sethnintendo on 21 November 2012
| kain_kusanagi said: For some reason it bothers me that they are breaking even on the system instead of selling it at a loss. MS and Sony have always sold at a loss at launch so we gamers don't have to empty our checking accounts to get the latest in gaming tech. I would rather Nintendo sell at a loss with higher end hardware or sell the lower end hardware for far less than they are asking for the Wii U. If Sony or MS built a system today with the Wii U's specs would they have sold it for $150-$200 at launch? I don't know, but it kinds f sucks that Nintendo isn't passing their savings on to their customers. Especially with how much money they have in the bank and know they will pad their pockets with in the coming years. |
So you would rather have the company subsidies the system for you. Isn't making profit the whole point of running a business? Sure you can sell your systems for a loss and hope to make it up later through peripherals and software sales. However, why the hell would you want to devalue your product so much where you are taking a hit at each system sold. Complain all you want but Nintendo has never sold a system for a loss till 3DS early price cut and Wii U launch. If anything they are taking your advice.
