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Soundwave on 10 June 2015
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oniyide said:
Ljink96 said:
Nintendo has always been priced the lowest. I don't see how that would affect their sales. Still, 3DS and Wii U are the lowest priced out of the competition, the same way it has always been. Then again, 3DS was $250 at launch...the same price as a Wii, and Wii U was $350 wasn't it? Yeah, price may have a bit to do with it bu not much.


i dont think it matters what the competition is selling at. I dont think people are willing to spend past a certain amount for Ninty systems. anything pass 300 seems to be a no go for home consoles. same with portables pass 200


I think it depends on the hardware proposition. 

If Nintendo fans were strictly all about price, then the lower price Wii U basic should've outsold the more expensive one. The more expensive $199.99 3DS XL also pretty always outsold the 2DS and the $169.99 regular 3DS. 

The truth is too, $99 for a handheld, $199.99 for a console was never going to be feasible forever. Just like you can't go into a supermarket and expect to pay prices from 1989 for food (a Big Mac cost $2 in 1989, today it's $4+) you can't expect to get much of anything electronics wise for that cost these days. 

$99.99 for the Game Boy in 1989/1990 adjusted for inflation today is $191 just about ... so just a little shy of the 3DS XL and more than the standard 3DS. 

People were willing to pay hand over fist for the Wii at $250, the extra $50 on the Wii U is not the issue. Demand is the issue, not the price.