Every time I see these prices on Gundam BluRays, I'm very concerned about what Sunrise is thinking and why they still do stupid pricing like this.
I mean they complain about low sales, people pirating, etc. But you know, if you price a standard edition BluRay at ¥26250 which is about $268 (US)... Yea. No matter what, I severely doubt they'll have phenomenal sales.
What they need to do is set the price of the 'premium' version at like ¥13000 and the regular edition at ¥5000 at most. Asking these prices will give pirates and uploaders more motivation and consumers less motivation to actually buy the product. Another problem is that Bandai basically gave up on markets outside of Japan for GunPla and Sunrise gave up on localizing Gundam shows to countries outside of Japan.
In this day, for big companies like Sunrise and Bandai to not do business internationally is like stabbing yourself in the face with a chainsaw. They're not reaching as wide of a consumer base as they should be, they're not profiting as much, and they're upsetting the Japanese consumers with their ridiculous prices. The cost of living in places like Tokyo is expensive as it is from what I hear.
This is true. I am going to preorder the Master Grade Collection and save up for it since it is released in March but I might just cancel if I find out they do not have english subtitles. I am guessing they would because it is more main stream than other anime titles
Hope this will do better than Age. It deserves it.
ReplyDeleteSo well it will lead to Gundam Builde Fighters Z Destiny ?
DeleteI hope so! This type of show has endless possibilities. I wanna see RG, MG and PG kits duking it out.
DeleteI shed a tear of happiness imagining this.
DeleteEvery time I see these prices on Gundam BluRays, I'm very concerned about what Sunrise is thinking and why they still do stupid pricing like this.
ReplyDeleteI mean they complain about low sales, people pirating, etc. But you know, if you price a standard edition BluRay at ¥26250 which is about $268 (US)... Yea. No matter what, I severely doubt they'll have phenomenal sales.
What they need to do is set the price of the 'premium' version at like ¥13000 and the regular edition at ¥5000 at most. Asking these prices will give pirates and uploaders more motivation and consumers less motivation to actually buy the product. Another problem is that Bandai basically gave up on markets outside of Japan for GunPla and Sunrise gave up on localizing Gundam shows to countries outside of Japan.
In this day, for big companies like Sunrise and Bandai to not do business internationally is like stabbing yourself in the face with a chainsaw. They're not reaching as wide of a consumer base as they should be, they're not profiting as much, and they're upsetting the Japanese consumers with their ridiculous prices. The cost of living in places like Tokyo is expensive as it is from what I hear.
Because people in Japan don't buy box sets.
DeleteThis is true. I am going to preorder the Master Grade Collection and save up for it since it is released in March but I might just cancel if I find out they do not have english subtitles. I am guessing they would because it is more main stream than other anime titles
ReplyDeleteGotta have that Gentei color Master Grade Build Strike Full Package! :D
DeleteHas Master Grade Build Strike Full Package been confirmed?
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