Nintendo: next gen is about “improving gaming experience” “wonderful graphics won’t help”

[Squilliam]

Cobretti2 said:

Squilliam said:
Nintendo has a point but it doesn't excuse their excessive cheapness to the point of absurdity.

cheapness is a two sided coin. Many people are not prepared to pay $350 let alone $450 for a Nintendo console. Theykind of tired with the 3DS, but it was selling shit, so they had to sell it at a loss.

I personally wish Nintendo wasn't being cheap but until gamers are prepared to spend the kind of money people are on mobile phones and tablets, this won't change.

People will pay for a good experience. Sometimes Nintendo seems to spend so much time making things cheap and simple they forget more elegant solutions. Sometimes products are good simply because they are high quality and capable. If they can make a convincing case for people to spend the money then they'll spend the money.