JackHandy said:
firebush03 said:
GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, GameCube, and (to a lesser extent) DS were all very affordable at launch, this is correct. However, it is not true that N64, Wii, nor Wii U were any more affordable than Switch nor Switch 2. The N64, for instance, launched as the most expensive system on the market (for a system that wasn’t something super niche like the Atari Jaguar). N64 literally had a price cut from $350USD to $300USD pre-launch because it was just too much for consumers to stomach compared to the $300USD PS1. Wii ($250USD) was only $50 cheaper than XB360 despite running on significantly weaker hardware; Wii U launched at $350USD — only $50 less than PS4 — despite running on weaker hardware. And while online was free, it was also significantly weaker than the online available on Switch 2 (which has seen a significant improvement over Switch 1). Not to mention, those systems asked $5-20USD/game from retro consoles, whereas Switch 1/2 only ask $20-50USD/year for the entire catalogue tanging all the way through GCN.
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Where are you getting your numbers from? lol. The N64 launched at $199.99. The Wii-U launched at $299.99.
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alright so its clear you know I’m correct but simply don’t want to engage. (Wii U had a $300USD SKU, yes, but that was stripped of storage and the pack-in Nintendo Land. The $350 model eventually would become the $300USD SKU.) The evidence is overwhelming that the Nintendo of today is no less nor more consumer friendly than that of yesterday.
Next time, don’t talk so confidently when you know next to nothing. Not gonna engage any further.
