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Nintendo Fined $143m for Price-Fixing

Posted by michael on from the fine-to-be-paid-in-gold-coins dept.

kyz writes "The BBC is reporting that the anti-trust branch of the European Commission has fined Nintendo 146 million euros (roughly $143m) for preventing its distributors from selling games as cheaply as they are sold in other European Union countries. For example, "prices of Nintendo products were up to 65% higher in Germany or the Netherlands than in Britain". Now if only the EU could do this with Microsoft, Levi Strauss and the MPAA members..."

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  1. moderators? by Thud457 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    (Score: -1, Troll)?

    Maybe flamebait or redundant .

    The music industry repeatedly is investigated for price fixing and other unfair, illegal and immoral business practices.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2. Re:So... by Azar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    >Imagine if consoles were cheaper in Utah, but any Utah resellers were forbidden to ship them out of state.

    You mean there'd actually be incentive to live in Utah?! I think you're on to something here...