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windbane on 25 June 2007
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RolStoppable said:

vizunary said:
1) Do any of you actually think that Sony & MS leaving, and only having N as a console is a good thing? That's stupidity in it's finest. Actually hoping for a monopoly. Farking iggits.

2) Sony for one isn't going anywhere after being no 1 for a decade, hell if N can continue on after being the loser for just as long. Also, you cannot discount the massive profits to be gained by BD dominance.


1) Only Nintendo in this business wouldn't be a good thing, competition spurs innovation. However even owning the handheld market for about 15 years, Nintendo never raised the launch price of a portable console above $150 and even in their arrogant days in the mid 90s the launch price of the N64 was $200. They have always sticked to this sweet price point for every launch. I know the Wii costs 250$, but you get a game with it and internal flash memory, so you don't need to purchase a memory card, this puts it practically in the same price range as previous Nintendo consoles. But again, only Nintendo in this business wouldn't be a good thing.

 

Oh, ok, so it's cool for Nintendo to add things and charge more, just not Sony or Microsoft. I'd much rather buy a $200 Wii.

That said, I love how inflation is not taken into account. The Wii is the cheapest or 2nd cheapest console ever at $250. I'd rather they raised the tech a little.  The 360 is slightly above average (at $400, if you want a Core you're not getting a 360 imo), and the PS3 is high but not the highest. But hey, if you count blu-ray's worth at a low $200, it's "practically in the same price range as previous" Sony "consoles." Just saying.