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ShopTo: Modern Warfare 2 price hike setting a worrying trend

July 28, 2009 in Industry News comments 14

Following the price hike of MW2 to £54.99, ShopTo reports that Microsoft and Nintendo are doing the same with their respective popular franchises- Forza 3 and Professor Layton. Bad news for gamers all around? Lets hope other publishers don't follow their example.

ShopTo has told Eurogamer that publishers are following Activision by increasing the price of their popular franchises.

"Whether planned, or a case of jumping on the popular franchises bandwagon, we have seen Microsoft increase the price of Forza 3 to £49.99 and Nintendo increase the price of Professor Layton [and Pandora's Box] to £34.99," ShopTo boss Igor Cipolletta told us. "I sincerely hope that not all publishers will follow this lead."

"The price increases that some publishers think the market can stand are, to say the least, a worrying trend, and appear to be more than just a result of currency fluctuations."
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  • 0
    Cruxis Mana Jul 28, 09
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    Nintendo increase the price of Professor Layton [and Pandora's Box] to £34.99...
    whatwhatwhatWHAT?

    pfft to that!
  • 0
    Kave En Jul 28, 09
    Looks like Sony's the only one keeping the prices down.
    • 0
      Slumpy monkey Jul 29, 09
      And the hundreds of other developers who aren't Microsoft, Nintendo and Activision.

      But Sony is their guider, their light, their saviour.
  • 2
    Star of Spurs Jul 29, 09
    Knew this would happen. All these games are going to sell like hotcakes and soon every game will be £50.

    *bleep*ing Activision.
  • 0
    Gamesta100 Jul 29, 09
    Glad I don't have any interest in any of those games.
  • 2
    Seeker X Jul 29, 09
    Wow, that is a serious case of horseshit. How's the importing market looking now?
  • 0
    Chris717 Jul 29, 09
    Glad i joined a game rental site.

    Well worth the money.
    Played 4 games up to now, each worth at least £30, so far i have only paid £4.99
  • 0
    Aussie Legend Jul 29, 09
    Games over here have been $110 (new) for a long time, so they've been spoonfeeding us the bullshit for a while [/fallout reference ]
  • 0
    SSJ3 Trunks Jul 29, 09
    I'm willing to bet that everyone who plans on buying this will buy it no matter the price hike.
    • 0
      Existence Jul 29, 09
      And thats exactly why they've upped the price.
    • 0
      Cruxis Mana Jul 29, 09
      I'll just take my bizniz elsewhere.
  • 0
    Audioslave Jul 29, 09
    YOU BASTARDS!

    Sorry, gotta get that out of my system. =/ Seriously though I can't believe it....
  • 0
    HisServant77 Jul 29, 09
    Yup, everyone is going to buy it anyways. That's how it normally is. Everyone, except me (since I wasn't going to buy any anyways)!

    And wait . . . Activision? Being too Pricey? I smell hypocrisy. . .
  • 0
    Anubis Jul 29, 09
    What the *bleep*?

    Since when are business men smart?

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