DISCLAIMER: This is a hypothesis, not a theory, meaning this is all based on observation and speculation, and not necessarly facts.
Many people are not happy with the high price the 3DS was announced to launch at, including myself. But I think I see a reason, besides the announced-by-Nintendo obvious, on why the 3DS is launching at $250-300.
The DS
Nintendo wants to keep selling the DS as a good alternative while making a profit on all hardware. Some families can't afford even the DSlite, so cutting prices for the DS and releasing the 3DS alongside would keep DS sales steady. Enough to still make profit and maybe have the ability to say it outsold the PS2.
Then, when DS sales finally die out, the 3DS can have a repeat of the PS2 and start releasing the REALLY good games (face it, not all the announced titles will be out day 1) alongside a price drop that puts the console price more mass-market friendly. The sales will spike just like the DS to DS lite jump, and all will be perfect and happy in the world of handheld Nintendo systems.
I hope I make sense.
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