NATO said:
If paying $800 up front was the only way to buy them, they wouldn't, its paying a small amount monthly along with cellular plan that makes them sell.
Yes, price isn't important at all, it's not like a price drop ever saved a nintendo handheld from poor sales or anything right? And your focus entirely on the price factor and not the home vs handheld says a lot too. As someone that has lived in japan now for more than half thier lives, I've watched the trends change, handhelds right now are significantly more desirable in japan, and have been for the past several years, hence the sarcastic "surprise". As such getting all hyped up because of a relatively small market with a historical preference for handhelds, outselling a home console doesn't make any sense, if it was the same the world over then fair enough, but it isn't. |
1 i never said price doesnt matter at all. Im talking about 1 thing and 1 thing only. The price point. Your right with everything else (i should of taking note woth hh and home console) but your post made it seem like it was just the price difference that makes this not shocking.... So apologies if thats not it.
That said compare vita and ps4 and there you go "25k yen handheld vs a 40k yen home console
