mchaza said:
hikaruchan said:
Joelcool7 said:
All this video does is convince me that in modern days consoles shouldn't cost more then 300$. Look at NES Nintendo's first home console using cartridges, 240$ then the N64 which sold at 200$ after inflation close to 260$. Then look at GameCube 200$ again probably close to 250$ in today's market. Then the Nintendo Wii at 275.99CDN or 250$! GBA launch price 150$ which today is 180$ Then the DS another 150USD launch inflated is 167.99$.
This is why consumers say PS3 cost to much, and X-Box 360. Sure when compared to 3DO, NeoGeo, Atari2600 yah I guess its not much. But when you compare it to NES,N64,GameCube and pretty much any other Nintendo console that is just ludacris.
As a Nintendo fan I have come to expect great quality hardware at very affordable prices. Thus when I see PS3 selling at 600$ I freak. Nintendo spoils us and as that report shows they always give us more bang for our buck. Is 250 too much for 3DS well considering GBA and DS both launched at 150$ yes it is 100$ more, include inflation and GBA was still only 180$ according to the Bank of Canada's inflation calculator.
So that means that the 3DS is the most expensive handheld console produced by Nintendo to date. Of course Nintendo fans will be upset. However 250$ is reasonable as a home console as that is around what Nintendo typically charges for home units. Infact even Wii was more expensive then GameCube which after inflation is alittle over 240CDN.
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In all fairness the CELL processor was absurdly expensive to develop and Blu-Ray drives not being cheep at the tame plus all the other Tech SONY jammed into it meant they had little choce to charge US$599 for it. but SONY should have realized that a system in the price range of the PS2 was more appropriate.
The 3DS will of cores cost more then it's predecessors because of the more expensive Tech it uses of corse US250 dose seem a loy for a Handheld Console but you can't expect to get new technolagy for the same price as the old going.
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the biggest cost for the 3DS is the screens which nintendo dont make and i believe are from toshiba.
but must remember that the europeans are paying 348 USD (last time i checked) for the 3DS, so around 100 USD more.
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Sony did jam alot into PS3, they should have understood that the market wanted a console that was both affordable and powerful. For a fraction of the cost they could have simply tied up with 360 power wise and they would have sold a shit load more units and software would have been flowing in day one rather then years later. If Sony had stuck to the 250-350$ price point I think they would have had alot more success and might have even taken on Wii let alone probably beat 360!
Well actually I'm pretty sure Sharp is making the screens for 3DS. As for it being more expensive due to higher tech. I myself understand this but it still angers Nintendo fans. DS was a major hardware leap from GBA, it had two screens instead of one, one of those screens was a touch screen which also boosted price. Graphically the hardware was superior it also featured a Mic. The hardware was extremely advanced compared to GBA, yet Nintendo launched it at the same price of 150USD.
So yes I think the 3D screen must be expensive to build but is it more expensive then adding a second screen, touch screen , Mic etc...etc... that DS added? I don't know but charging a 100$ more is of course going to upset fans.