They've left the Wii U to die.

[The_Yoda]

rolltide101x said:

The_Yoda said:

True they have a different model for the pricing of their games.  They can't really take huge losses on their hardware and remain in business, unlike Sony and MS there aren't other divisions to help absorb losses while keeping the company afloat.  Do you remember the $600 PS3, were they "helping consumers out" or did they flop hard at that price and realize the market wouldn't tolerate it ...

I'd also say the $60 a year for online play is super consumer friendly.  Granted MS and Sony seem to have better servers but they are still asking you for $300 to $600 additional dollars from you per gen (based on a 5 to 10 year hardware cycle) on top of the console price.

Plus gives me a ton of stuff...... Nintendo really needs something similar. Sony still lost money on that 600$ PS3.....

 

Nintendo never gives consumers a break, MS and Sony both try to when possible

Although not as generous there is/was club Nintendo that gave out free games after registering what you had purchased. I got Wind Waker HD for free on one promotion. There was also the deluxe digital promotion for the Wii U where they gave you 10% back off of all your digital purchases for a period of at least a year when you bought the 32GB model.  To say Nintendo never gives consumers a break is likely just misinformed. They are even starting to come around with cross buy.  I bought The Boy some game and he got a download code for the 3DS version as well.

Nintendo is very protective of the perceived value in their software and that is why you see prices remain high for long periods of time.