Nintendo Will 'Regret' $249 Pricing on 3DS, says Pachter

[LordTheNightKnight]

greenmedic88 said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

Siko1989 said:

Reggie said in the 3DS new york conference that the 3DS is actually worth $300 - $400USD .. but they made the price $249.99USD, $150 less of what its actually worth.. 

I'm going to call plain, old boasting on that. The mainstream does not consider a game system worth that much.

EDIT: At least a hanheld, when you likely have more than one per household.

Seriously, that does sound more like something SCE would have said back in 2006, although in this case, at least Nintendo is still pulling a profit on each unit sold, even at $250.

And even in the days of elementary school kids with iPods, somehow I just don't see the average family buying a bunch of $300-400 handheld video game players for the kids.

The simple answer is that those are seen as having more uses than games, which means people accept higher prices. And no, slapping on features to gaming devices doesn't change that perception, as we saw with the PS3's price.