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Nogamez on 18 January 2017

It's all subjective. I mean for me the price is fine because I know me and my family will play it and 329 euros isn't expensive to me. I mean I just bought a washing machine for 600 euros 329 euros on a switch seems a much better way to drop some cash.



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d21lewis on 18 January 2017
potato_hamster said:
onionberry said:

no, you seem to offensive. The whole thread, right there you can read the original post. I have been saying that people who wants the value of the ps4 or xbox one are not wrong because if that's what they want then that's the best offer for them, that's the value that they are looking for, but switch offers a differen value and is a different product than the ps4 and xbox one, so you can't say that it should be cheaper because the ps4 and xbox one are $299.99 when the switch is giving you other characteristics that cost money to manufacture.

Also your little example... the xbox 360 and ps3 were the same product and same form factor, if I can buy a cheaper console with better games and better performance for third party game I'm not going to buy a $600 machine. If sony had a hybrid console for $250 or $200 with more power/performance then guess what? Nintendo would be in trouble. 

You refuse to understand. The features that make the switch different must be valuable to prospective buyers, otherwise the cost it adds to the product doesn't match the value of the product to those who don't find those differentiating features valuable.

Let me put you an example.

Let's say the Switch costs $299 instead of $199 because Nintendo made it portable.  There are millions people that would buy the Switch at $199, but refuse to pay a dime more for it, because they don't care about the fact that it's portable. They never intend on using that feature. It might as well not be there because it's uesless to them. Are those people wrong for not caring about the portability of the Switch? No of course not. They would rather Nintendo offer a switch that wasn't portable for $199 than spend $299 on a feature they would never use. But htere isn't one. All there is is that $299 unit. But hey, there's a PS4 over there that also isn't portable (bute they dont care about that) that is far more powerful, has far more games, and is cheaper. Sounds like a better deal to them rather than wasting money on a feature they don't care about. No amount of explanation about how much it cost to implement the portability features of the switch is going to matter because its a useless feature to them. Those people aren't wrong for thinking that way.

I see what you're saying.

 

Release a low cost "Switch TV" with only home console capabilities in 2018 and profit!



Panama on 18 January 2017

People forget that you always pay a premium for form factor. People whining about the price are no better than those that say a $2000 laptop???? I can build a waaaay better desktop with that money. Followed by my slowclapping.



Shiken on 18 January 2017

Pre ordered both the Switch and BotW, will get more games as I see fit. Price is not an issue for me and I see it as worth the money anyway.



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PotentHerbs on 18 January 2017

TBH, the price isn't bad, its the appeal of the console. Weak hardware for a 9th gen console, lack of third party support, online paywall (for a service that could be worse than early PSN), expensive accessories. I can't rationalize shelling out $300 (or is it $400 in Canada?) for a console that I would use from time to time with very few games that appeal to me.

This is all before a price cut, and a mainline Pokemon game, though.



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potato_hamster on 18 January 2017
d21lewis said:
potato_hamster said:

You refuse to understand. The features that make the switch different must be valuable to prospective buyers, otherwise the cost it adds to the product doesn't match the value of the product to those who don't find those differentiating features valuable.

Let me put you an example.

Let's say the Switch costs $299 instead of $199 because Nintendo made it portable.  There are millions people that would buy the Switch at $199, but refuse to pay a dime more for it, because they don't care about the fact that it's portable. They never intend on using that feature. It might as well not be there because it's uesless to them. Are those people wrong for not caring about the portability of the Switch? No of course not. They would rather Nintendo offer a switch that wasn't portable for $199 than spend $299 on a feature they would never use. But htere isn't one. All there is is that $299 unit. But hey, there's a PS4 over there that also isn't portable (bute they dont care about that) that is far more powerful, has far more games, and is cheaper. Sounds like a better deal to them rather than wasting money on a feature they don't care about. No amount of explanation about how much it cost to implement the portability features of the switch is going to matter because its a useless feature to them. Those people aren't wrong for thinking that way.

I see what you're saying.

 

Release a low cost "Switch TV" with only home console capabilities in 2018 and profit!

It worked for the Playstation Vita! Ohh- wait...



bdbdbd on 18 January 2017

The price of the console itself isn't that bad (well, if it was 299 here, that would be good). What's bad is, that it doesn't come with a game, the accessories are hugely expensive (though, even the Wii Remote Pluses are damn expensive) and you need to pay for the online. The online part is hard to comment on, as we do not know the prices yet, and if it's ine fee you need to pay per console/household or if each user needs to pay separately.



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archer9234 on 18 January 2017
Dulfite said:
I think it is a great price for being that powerful of a handheld that can also seemlessly connect to the tv.

If the 3DS had a HDMI out. It be seamless too.



d21lewis on 18 January 2017

I'm late to the conversation but I made another thread. Looking up certain info in that thread, I realized that I forgot that I paid $300 for a Vita at launch. Obviously, the Vita wasn't a sales success but people seemed okay with that price back then. If the Switch is offering more than that console at the same price, why is it too high now?



onionberry on 18 January 2017
d21lewis said:
I'm late to the conversation but I made another thread. Looking up certain info in that thread, I realized that I forgot that I paid $300 for a Vita at launch. Obviously, the Vita wasn't a sales success but people seemed okay with that price back then. If the Switch is offering more than that console at the same price, why is it too high now?

I would like to know too. I bought a vita for the same price and everyone was hyped because "omg the games look awesome for a portable" I was happy with my ninja gaiden machine.