On Wed, 20 May 1998, Songbird wrote:
> "Atari's demise" in 1996 have sold at least a few hundred copies apiece.
^^^^^^^^^
I think the Lynx still has a market because it doesn't compare as poorly
with its peers as the Jag does.
> Not "big numbers" by any stretch of the imagination, but enough to keep
> the publishers interested.
Those numbers aren't even close to allowing a publisher to use economy of
scale to their advantage. Unit costs in a run of 500 units are
dramatically higher than runs of 5-10K units, printing especially.
> doubt we'd see prices < $20 any more for such items. They'd probably want
> at least $29.95 MSRP for a new game.
That's only fair. That's what I'd expect a new 2600 cartridge to cost
with fully professional production values.
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