Squilliam said:
Given the fact that the first quad core chip with similar specs has only just been sampled to manufacturers the price may be right given the likelihood that the handheld won't be out until 2012. The time between sampling and products is often up to 24 months, so even if they got it out quickly 12 months would be pretty unprecedented in the industry. Another thing you'd have to consider is Nintendo probably takes a large margin on the 3DS whereas Sony doesn't. If Nintendo released the NGP it'd almost certainly cost $399 because thats how they operate their business. Sony on the other hand is willing to break even or even lose money in the short terms in order to meet strategic goals. |
Knowing Nintendo's (traditional) business model, I would expect that the $250 price for the 3DS is probably pretty close to the cost of manufacturing, packaging, transportation, etc (essentially all of the costs of the product to get it into people's hands) ...
Beyond that, I don't disagree but I just want to add an additional possibility with the NGP. It wasn't that long ago when console manufacturers would release a system in Japan 3 to 12 months before it would launch in North America; and then it would launch an additional 3 to 12 months later in (most of) the rest of the world. This has given many manufacturers the ability to make their systems seem like they were "technology from the future" while still being released at affordable prices ...
