Unless I am totally crazy about a game I will not give a high value for it because I prefer to wait for the price to come down or for the bundle, it's simply not worth it.
It's all a big business and they have their timings, but at the same time I do agree that the game need to have quality before coming out or else it will not be a success.
More often than not, no, I don't follow those labels because all the kids play games that are not suited for their ages. Only if I see that the game is really bad I forbid it.
To be honest I really don't know what to say about Minecraft, all I can say it that kids love it, including my kids and all their friends. I've taken the occasional peek and it's an interesting game, but not really my thing.
So true, bundles are the best way to go for sure and I don't even get how people pay the full price, those guys have to be rich because when buying in bundle we get to save a lot.