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Lonely_Dolphin on 05 July 2013
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archbrix said:
Einsam_Delphin said:

Well as you said that was your last post, of which came way after the point you initially ignored me at. But meh, let's just move on already as I really don't care about all that junk. :L

 

Anywho, there's no magic required here. *Billy Mays voice* "Just change the 3 to a 2, it's that easy!" They may lose money now (I'm saying may because the 3DS and Wii U game sales may counter the losses), but they'll reap more cash later thanks to a bigger install base enabling their games to sell more and encouraging third partys to jump on board. Based on how Nintendo has sold consoles at a loss before, they too must see things this way, as there's no other reason to do that, atleast none that I can think of.

 

I don't see anything unrealistic about dropping the Wii U's price by $100. Infact, I only see the opposite as true, as people clearly don't like it's current price range, which includes $300. Due to that last part, it's hard for me to see a $50 drop helping much as the Deluxe model a.k.a. the actually selling model wouldn't be at a totally new price for the Wii U. Of course a $50 cut would help when weighed against the competition, but likewise a $100 cut would help more, as it'd put the Wii U even closer to PS360 and further away from PS4/XO. The 3DS didn't have nearly as much competition, yet it still got a larger than expected cut, so again it's logical to assume that the Wii U which is up against heavier competition should atleast see a similarly large cut.

I used my last post as an example because it was the most recent. My very second post in the thread addressed both of your points (why a hundred dollar drop right now is too much and why fifty would suffice) that you wrongfully accused me of lying about not ignoring later:

"They were selling the 3DS for a profit at $250 so when they cut the price by $80 it resulted in a (relatively) small loss per unit.  The WiiU was already selling at a loss shortly after launch.  It was stated that after selling a game with the system (probably a 1st party game at that) it turned a profit.  By the end of the year I wouldn't be surprised if the BOM was down enough that they were breaking even with each system sold - but a price drop is going to put them in the red again.  So if they drop the deluxe down to $300 (a full $100 less than the PS4) with a strong holiday lineup, they'll be moving plenty of units and not fall as deeply into the red.  Remember, we're talking about Nintendo here."

Respectfully, perhaps you should brush up on your reading comprehension?

This is also evident in your new post as it is just restating the same things I've already addressed as to why they don't make sense, so I'll just assume that's your silent way of saying "agree to disagree".



Okay fine, you weren't lying, so how about we move on now? And yes I am repeating myself just like I said I would be if we kept going on, as you haven't disproven what I said/I'm not sure if you're grasping what I'm getting at. When I say agree to disagree is when I mean agree to disagree, though I can't see how you can reasonably disagree with much of what I said as many facts and past instances are involved.