Is price a major factor in poor 3DS/Wii U sales compared to GBC/N64 & GBA/GC?

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Soundwave said:

oniyide said:

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. 

Gameboy launched at $89.99 not $99.99 and 3DS is tracking ahead of the original Gameboy launches aligned as well.