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GTAexpert on 10 January 2015
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teigaga said:
spemanig said:
teigaga said:

Well it wouldn't be stupid.

The Xbox was selling better at $500 then it was when its price dropped to $400, the PS3 at $600 was outselling the 360 $399. Theres obviously more to those numbers then I'm letting on but the point is systems can sell  at prices above $399, pressure to be below that pricetag comes from competiton of which Nintendo will have none. You're right realistically Nintendo will not sell there system for that much, but I think they could get away with it and it would be more profitable for them then $399 and benefit them in the longrun if they used that pricetag to beef up specs. Just my feelings on it but I don't think sonys next console will be less then $499.


Lmao, where did you get any of those stats? A $450 Nintendo console would be a tombstone for them. $400 is the sweet spot, and I struggle to believe that they would make it more than $300.

Vg charts (PS3 was outselling 360 WW, and X1 price drop didn't stop sales from plumeting in the summer). $399 would be the safest option, but I reckon it would have to be  more then $299 in order to pack the specs necessary to appeal to the core. If they had 3D Mario, Smash Bros, Fzero and superior quality 3rd party titles (compared to PS4/X1) within the launch window I'd bet you a cutting edge $449 Nintendo system will open with higher numbers then the Wii U but of course we'll never know :p

Seriously though console prices have been increasing, neither the 360 or PS3 have reached that magical $99 pricepoint 7-8years later. In 2013 $399 is the new 299 and by that logic $449 in 2017 is not that crazy at launch if you have the specs/features and software to back it up. But I'll agree Nintendo wouldn't do it.

Its also about brand power. PlayStation is a very strong brand in Europe and Asia and sells well even at very high prices. PS4 costs $670 in India and yet its selling at a very high rate because people know that they will be able to play the multiplats and exclusives they want on a PlayStation device. Nintendo cannot say the same, there platforms don't sell well at even moderate prices.