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Miyamotoo on 19 March 2017
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Soundwave said:
Miyamotoo said:

Actualy they usual have more products than 2, just look at last year, Wii U at $300, New 3DS XL at $199, New 3DS at around $150 and 2DS at $100.That's basically 4 price points, from $100 to 300.

Dont look to much in Nintendo PR talk, they also said that Switch isnt successor to 3DS, but you will see how they changing their song when 3DS dies.

Having just $270 and $330 price point would be bad for Nintendo because for first time they wouldn't have in generation lower price point ($150-200). They will certainly work to have Switch at lower price, and most logical and most certain thing would be to release Switch Mini/Pocket for just handheld playing after 3DS dies for around $200, and I am certain they will do exatly that.

You do realise that Wii was 20-30x times less powerful and still sold better than PS3/Xbox360. If Switch sales good, 3rd parties will port their games to Switch despite power difference, what Switch will offer compared to PS4/XB1/Pro/Scorpio is play on go.

I don't even see $330 as a price point period. 

Tech scales in cost with time, I realize this concept is hard for some Nintendo fans to understand (since Nintendo has never really used any reasonably powered tech for like 10 years now), but if it wasn't true then the Slim XBox One and Slim PS4 should cost more than the old PS4/XB1 ... they use effectively a new chip (at 16nm). And PS4 Pro should cost more than the launch PS4 ... it's twice as powerful, but yet it only costs the same $399.99 magically. 

And iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones should increase in price point every year, after all it's impossible to have increasing power/better screens and this year over year for crying out loud, and not have to charge more. 

No, more like you are talking something like $249.99 with game included for a smaller Switch and $299.99 for a pro model by 2018. Both can use the Tegra X2 chip. Technology scales people ... especially mobile technology and Nintendo has not done something stupid this time like using some weird propietary chip with a wacky RAM setup or expensive 3D screen tech that no one else is using. They are going to be able to benefit from scaling technology costs very easily, something the Wii U could not do. 

Inflation is a thing too, you can't expect Nintendo to forever have things at $150-$200 ... that's not how real life works. $250-$300 will eventually become the new $150-$200. 

I perfectly understand concept, and actually I was on one first here that predicted this concept.

Comparison with PS4 Slim or XB1 Slim doesn't make any sense because you talking about bigger Switch not smaller. Thats why 3DS XL is $200 while regular 3DS is $150. Pro was released 3 years after PS4 launch, not one year after launch, so bad comparison again. Same goes for iPhone and Samsung phones comparisons, because you talking about phones that have yearly or earlier upgrades of models.

Its not point if Nintendo can do that, point why Nintendo would do that so fast. You again totaly ignoring clear fact that there is no need for XL Switch model so fast when Switch already have big screen for handheld gaming console, while on other hand there will be huge need for smaller/cheaper Switch when 3DS dies. And like I wrote above, we had infos that Nvidia gave great offer Nintendo with X1 chips and that was one of reason why Nintendo went with Nvidia for Switch, maybe we talking about tens of millions X1 chips for Switch.

Of Course that inflation and price cuts are things, but you talking about next year, not something in around 3-4 years. At end of next year you cant have regular Switch for $150-200, but you could have Switch Mini/Pocket for that price that would practically replace 3DS/3DSXL on market.