No joke:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6280301.html

Even if people will buy it, it doesn't exactrly justify the price. From now on, we have to remember not to show our positive reactions during showings in the future or Sony will charge us 400$ with the PSP2 or a new Nintendo console will cost 400-500...

Kinda.

Although they still have some way to go yet until they match the Sony arrogance of a few years back

The difference between 3DS/PS3 pricing though... Is that Sony were losing $200 per PS3 when it launched at $600. So they were actually doing consumers a favor despite the mahoosive price tag.

Nintendo will probably be making a LOT of money on each 3DS sold for $250 (or maybe even more...) Not doing consumers a favor at all really, just milking them like crazy.

$250 American dollars sounds reasonable considering the

step up in graphics

3D visuals

Stellar launch line-up

Popularity of the last DS console

They will probable have a $50 price drop early on in the consoles life so no need to worry

I would say kinda but not completely.

the psp sold at 60 mill at 250 so I dont see 3ds selling any less

edit: Also psp was that price 5 years ago so today it is acceptable and 3ds will sell like crazy at least in japan even at the equivalent of $300 so they are kinda right. What would be wrong is if it has the battery life of the psp

they know the fans would buy it no matter what the price.  Lets not front like most of it arent already going to preorder (not me)  If i were them I would price it at 300 to really make some dough

I think they are making some of the mistakes sony did with the psp, but the fact that its a nintendo handheld means it should succeed despite them.

I think you missed the point.  The OP is implying that Sony priced the PS3 so high because they knew the fans would buy it no matter what, and they didn't.  The argument being made is that the same thing could happen to the 3DS, Nintendo getting cocky and pricing it too high.

i'm not interested in PSP2 , even if it had a SCEJ game on it, no sir no!

and if any PSP fan is interested , LETS THROW THEM IN THE FIRE!!!

because they will be losing 200 dollars on every unit sold right..........

I think there's a difference between confidence in your ability to sell and actual arrogance. Arrogance is about tone.