List of 8th gen, million selling Nintendo IP

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foxtail said:

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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 (launch price)	~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	-
April 2009	-	$99 (-$30)	-

 

Gamecube was still cheaper the whole time, but that didn't help much cos in the end it simply wasn't a desirable product.