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foxtail on 13 January 2016
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curl-6 said:
zorg1000 said:

Like I said, a 20% decline can be explained by other reasons than simply "less mainstream"

What did a GC+GBA SP cost in 2003 onward? $200 total, what have the premium 3DS sku+Wii U cost for the majority of this generation? $500. Even adjusted for inflation, that's nearly double the cost to own both pieces of Nintendo hardware. Is a nearly 100% percent mark up on price a potential reason for a 20% decline?

As for marketing, many people initially thought 3DS was nothing more than a redesigned DS with a 3D screen and many people thought Wii U was nothing more than a tablet accessory for Wii, did either GBA or GC suffer from consumer confusion like 3DS/Wii U did?

Causes like price and appeal don't discount the end result though. Ultimately, people will pay higher prices if something is more desirable; PS2 was more expensive than Gamecube but vastly outsold it.

The PS2 was on average only ~$54 more expensive than the Gamecube throughout it's lifespan.  That's not a huge difference considering it doubled as a DVD player. 

 

 Date

Gamecube Price

PS2 price

~Price difference

November 2001

$199 (launch price)

$299

~6 months $100

May 2002

$149 (-$50)

$199 (-$100)

~12 months $50

May 2003

$149

$179 (-$20)

~4 months $30

September 2003

$99 (-$50)

$179

~8 months $80

May 2004

$99

$149 (-$30)

~23 months $50

April 2006

$99

$129 (-$20)

~10 months $30

Feb 2007

$99 discontinued

$129                     

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April 2009

-

$99 (-$30)

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