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Veknoid_Outcast on 14 October 2016
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fleischr said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
If true, that's a mistake. They should aim for something like $200.

I would buy it for $300, since it's the only place to play the best games on the market, but a lot of undecided buyers will balk at that price tag.

Nintendo needs to offer to consumers a low entry barrier, both in cost and technology.

That's the role of the 3DS and the smartphone games.

If NX fulfills the promise of a true competitive alternative to X1, PS4, then $300 is an okay price point. Depends on whether or not a game is bundled in there.

Can it fulfill that promise? The only reason to use that kind of power would be to placate third party developers, who may not bother to support the system anyway. Even if they do support NX, why would people buy ANOTHER expensive system when they can already play Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, and FIFA on Xbox, PS, or PC.

The extra power wouldn't do that much for Nintendo first party games, which will sell with relatively low-end graphics.

It makes more sense to manufacture a cheap system that's easy to sell. The Nintendo fans will buy it. The fair-weather fans will buy it. The Xbox/PS owners will buy it as a secondary system. But only if the price is right.