• affiliate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    i think nintendo would be more likely to sue the archaeologist instead of asking for 60$. especially considering the fact that they’re suing people for using emulators for consoles that they don’t even support anymore

  • HexesofVexes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    So if the average price was $50 in 2000, and is about $70 today, assuming a linear rate of price increases, it would be $1663.33 in 4024.

    This is a terrible model: it likely underestimates as inflation is geometric rather than arithmetic.

    For a geometric model we have r=1.011329 over this period, thus extrapolating we get a price of…

    $208,200,000,000

    Which is insane, because it is so low for Nintendo!

    • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      And the minimum wage in 4024 is $2082, so it’s only the heads of Elon, Zuckerberg and Bezos that can afford it.

  • Alteon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Good God, for the sake of everybody in 4020, I hope it stays that price. Pretty sure a cup of coffee will be more expensive by then.

    • kubica@fedia.io
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      5 hours ago

      They are future dollars, the classic dollar will have a change of currency to hide the issue.

    • OpenStars@discuss.onlineEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      The $ by then means the equivalent of 1 million USA dollars now. Also 1% of your soul, and 2% rights to your next of kin.