Why are accessories so expensive?

Seriously...I was in Gamestop earlier today and asked if I could preorder the Rock Band 3 wireless (that's right....WIRELESS) keyboard. I could...but at a price point of $79.99 and $129.99.

So, why exactly are accessories so expensive these days? I saw the Wii MotionPlus for about 60 bucks, more than that of a Wii game. PS Move, about 50 bucks (as are the DS3 controllers).

Now, Kinect is a new technlogy so it's normal to see it priced at $149.

But....I personally think controllers and stuff should be priced no more tha $30. So why are they so expensive? (Especially the ultra-rare SFIV limited edition joysticks)

That's where the companies make their money - selling you all the extra bits. They pull you in with a cheap or cheaper intro pack then sell everything extra you need at a higher price.

Because people buy them.

The market price is base on what they can sell it for. Meaning that they can only sell what people want at the price they are will to[ay for it.

Yeah that sucks i hate having to buy controllers for 60 dollars

Accessories are annoyingly expensive nowadays. A second controller for the PS2 was 15 pounds, it's 35 pounds for the PS3.

a controller is 60$. why wshould a controller be the price of a game?? it saddens me cause i need one

i got wii motion plus for free with my wii:P

as for the other accesories, yeah its expensive as hell, i still have only one PS3 controller since a new one is the price of a new game....