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

[zorg1000]

Soundwave said:

At the end of the day though

Inflation adjusted today:

The NES Deluxe Set (aka: the standard one most kids had with Mario + Duck Hunt) = $300

Super NES w/Super Mario World = $343

The Game Boy = $170

Is really not miles removed from Wii U being $300 today with Mario 3D World + Nintendo Land and 3DS ranging from $129-$199.

I mean if the point is things are more expensive today than they were in 1989 minus inflation ... well yeah ... and ... ? I can't buy a bottle of Coke or a Big Mac or a pair of Nikes or a comic book or spaghetti sauce for the same price as 1989 either.

If anything a $130 only "3DS model" (which would basically be the 2DS) would probably be selling worse. 

Ur only taking into account launch price, the NES Action Set (the main bundle from 1988 onward) was $99.99 or about $200 in today's money, SNES in 1994 was $119.99 or about $200 in today's money.

Ur Gameboy example isn't helping u because launches aligned 3DS is way ahead of Gameboy.