Death of Sega Saturn a Suicide? Coroner Rob investigates....

A couple of factors make me think the recent ‘death' of the Saturn was a calculated move by Sega. Please consider the following:

1) Video game prices and selection vary widely by store. I can find one title at say, Target for twelve dollars, while it is fifty dollars at K-Mart. Most stores have dropped Saturn hardware and software prices to comparable rates, at about the same time. Why did so may stores drop prices at the same time?

2) The Saturn price is dropped below the cost it could reasonably sell for. Some store have Saturns for $40. I bought one (and know many other people willing to spend) for $90. Why is the cost still dropping, in places where the Saturn is sold out? I confirmed this at various Target stores.

3) Most stores still carry SNES and Genesis games! Why clear out a newer system, while still have shelf space for inferior, older games?

4) The Saturn is selling for cheaper than the Genesis in some stores? If you came into some money, would you buy an old 16 bit machine, or for a few bucks cheaper, buy a more advanced system that can also function as a CD player?

5) Sega made things hard for Capcom to bring "X-man V.s. Street Fighter" here stateside? Why bring a dazzling recreation of an arcade game to the Saturn, one that has a built in fan-base. One that could not be duplicated on the rival Playstation? Reason: Sega wants the Saturn to fail.