby. Also, if you are so worried about prices, do a little research. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that SE drops prices for a week or two for every new release. If you don't want to pay $16, wait until FFT or something else comes out and you'll probaly see FF3 drop several dollars at least.
Wow, those busted links are REALLY helpful Yemo!! And again, you twist my words into something they are not. You are clearly getting me confused with that one poster who talked about Disneyland drinks for $6. How about you start over at post 1 and read ALL the way through. You will see that you are a tad confused. Here was my point: Square/Enix is unprecedented in its $16 price tag. I didn't say developers would follow suit to our detriment though who knows - they may. I said that Square/Enix needed to provide a product worthy of that price tag and in my opinion, a rehash of a 1990 game doesn't do it. As for the whole pricing side conversation, I refuted your claim that games were $7-9 in 2008. Which you then changed to a more accurate $5-9for PREMIER GAMES. Captain Inconsistent strikes again. Let's not forget your made up Square/Enix operating costs and corporate structure; and interpretation of tax on these games. I fear that anyone takes your words serious because they will come out of this conversation way less informed. As for the lowest price point being $.99, thanks for the obvious. I wasn't exactly expecting $.50 cent games. LOL! yemo yemo everybody loves yemo fun and games for everyone ^the most intelligent thing you've said in this thread
Maybe if you read some of the thread you'd realize this isn't a "whaaa!! I can't afford it" thread. I could very much afford it but it is not worth $16. That was the point of most of the thread (plus a boatload of personal attacks and rambling from Yemo).
That's exactly what this is. All the other stuff is just cover for a bunch of teens and pre-teens complaining that they can't afford a $16 game. Square Enix can set whatever prices they want. If you don't like it, don't get the game. If the price too high, people won't buy it and the price drops. Period. No need to discuss this any further.
Ha, its a pre-teen/teen conspiracy!! Who woulda thunk? You are right, I didn't have to get the game...and I did not. Not because I can't afford it because frankly I have a disturbing amount of games (I'd be ashamed to tell anyone other than you all). But the point of having a forum is to discuss this type of stuff. If you want to buy things no matter the price, knock yourself out! But since you've added nothing of value to the discussion, maybe you should be the one avoiding the thread instead of making baseless generalizations about how we all are a bunch of lil kids raging over the price. Some undoubtedly are, but you can usually separate the kids (Yemo for instance) from the adults. Good day sir
It's not really fair to direct people to another thread to talk about the price when it's called "Warning: Complete Train Wreck of a Thread". People have a good reason to complain about the price and their opinion, just because you don't agree with it, does not make it a train wreck. The price is a train wreck.
It's not about what you can afford. It's the value vs cost. Square is definitely not offering value to match this price compared to a lot of other competitors on the platform. The extremely bare-bones interface was the first clue that all they did was make sure the platform could control the device but there isn't really a lot of polish. The "updated" graphics is a simple filter taking advantage of the much more powerful hardware of the iDevices compared to the DS. Sure we can just not buy it, but unfortunately for a company the size of Square it won't teach them anything because they are already filthy rich. The only time that avoiding overcosted product makes a real impact on a company is when they are small...like many of the indie companies here.
