What happens if Sony announces the NGP is $399 and won't release in North America and Europe until 2012?

I'm not saying that will happen, but I think a lot of people are expecting way too much from the NGP and are bound to be disappointed. After all, if the NGP launches in Japan at the same price as the PSP did then one would expect the NGP to be in the $350 range simply by how far the dollar has fallen compared to the Yen; and if Sony makes the NGP modestly more expensive in Japan, it could easily push the NGP past $400 in the United States.

Yeah, I know... I just meant that sales are generally better in the holiday season... Most other consoles launches happen in that time period but 3DS didn't have that going for it...

So what I'm trying to say is, 3DS isn't as explosive as some people predicted, but it isn't as bad as some people say either :)

Sony has already stated that NGP will be a loss leader. It will not approach $400.

Either way, we will see who is right once E3 arrives and I remain convinced that it will be priced competitively with 3DS.

Source? I remember clearly in an interview stating they wanted to sell it at a profit.

We both could be right or wrong actually.

Tretton hinted at a high price by saying it would be "affordable", leading some to think it may be a little on the high side while others believe it to be a loss leader.

Price.

While $250 might be justified when you consider its guts as compared to other portable hardware... it really is a bit high for a portable game console where its mass consumer is primarily younger and forced to buy at the generosity of parents.

I think its selling just fine given its game selection and price. Come holidays when it has a much larger library and many bundled deals (as it won't get a price reduction yet), you'll see a significant rise in sales.

Then the following year after a price cut, it will begin to explode just as the DS did.

The only possible reason for this is DOOOOOOOM! Doom I say!

I like mine just fine.

I may be nitpicking here, but what Reggie is saying comes across to me as revisionist history.

From what I remember, the Nintendo Wii did not start running into inadequate supply to meet demand until about 6 months to a year after the launch of the Wii. My recollection is the Wii did not really make a splash until a little longer in.

Am I wrong? Was the Wii selling out from day 1 for 2 years straight?

Depends on your territory.  In the US, it was sell outs from Day 1.  In some parts of Eruope, it took a few months and then it was all sell outs.  Other parts of Europe had sell outs like the US and a few never had sell outs at all.

Well I don't have long on the computer but.

Honestly people saying Reggie is just spinning it to sound good and Nintendo actually failed. Thats absurd Nintendo stated themselves that they weren't going to push the 3DS hard. They stated that their would be plenty of supply. Don't believe me look at the Ad campaign? With Wii the campaign was over 500-million dollars strong and the origional DS was huge too.

Where is the 3DS huge campagn? Infact many casual I know didn't even know the 3DS existed till I told them. Well DS had ads in old folks magazines, fashion magazines, womens magazines. All over TV regardless of channel and huge hitting casual properties to boost sales.

For 3DS Nintendo went the silent route, sure Reggie went to a couple talk shows and their are a few TV commercials. But guess what Kinect is advertised more then 3DS I see about five Kinect Commercials for every one 3DS commercial.

So if Nintendo really expected to sell out and failed to do so, that would be extremely odd. Nintendo knew this would be the out come from the beginning. Also 400,000 as others have said for week one isn't half bad. Sure its not as good as Kinect's sales during Christmas last year. But its still fairly good for Nintendo.

Honestly when Nintendo pumps that 500-million dollar ad campaign behind the 3DS like Microsoft did with Kinect or Nintendo pretty much did with Wii. Then we can say 400,000 isn't that great. But until then this is fairly good.