| Cheebee said: It's common knowlegde that Nintendo purposely priced the 3DS a lot higher than they would have done normally (before this current gen), because they learned their lesson from Wii's launch, when it was sold out for ages and they could've made a ton more money had they priced it higher. So, Nintendo *could* easily lower 3DS' price and still make a healthy profit. Whether they'll do that remains to be seen, too early to tell now. If sales remain below expectations after more compelling software comes out (stuff like Zelda, Mario Kart, Super Mario, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, whatever) and/or NGP poses a real threat later on, they probably will. For now, no-one knows. Imo if NGP comes out at a competitive pricepoint, Nintendo will lower 3DS' price, no sweat. |
The problem with Nintendo's claim is they are selling fewer systems that way, which means the tons more money has been cancelled out.
The selling out fallacy doesn't take into account how many systems are being sold out or how many systems are left on the shelves if they aren't sold out.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
