Bust out the Blockbusters.
I feeeeeeeel like I know the answer to this one already. With the closure of Blockbuster ten years ago, and the liquidation of Family Video in January this year, it doesn’t take a marketing genius to come to the conclusion that no one wants to rent games any more. Sure, some services, like Gamefly and Boomerang, still exist online, but that’s about it.
BUT. But but but but. Games are rapidly increasing in price, thanks to a bunch of recessions and inflation and all that fun fun economy stuff, and not everyone can afford to gamble on a game that costs half a day’s wages. Sure, there are sales — but, in case you haven’t noticed, this is a Nintendo website, covering the one company that steadfastly refuses to put its first-party games on sale, so you’re more likely to find Nintendo charging full-price for a remake of a 20-year-old game than putting a single Mario game on sale.
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