Why can't the U just be a late bloomer?

[TheFallen]

padib said:

TheFallen said:

The Wii was an unusual case , so i can't honestly answer that. The DS and 3DS were the best supported handhelds of their gens and the DS was a massive change for the handheld market. The Wii U's price is a negative against your OP actually as the PS3 and PS4 both launched for more and tracked above the wii u.

Do you agree that the affordability threshold is lower for Nintendo consoles than it is for PS and XB? What's your opinion on the sales spike the 3DS got when it's price was lowered from 250 (U's price) to 180?

@brute. Ah, nice.

I agree that the affordability range is lower but price alone is not the only issue. The GameCube went to 99 early in its' life and it didn't matter. The 3DS spiked because consumers don't want a Nintendo handheld that cost as much as the Wii when it launched. 199 probably would have been fine to launch the 3DS at for the market penetration Nintendo handheld are expected to get.