Cheebee said:
Well, I'm quite sure that if Nintendo had known just how insanely, mind-bogglingly successful Wii would become, they'd have priced it higher. Probably not at $400, but $300 seems like it would've been very plausible. It's all about perceived value. If a consumer thinks something's unique, they're willing to pay more for it, no matter the objective facts, like how Wii was basically a GameCube 2.0 in raw graphical power. Its games and controls made it unique, so consumers wanted to have it. |
I think they would keep the price the same. At $250 the Wii was a good value compared to the HD twins and Nintendo knew that people would want extra controllers for party games. You could buy 3 more controllers and still be cheaper than the competitors and Nintendo makes money off each controller sold. With the DS, Nintendo can't make more money off peripherals like the Wii could, so it makes sense to raise the price a little.
