| HappySqurriel said: Just on a side note, I think people are assuming too much about the price of the 3DS because It could still end up being $200 or $219; and even if it ends up being $250 I don't think it is the problem many people think it is. My thought is centered on what people have paid (and still are paying) for portable electronics. Most people spent more on the iPods they purchased over the years, and the 3DS is still (roughly) the price of the cheapest iPod Touch on the market. When you look at how much the iPad and Tablet PCs cost $250 doesn’t seem that expensive at all. Or to put it another way, when people seem to want a device $250 doesn’t seem to be a barrier to them buying it; and the real question isn’t whether it is expensive or not, it is whether Nintendo can convince people to buy into the 3DS at $250. |
It is quite likely that the 3DS will sell to the core market for the first year and also be sold out the entire time. The price only starts to be a factor once the handheld isn't sold out anymore and Nintendo have increased production. Only when supply really increases or demand decreases would there be a price drop from the original $249 or $299 price point. Although it is possible that the 3DS will sell so well it won't recieve a price drop until well after 2013 or thenabouts when Nintendo will quite likely release an updated version with better batteries and cameras/screens, sort of like they released the DS lite.
Tease.
