Xboxist writes:
"That is one reason why both Microsoft and Nintendo opted to use points systems in their respective digital download marketplaces. In Microsoft's case, points have been deliberately offset from their monetary counterpart to make it difficult to do the mental exchange rate: 800 points are worth $10, 1200 points $15 and so on. By all accounts, the Xbox Live Marketplace has been successful for the company, boasting more than $1 Billion USD in revenue since the launch of the console in 2006.
However, there are signs that the point system could be starting to backfire for Microsoft, and the company may want to re-evaluate the utility of continuing the scheme."
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Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
I absolutely hate the idea of paying with points. The whole system just ads one more level of annoyance to buying things. Thankfully the new Games on Demand system will use an ordinary credit card for purchases, or like they said, prices would get ridiculous (7200 points!).
nvm
I quit like the points system, I can set my son up with x points for the month and not have to worry about what he's putting on my credit card. Plus if you look around you can get good deals on the points cards.
Dont have a credit card.
Im probably the only person on the planet in these tough economical times who is 110% debt free.
Points are the better way to go, but how about making it a little less confusing and takin a zero off to keep the number a little smaller.
I hate the points system ...
If i fill my account with 100$ i want to see it display 100$ , not some esoteric and made up figures so i could get confuse , tricked and eventually buy more than i initially planned (wich wont happen with paranoids like myself).
But it's even worse in Nintendo's case , it's a cheap way of hiding the actual prices of Virtual console games . If many saw the price tag of 7-9$ on some of the old games , and realised it cost far less with multiple upgrades and bonuses on disc based compilations (like sega's genesis compilation with pseudo HD) , they lose sales .