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[SickBoy]

After quite some time of favorable or at least comparable prices, we seem to be getting the shaft until further notice:

Nintendo DS, Xbox:
$150 US ($180Cdn)
vs.
$199 Cdn ($155 US)

Gamecube:
$99 US ($120Cdn)
vs.
$139 Cdn ($116US)

PS2 actually comes across even, at $150 US vs. $180 Cdn.

Just noticed it when I was checking price/release date for the DS. Ah well, I don't know if I was in the market for one since it doesn't connect to the Cube....

 

[explodet]

CAD$199 is closer to USD$166, actually.
Which is even worse.

 

[Socreges]

Apparently having prices that aren't a multiple of 50 is too confusing.

 

[miyuru]

$150 US ($180Cdn)
vs.
$199 Cdn ($155 US)

Um, you're saying $5 U.S. = $19 CDN..?

 

[Warm Machine]

The cdn dollar is worth 83 cents US. Which is pretty damn shocking as less than 2 years ago it was 65 cents.

 

[SickBoy]

CAD$199 is closer to USD$166, actually.
Which is even worse.

Dammit, you're right. I don't know if I mistyped or my math took a holiday.

Um, you're saying $5 U.S. = $19 CDN..?

And your problem with this is...?

 

[Memles]

The general rule for RETAILERS is not linked directly to the exchange rate.

For instance, we're getting awesome deals on First Party Software...it's $50 American, $60 Canadian. That's actually pretty exact to the exchange rate.

While the Canadian dollar is rising rapidly, retailers aren't going to drop prices automatically; hell, they can leave them where they are and make more money, while the average joe is none the wiser.

 

[SickBoy]

Actually, I think it has very little to do with the retailers themselves and more to do with the manufacturers not adjusting their MSRP.

 

[Oxymoron]

Of course, we get a Crystal Xbox, so it really all evens out.