I notice Reggie never said it would ship for more then a DSi. Fact is the Micro when the DS was released cost 25$ to manufacture and sold for 99$. The DSi I suspect costs at most 75$ to manufacture and the 3DS may cost what 100-150$. I bet Nintendo won't sell it for a loss but they won't sell it for as much profit as they did with the DS.
Keep in mind the origional DS launched at 150USD, then the Lite cost what 150USD as well then the DSi cost alittle more. I bet Nintendo was making at least 50$ profit per unit, heck they turned a profit on every GameCube sold and they sold that sucker for 99CDN like two years after launch.
If the GameCube was profitable at 99CDN then the 3DS will be profitable at 199USD. But as I said Nintendo probubly won't be making as much profit off the 3DS as they are/did with the DS/GBA/GBC/GB, but as Reggie said Nintendo never sells hardware at a loss. But I bet they will have little to no profit on hardware when the unit launches to ensure it launches at a good price point.
My bet is 199USD!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
