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DélioPT on 20 March 2017
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Miyamotoo said:
DélioPT said:

Theyalways had 2 products, yes. But the price point difference was a result of that.

And if you have been reading Nintendo's comments, they aren't developing a HH.

If they lower the price of the Switch to 269, for example, and introduce a Switch Pro at 329, what's the problem with that? Different versions with different price tags. And with time the price will go down a bit more.
The 3DS price was lower and got even lower because it was old tech. Switch is not that old.

It's true that Nintendo isn't going to fight a power war, but they can't be oblivious to what Sony and MS bring to the market because they need to be competitive and give consumers 3rd party games that are good when compared to the better versions.
I doubt people would like to pay bare bone versions of multiplats.

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 wasn't talking about HW revisions, just the number of platforms.
In 2012, Nintendo only had two machines, revisions came with time. The same can happen in the years to come.

It isn't just Nintendo PR, it's what the machine does and how people perceive it: home console and handheld in one.
A machine that only does part of it will be seen as an inferior product.

Yes, they won't have that low price point anytime soon and at the same time, will they actually needed it if the machine/machines sell very well?
People payed 400$ for a PS4 in droves when no one expected it due to the price; Sony sold 50 something million consoles with prices averaging above 300$. Will they need to lower the price to make people buy one. I don't think so.

If the price is good and the machine is appealing, people are more than willing to give in and pay more.

Play on the go will not make games possible on the platform nor will it eliminate the problems with the ports it can get - again, if they can get.
Nintendo needs to give developers a machine that can get their games without too much troube, otherwise we will see a Wii U situation all over again: even before the console was released, only a few developers were willing to bet on it.
I get that if the console sells, developers will try harder, but i don't think the end result will be good, and if it's not good, consumers will buy that 3rd party game on XB or PS.