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Lonely_Dolphin on 04 July 2013
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Cold-Flipper said:
Einsam_Delphin said:

Heh, I knew someone would bring up Nintendo's price cut history. The thing is, all those consoles started out at lower prices than the Wii U and even the 3DS. They have less room to drop their prices by and as such they recieved lower cuts. Plus, a $50 cut on a $200 system is much more impactful than the same $50 cut would be on a $350 system. Even if/when the Wii U get's a $100 cut, it'll still be moar expensive than every other console they've released except for the Wii. Speaking of which, the Wii was the same price as 3DS at launch, but the Wii was doing amazingly while 3DS was doing badly, so it's first cut was average sized and years after launch, while the 3DS received a bigger cut and sooner than the Wii did. I'd say the Wii U is much more comparable to the 3DS than the Wii, so it's logical to assume it's price cut will resemble the 3DS's. The 3DS price cut was also the latest price cut Nintendo issued, so it makes sense to go by that one rather than ones for uber old systems.

Also, if Nintendo were really focusing on the 3DS alone this holiday, why would they bother releasing games like SM3DW and DKCTP?

I agree with you that they should drop the price to $250 but will they? I still think it's unlikely. Nintendo was taking a small loss on the system at launch and recently took their 1st annual lose ever. Nintendo will avoid potential profit lose at all costs. Based on what Iwata has said, they are focusing on profit and building investor trust. I could see a $50 cut in September since that would be a decent gap between launch and sales are extremely low at the moment. I understand that a $50 cut is much bigger with a system already reletivly low in price but I just don't see Nintendo doing it. (sadly)

Obviously, Nintendo needs to release games on the Wii U and that's why Mario, DK, and many others are releasing this Holiday but the focus throughout 2013 was definitely the 3DS. 3DS is doing good but still a bit lower by Nintendo HH standards. They wanted to work on putting 3DS in a high state before helping the Wii U. After all, Nintendo relies on their HH's because their consoles are typically less successful. They need something to fall back on just in case. 2014 will be focused on the Wii U because Nintendo is hoping that by then, 3DS will be bringing in huge amounts of money. 



You say Nintendo will avoid potential profit loss at all cost, yet they had been selling the 3DS for a loss after it's price cut, and you even say the Wii U was/is being sold at a loss. I believe they do this because software makes them more money than hardware, so they needs a big install base so their games sell more and to attract third partys. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Also, what else is Iwata suposed to say lol?

How exactly is their focus primarily on 3DS? I don't remember them saying anything like this. Now that I think about it, if the Nintendo Directs and E3 are any indication, their focus is actually more on Wii U, which makes perfect sense considering the 3DS is in a good spot while the Wii U suffers.