Nintendo getting arrogant with 3ds the way Sony did with ps3?

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Viper1 said:

zzamaro said:

No joke:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6280301.html

Even if people will buy it, it doesn't exactrly justify the price. From now on, we have to remember not to show our positive reactions during showings in the future or Sony will charge us 400$ with the PSP2 or a new Nintendo console will cost 400-500...

I don't think they upped the price because of the reaction so much as it reassured them the price is valid with the reaction.   Gamespot isn't known for spot on translations.

 

Besides, PSP launched at $250 in the US and it appears the 3DS will launch at or just above $250 exactly 6 years later.  Hardly unjustifiable.   

And your first line is contradictory.  If people buy, the price is justified.  Price is factor of demand, not cost of manufacturing and all that.  If demand holds up at $250 or $300, then that's a justififed price.  Certainly not everyone is willing to pay that much but that's an issue with everything for sale on the planet.  Price is a factor of demand.  That's not arrogance.   That's economics.

I remember some said that Madworld selling so many copies doesn't count because most of the sales were at $30 instead of $50. What you wrote here reminded me of that, as your answer also applies to it. More people wanted it at a lower price, and the game sold at that.