Nem said:
GhaudePhaede010 said:
It was not a mistake to respect you so much after my previous reading error. Most of what you said makes sense and I can respect even if I do not necessarily agree with you. With that said, if you are saying that it is not cheaper to keep everything in one box and that it is not smarter to have what could be your potential system selling capability packaged with the console, then as I said before, stay away from business. Shipping on two separate products can be a slippery slope that in the end, consumers would have to pay. There is no reason a connector for the television would need to be sold separately other than greed and confusion. I think Nintendo needs to keep this thing all together because it will make the most sense to the most people that way. If they just want a hand held, they got one, but if they want to hook it up to their television, for no additional (precieved) cost or (actual) inconvenience, they have that ability as well. It really is that simple.
At least you understand if what is rumored is true that this is a portable that can be connected to a television and not a home console. I will agree that if the price is too high, it will not work. However, what is being presented is not modern technology and relatively inexpensive. I do think they can sell it at the price you mentioned but they may break even as opposed to making profit. Of course, now we are speculating on something else entirely. Technically, it would not be sold at a loss but if they intended profit, they may not like that road and may try for 279 or 300. I refuse to pay above 300 for what the rumors have stated. But if it turns out to be within the 250-300 range, I will squirm but pay for it. Not to say everyone else would, however. I believe 250 is that magic number.
As I stated before, my daughter can link her iphone to our television with a cable that cost me like ten dollars. If Nintendo thinks they can get away with selling the adapter shell for much of anything at all, that would be silly. Fans may pick it up but like Vita with the overpriced memory cards, that could be an undoing for some people. If what is rumored is true then Nintendo may as well just package it in because this shell is basically the same thing as that iphone cable and to think it should cost the consumer anything more on the final price tag would be unacceptable.
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I have a major problem with the part that goes "for no additional (perceived) cost". How on hell do you pull that one off? There is no way to pull that off unless this dock is mostly a piece of plastic with no big expensive electronics in it. You also put alot of emphasys on the logistics, but logistics are a part of marketing meant to place the product. Logistics don't determine the product development.
Aside from that we seem to be in the same ballpark. I do wish you would stop with the respect comments. I don't think either of us cares deeply what another person in the internet thinks of us. Its a message board. We debate and comment ideas, lets stick to that.
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As of the current rumors, the shell is exactly that. A piece of plastic with no expensive electronics on it. From this rumor, the shell is used to transfer the video to the television. If that is the case, it would cost just about nothing to produce and should not raise the cost of the console at all. The latter half of your first paragraph I do not follow so I cannot adequately reply to it.
I only go back and forth with people I respect. I will not go on and on with someone that I do not respect. No, I do not care about you, but if you post things I do not respect; rather than argue/debate/engage with a reply, I would simply ignore you. If you have not seen my posting habits, I rarely post. I come here almost daily but only post when I feel there is a true need for my post. Otherwise, I do not waste my time.
