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Joe_Cracker, on Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:35 AM, said:

Sometime toward the end of the NES' lifespan, it was estimated that there was an NES in 1/3 of the homes in the US. I like those odds.

tz101, on Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:45 PM, said:

The OP is not the origin of this ad. The OP has been around AA long enough to know better than to say this kind of dumb stuff, he probably just found a goofy craigslist ad and didn't do his best to separate himself from his quoted material.

In any case, if someone had put their NES in an attic for years and had just now unearthed it, I HIGHLY doubt they'd have a clue as to how to fix it, nor would they need more than their current working system and perhaps one spare. This is a reseller. I actually wouldn't have a problem with the reselling element itself, but he loses major cool points for lying about his intentions.

Bilnick, on Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:56 PM, said:

While selling a system at a loss might make it cheaper, I'm not sure you could say it's a "better value" without qualification. There's nothing inherently valuable in supporting a company that makes unsound business decisions. The fact that Nintendo can produce the system that's both cheapest for the consumer AND generates a profit for them is to their credit. Like you say, it doesn't change the quality of the games (for better or worse) but it does show a company that provides something to the customer in exchange for their own profit. Sony and Microsoft, on the other hand, produce systems that cost more than the Wii, regardless of how much profit they earn, or don't. Is a Sony or Microsoft system a better value simply because it DOESN'T earn a profit?

Anyway, aren't we now at the point where the hardware is old enough to be past the loss-leader stage? Isn't it about time the 360 was sold at cost or at profit? And if so, the PS3 can't be too far behind...

I don't think we need a subforum for PC/Mac, but since every other gaming site I've ever been to has one, I'm inclined to say yes.

I'd consider having a "handhelds" subforum, but if you keep dividing everything, there's nothing left for the general chat. And, I think the general forums are perhaps the most enjoyable.

For the time being, I'm not voting. I want to ponder this a bit more.

I wonder how many tears would fall if we suddenly got a bunch of reviewers to write about the next Halo release, and say "Gee, this is a good game, but it's just not as good as it could be without motion control."