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

[saicho]

Carl2291 said:

saicho said:

Carl2291 said:

Kinda.

Although they still have some way to go yet until they match the Sony arrogance of a few years back

 

The difference between 3DS/PS3 pricing though... Is that Sony were losing $200 per PS3 when it launched at $600. So they were actually doing consumers a favor despite the mahoosive price tag.

Nintendo will probably be making a LOT of money on each 3DS sold for $250 (or maybe even more...) Not doing consumers a favor at all really, just milking them like crazy.

At least right now,this would be purely speculation on your part.

Besides, even if it is true, isn't that what Sony did with PSP Go? It is actually cheaper than PSP Go's launch price when it's released a year and half later. You are certainly right that they still have a long way to go in order to catch Sony on arrogance.

True. Nothing but guesswork and just going by Japan prices but... Yaknow. Could be $200, or less.

As for PSP Go. Totally different situation. They didn't price it according to fan hype after an already planned price point. They put it at that price because they didn't expect it to sell well, and it was just a test for a new market.

3DS is the follow up to what will be the best selling videogames system... Ever. It's got massive hype behind it already, everybody already wants one. PSP Go... Not so much.

Although I do agree it was way overpriced.

I think you misunderstood. You were saying Nintendo will probably be making A LOT of money on each 3DS based on launch price. The speculation is on your part guessing the cost for Nintendo to produce 3DS and distribute them.

I also disagree some of your points on PSP Go. Basically you implied that it is ok to overprice a product if a company doesn't expect it to sell well and just use it to test a new market. In the end, such company still is trying to milk its customers by overpricing such product. The difference here is that 3DS is actually highly anticipated. If there is a demand for it, I would say the price is justified. Perhaps PSP Go would sell a lot better if it is priced in the $150 range but Sony chose to have bigger margin on each unit sold instead.

We'll have to wait and see how 3DS turns out. Apple proves that you can overprice a product as long as it has features everyone wants with good buzz. iPad is the latest example. I was a big douber when iPad was first announced and thought it was way overpriced. I didn't think there will be enough consumers to spend $500-$600 on a tablet. Boy was I wrong. I still can't believe what a big success it is.