Nikkei rumor: Nintendo Switch to cost 25000 yen ( probably 250$/250€)

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Wyrdness said:

Captain_Yuri said:

Re-read what I said again... 

I said that I liked the $250 price but it is above what I would call the impluse buy category. Remember when the 3ds launched at $250 and Nintendo lowered it to $150sh? $150 is what I would call impluse buy where a random person that is looking for something to get his kid for his birthday wouldn't have to think too hard when deciding what to buy. And that is The New 3ds XL which sells for $199. Orignal 3ds XL, Original 3ds, new 3ds and 2ds all sell for less...

Also never did I say that $250 was an unreasonable price for what you are getting nor did I ever mention it won't sell. The fact that I said that I liked the price and that I am pre-ordering 2 of them should have told you what I thought of the price...

What counters your argument is that the Wii was that exact price and was an impulse buy, 3DS had other problems than it's price with consumer confusion and an early drought being the main factors, the actual price cut didn't do anything to change the situation it was the consistent arrival of software and a change in marketing that did that.

PSP even sold at that price for the basic pack as well it is very well with in impulse buy range, kids want the latest thing out which is going to be the Switch so a random person is going to opt for that in the long run because one their kid most likely already has a 3DS at this point and two Switch is no doubt going to phase 3DS out.

Yea but the times have changed. One could also argue that the wii's main gimmick factored into its sales and not to mention that it included wii sports which really showed what motion controls was capable of. Where as the 3ds on the other hand didn't have such gimmick to really push the sales so I'd say my impluse buy price range stands for a lot of devices. While the 3ds wasn't flying off the shevles when the price cut happened, if it did stay at $250, I doubt it could have had a chance to be where it is at now so I am certain the price cut helped greatly in the long run.

And yea, the psp sold well but the psp didn't have competition from smart phones and tablets like the Switch does. We can try to beat the drum of Switch having a dock which makes it unique from other tablets thus making it its own category but I think most people will still see it as a tablet first due to its form factor and a so called "game console on the go" second. And of course, the impluse buy range does change with the times depending on the market I'd say.