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- From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E Taylor IV)
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- Subject: Re: AB3D II beats Quake....
- Date: 26 Mar 1996 21:31:51 GMT
- Organization: The Romulan Star Empire
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- In article <kaen354t1pi.fsf@lk-hp-17.hut.fi> mknip@snakemail.hut.fi (Mats A Knip) writes:
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- :....how do you explain Nintendo selling millions of consoles to kids and
- :teenagers and then charge hilarious amounts of money for the games?
- :(in Finland N-games often cost $100+ a piece. Unbelievable) Since there
- :is virtually no widespread piracy people -have- to buy games, and do.
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- Over here in the USA you can rent console games everywhere. Spend $1-$4
- and you've got the kids entertained for the weekend...
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- Plus, the Nintendo consoles are CHEAP (at least relative to a "computer")
- so the cost isn't felt in one big hit.
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