| Einsam_Delphin said: You can't simplify it like that, there are many different types of gamers who enjoy different types of gaming. You can't just say "oh anyone who likes gaming will totally pick up a $300 Nintendo system just cause it has Nintendo games," especially when that already isn't happening. $300 is too expensive for Nintendo's main and biggest market, definitely too costly for the mobile crowd, too much for console crowd without uber hardware and full third party support, and too expensive even as a secondary system to the third party machines most everyone already has. If you believe that then why are you wanting powerful expensive hardware that'll make it more difficult to get to the software? And anyway, I never said hardware (atleast not alone) sells consoles, however the hardware can negatively affect sales when it gets in the way, such as gimmicks that jacked up the price of the Wii U and 3DS. |
I will concede that I am potentially very wrong in the excitement for a console that has portable and home qualities. As we've seen in other hybrid devices such as laptops that can become tablets (or tablets with docking to become laptops), they are not flying off shelves. Add that to the perception that a portable is automatically one type of low-end gaming performance with phones being the dirt-bottom of that bar, it very well may mean that an NX with obvious portable qualities gets treated as automatically inferior for gaming. I personally disagree with that attitude as I see it as a home console with portable features. (yes I'm obviously assuming eurogamer and my op are right on what NX is)
As far as price... I don't think I pitched an expensive device with high price.
3DS has sold very well at $200 (XL). In fact, its done so well Nintendo stopped selling the $140 model and only focused on the XL size. Well, they do have the 2DS at $100, but that is a barebones device that also doesn't sell as well as the 3DSXL.
I think if NX is at $200 to $250 (completely reasonable prices for the tech being discussed), it will be fine. Then if the home docking bay is $100 with a controller and HDD plus ports for ext. HDDs, HDMI and some sort of CPU/GPU that can scale up its capabilities on TV... that is a great value. Though keeping it at $100 with all that will be hard... maybe.
