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Is the DSXL price fine for you?

Yes 8 11.43%
 
Hell NO! 47 67.14%
 
Its doable 8 11.43%
 
other 7 10.00%
 
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Seece on 28 November 2011
miz1q2w3e said:
Seece said:

What's with the pathetic little picture? you wanna say something say it.

I didn't say they should cut DS price, I said they should have launched 3DS at $199, and not worry about DS outselling it the first year.

lol why u mad tho? Stop taking things so personally, I was just replying to your post about stupidity

Pretty Ironic you say that yet fail to actually read my post correctly. And no, I'm not mad ...



 

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kopstudent89 on 28 November 2011

To make the 3DS very desirable. That's why it's selling well in Japan, not only from anticipation, but it's also a replacement for the DS. It's working wonders



blkfish92 on 28 November 2011
Gnac said:
Because 3D is worthless.

*runs away*


You said it not me!!



           

kopstudent89 on 07 December 2011
spurgeonryan said:
kopstudent89 said:
To make the 3DS very desirable. That's why it's selling well in Japan, not only from anticipation, but it's also a replacement for the DS. It's working wonders


So you are saying they are keeping the price high so people will be like, "Why should I buy the XL when it is the same price as the 3DS? Lets just get the better 3DS." Is that what you are saying? Wouldn't those same people just want to go out and pick up a DS lite or the other version of the DS? They are actually around 99 dollars I think.


Well i ment that the whole DS line is close to the 3DS price. And a DS Lite really isn't desirable anymore, so let's compare only the DSi and 3DS. With them just being $30 from each other, i think most people would gladly pay a little extra to get the 3DS no?



freebs2 on 10 December 2011

Considering how much is still selling it's not the DSiXL price being too high, it's 3DS being too low. Nintendo is still in damage repair mode since they have screwed up the system launch. I agree with Seece, they should have sold it for 199$.



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Seece on 15 December 2011

Why do you keep replying to posts that are a week old ...



 

Galaki on 15 December 2011

There's a rule against posting in old posts?



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Lord Ciansworth on 15 December 2011
freebs2 said:
Considering how much is still selling it's not the DSiXL price being too high, it's 3DS being too low. Nintendo is still in damage repair mode since they have screwed up the system launch. I agree with Seece, they should have sold it for 199$.

They could have launched at $199, maybe even should have, but you must remember the atmosphere that surrounded the price drop. Nintendo stock was crumbling after a poor four months of sales for the 3DS, while there was a lot of hype being built for the PSV post E3. Nintendo were justifiably concerned that, if they didn't take strong action to create a substantial userbase ahead of the PSV's launch, the PSV may steal the handheld spotlight and momentum in a Q4 2011 launch and obtain a market leadership position.

On why the original DS models are so expensive? Well I reckon Nintendo don't really care about further penetration of the market with that console, considering it has already sold 150 million units, and, therefore are going for a profit maximisation strategy to offset the small losses incurred on the 3DS sales. The original DS, afterall, must be hilariously cheap to produce at this stage.