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Ljink96 on 30 April 2016
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Ljink96 said:

The PS4 is more powerful than the Xbox One and Wii U and it sold at a profit. You don't need a weak console to be profitable. If NIntendo didn't use the GamePad, the Wii U would have cost 200-250 at launch not 300-350. With today's technology, it's much easier to make a console that's cheap and relatively powerful.

And it launched at 400$, way more than a Nintendo console should.

Even with its good sales and PS+ subscriptions Sony's gaming division profits aren't too high, and Nintendo is aiming for big profits. This means selling as many (of their) games as they can. To achieve this goal both releasing games at a faster pace and reaching a larger amount of customers is the way to go, and a cheaper and weaker console helps in both fronts.

Who's to say Nintendo consoles can't be in the upper price range? If they change their hardware choices to include a blu-ray player, and have up to par graphics...that'd basically be a PS4. Nintendo used to have the more expensive console, it wasn't until other companies included other media apps and players that development costs increased, thus an increase in price. You can make a PS4 comparable system and sell it for $300 now. I'd pay 400 for a Nintendo console so long as it's modern.

I do agree that Nintendo makes most of its profit off software and a low price hardware brings down that barrier to entry, but it's possible to have a moderately priced console and sell a killer amount of software. The PS4 and GTAV as one example. People will pay for a good game console with good games. Nintendo's own fanbase as of now has dwindeld down because of their lack of the ability to be modern. The NX needs 3rd parties to survive successfully. It's been the downfall of every great company. If you don't have 3rd party support, which is directly related to how your console performs power/sales wise, your console is sunk. i.e. Dreamcast, Saturn, Atari5200 and 7800, Gamegear, Lynx, 32X, Jaguar, and now Wii U.

Nintendo can hit hard, and they have. But they could hit harder with hardware that caters to everyone, while maintaining a modest price which is what the PS4 is doing and why it's sold 40 Million over Wii U's 13 Million with a 1 year headstart. I understand how Nintendo has operated in the past but things change and if Nintendo isn't willing to adopt industry standards, they minds well pack up their hardware business.