Anyone else think the 3DS price will drop quickly?

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LordTheNightKnight said:

superchunk said:

Nope. It will sell gazillions and be sold out for 2011.

Just as Wii could have easily sold for $300 for the first year or two with much of the same result, the 3DS will be gobbled up by the masses. I bought two, well pre-ordered.

It will be a lot like the Wii and stay at $250 for at least two years and then maybe see a marginal discount to $200 once the initial demand has leveled off. Hell, the DS stayed at $120 for pretty much ever.

It didn't start out at that price.

You're right, before its biggest hitters hit (brain age, NSMB, and Nintendogs). But it remained there for pretty much its entire life at the same time Wii stayed at launch price for years. My reasoning is that Nintendo has moved into a stance that they will not drop prices (even when competitors do) until their product's sales deem it necessary.

3DS will have big hitters within its first 90 days on the market and like DS @120 or Wii at the launch price it will remain at 250 for at least its first two years. Then it might see a marginal discount or simply do as DS did at 120 and focus on bundles and other offers.