zorg1000 said:
AlfredoTurkey said:
As for the the the $299.99 price point, there have only been two Nintendo consoles ever released at that price point. The NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube and Wii all launched lower than that. Only the Wii U launched at $299.99 and we all see how well that worked out.
So, Switch is the first console in their entire fucking history that has sold well at that price point and you're telling ME I don't know what I'm talking about? If there's a mirror, go find it, have a good look and say to yourself... "I don't know my history but I will learn and never make this mistake again."
Oh, and in order for Nintendo to end up 1.5 billion poorer they would have had to sell the same amount of consoles at $100.00 less but... (ready for it?)... at $100.00 less? They'd have sold far more than the 15 million that they have. This means more games sold, which means more money earned, which means... overall? Yup, MORE profits.
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Is inflation not a thing?
How would they sell far more than 15 million when they were supply constrained for most of the first year?
Hes right, you dont know what youre talking about.
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Price tag>inflation. Value is relative to the consumer. If these consoles were at inflation costs, comparative to the late 70's, they'd be pushing a thousand dollars. People see a price tag and associate it with the product regardless of the time it released. A game console's sweet spot is $199.99... and always has been. Anything over $249.99 and it becomes harder to sell... which is why Nintendo has only done it twice.
People have paid more, of course. The PS2 was $299.99 and moved quite well and so is the Switch. The PS4 as well. But history shows that once they drop below that $200.00 range, they really fly off shelves. Most of the PS2 sales were at that price point.
Last edited by AlfredoTurkey - on 29 March 2018
