| Cheebee said: $250 is very expensive for a dedicated portable gaming system, especially in the current economical and social landscape - regardless of what you personally believe. It's why 3DS flopped hard after launch, and Nintendo dropped its price to $170. And make no mistake, 3DS was doing extremely poorly prior to its pricecut. That's not even mentioning Vita. You do not decide what's expensive and what's not, the market does. That's perceived value. |
You are either not reading my posts, or only seeing what you want to see.
I know the price was dropped from $250 to under $200. I said that. I also pointed out that the time frame in question the 3DS was under $200. I also know that in the present "socioeconomic" climate dedicated handhelds aren't hot items. people tend to be more into phones now. I also pointed this out. I am right with you on the whole perceived value boat, that's why I keep trying to point out that devices in different markets compete differently. A 3DS is more in competition with a phone than it or he phone could ever be in competition with a home console. If you cannot tell the difference or understand my reasoning here then I'm sorry.
If you are going to gauge the value of an item, then at least compare that item to other items that have the same usage case scenario. I would think that this would be obvious.
If none of this makes sense to you, maybe we should just agree to disagree.
