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5. A quick scan of 3DS and Wii U first party game prices on Amazon reveals that practically every one of Nintendo's games is more expensive in comparison to the competition. The Legends of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D (on 3DS) still retails for £35.45 despite being 2.5 years old, and The Wonderful 101 (Wii U) still sells for £24.99 - despite the game not costing that much to make and also performing miserably at retail.
Compare this with Microsoft's and Sony's retail pricing strategies for their own blockbuster games, where Microsoft and Sony have both demonstrated that they are willing to drop the price of their blockbuster games to around £20 (Halo 4 and The Last of Us respectively) after 4-6 months of initial release. Not only do these retail price cutting measures ensure that their games receive a new lease of life in the marketplace, but the lowering of prices also plays a democratising role in ensuring that their games are available at a fair price that is suitable for all budgets.
Sony have also gone out of their way to release low budget titles at a great price-point, and examples of The Puppeteer and Tearaway releasing at...