Soundwave said:
$150 is a bit too low IMO. The 2DS/cheaper 3DS have shown people really don't want to skimp on features just for a low price point, otherwise they should be outselling the 3DS XL, but people who do choose to buy a 3DS choose by majority to pick the most expensive model. You can't have "strong integration" with the console if you have such a weak portable, to have somewhat seamless play between the two home/portable you're going to need some decent grunt under the hood too. I'd say start at a launch price of $219-$229. Still cheap, still reasoable, only a stone's throw away from the current 3DS XL, but the extra $20-$30 really gives you a lot more leeway on GPU/RAM in specific. Having a strong launch lineup (Mario/Zelda at launch, DQXI?) is a must, not like the 3DS which had an awful launch lineup and having the launch closer to Christmas will ensure a good early sales. Then you can scale down in cost to $199.99, 7-10 months later fairly easily as manufacturing costs come down. |
Maybe $150 is a bit low, but I think anything above $199 is to high.
If handheld cost $219-$229, what price will be for home console in that case? Remember, Xbox One next year will probably have price point around $299, I dont think Nintendo aiming to have higher price for their home console than XboxOne/PS4.
I don't think hardware that I mentioned is weak for handheld, with that hardware I think they can easily have strong integration with home console.
I dont see higher price than $199 ($149-199) for handheld and higher price than $299 ($249-299) for home console, but if NX is some kind of hybrid device, i can see price around $250.
