| Cold-Flipper said: Either way, I see no reason to wait until 2014 because while the price isn't really a big problem it would still help if it was lower for the Holiday sales rush. Plus, if it is lowered this year, it will still be lowered once Mario Kart 8 arrives so why wait? |
Allow me to explain a bit more of my reasoning here, as I'm one of the people who believes Nintendo should wait.
There's only a few opportunities throughout the generation to have significant price cuts, and these are not only important because of the price itself, but also as a chance to create awareness for the platform. So I believe that timing is essential, and that this year is not the time for it, as the lineup overall is not strong enough to fully complement the price drop effect, nor there's much incentive to do it from the competition. And there's also the fact that the more time Nintendo has to reduce manufacturing costs, the better.
My idea would be to drop the price to $ 250 rather than just to $ 300, but doing it next year alongside Smash and Mario Kart, so to give the platform a more meaningful and lasting effect. Striking while the iron is hot, so to speak, with a combined effect within a small time frame to get the full attention of consumers.
If you drop the price now or for the holidays, then by this time next year the new price is old news, and another $ 50 price cut then wouldn't be as significant as the first one. And Microsoft and Sony will definitely be more agressive next year in terms of pricing and bundles as more of their key releases appear, so the competition will be much stronger then.
Well, just my opinion, of course. Let's see what Nintendo does... Hoping for the best here !
