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thismeintiel on 31 July 2011
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NYANKS said:
Galaki said:
radiantshadow92 said:
The moment the psv was announced for 250$ i just don't see how anyone didn't see this coming. 80$ is way too much though.

Even if it weren't for that, we all knew a cut to $200 was by year end. Nintendo just went ahead and 1up everyone's prediction, lol.

It wasn't obvious that Nintendo would do that.  And if people found it obvious, it was only because the 3DS was underperforming by a pretty good amount.  This was not a calculated move by Nintendo, it was a reaction to the missed expectations.

Exactly.  This was a FUD move by Nintendo.  Their system wasn't performing very well and the PSV is 3-4 months away from release.  I think Nintendo didn't believe the 3DS had a chance against the PSV with the same price point.  And while I agree with that stance, I still think their price cut was premature.  They should have at least waited out the holiday and cut near the beginning of the year if they needed to.  They could have even pushed the cut as a celebration of its 1st full year on market.  At least then it would seem legit and not be seen as desperation by the gaming public and investors.