Soundwave said:
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. |
but it doesnt really matter in the grand scheme of things, because the system is a flop regardless and Ninty fans are going to support Ninty casue there...fans. Which we know dont even represent most gamers it seems. Do we have break down how many of those 9mil plus consoles were basic?
but i see your point about demand. but Wii was kinda cheap to begin with, we cant really know how well it would have sold if it was 350 like Wii U was
