superchunk said:
What gets me about this is I see PSP is only $129 in stores in US right now.
So if this does get pushed to US for a foreseeable $99... who'd want to get an obviously cheaply made unit with no wifi option for a crappy $30 less?
Hell if PSP is still outsold by the DSi at a higher price of $149... what's the point of a crappy version at $99 to match the price point of the DSlite... that has wifi?
The only pricing option they should have done was a potential drop in the PSPs price, however, right now it was selling decently and Nintendo had no reason to drop the DSi price. PSP shouldn't be touched just because of 3DS or PSV, its already the lower priced alternative.
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There are several great solo experiences to be had on the PSP, and it's still a good multimedia device. Multiplayer isn't very decent on the PSP, so that's probably why they took off of the Wifi. My guess is that it will be marketed directly to the budget iPod audience as a cheaper alternative. While I do see some petential problems, with that scheme, it sounds like a decent way to gain a few extra customers before the Vita launches.
