The Introductory Price for the Nintendo Gamecube Video Game Console

question 38

Multiple Choice

The introductory price for the Nintendo Gamecube video game console was $100 lower than the list price of Xbox and Playstation 2, its only two competitors. Given this information, you can assume Nintendo used which type of policy for its Gamecube?

• A)penetration pricing
• B)flexible pricing
• C)competitive skimming
• D)price sensitive skimming

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