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Marketing 16 4.89%
 
Ultra marvelous fantastic games 175 53.52%
 
Sony need to do a better job 47 14.37%
 
Cultists fans 26 7.95%
 
More mainstream 21 6.42%
 
Cheaper development, more profit 25 7.65%
 
Unique hardware features 17 5.20%
 
Total:327
Lawlight on 10 June 2015
Pavolink said:
Lawlight said:


Which wasn't doing very well until Nintendo dropped the price by 32% within 5 months of release.

Just like PS3?


No. The PS3 didn't get a price drop so soon and certainly not by 32%.



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Pavolink on 10 June 2015
Lawlight said:
Pavolink said:

Just like PS3?


No. The PS3 didn't get a price drop so soon and certainly not by 32%.

It needed to sell decently, so in the end, it's the same. PS3 needed a huge price drop and different models to sell.



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Lawlight on 10 June 2015
Pavolink said:
Lawlight said:
Pavolink said:

Just like PS3?


No. The PS3 didn't get a price drop so soon and certainly not by 32%.

It needed to sell decently, so in the end, it's the same. PS3 needed a huge price drop and different models to sell.

Still not comparable. The 3DS came out a year ahead of its competitor and was super cheap compared to it. Not so with the PS3.



Pavolink on 10 June 2015
Lawlight said:

Still not comparable. The 3DS came out a year ahead of its competitor and was super cheap compared to it. Not so with the PS3.


Still needed a price cut to sell. Same situation.



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Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

Predictions for Nintendo NX and Mobile


Lawlight on 10 June 2015
Pavolink said:
Lawlight said:

Still not comparable. The 3DS came out a year ahead of its competitor and was super cheap compared to it. Not so with the PS3.


Still needed a price cut to sell. Same situation.


Nopes. Having no competitor at release and being massively cheaper is not the same as multiple competitors at release and being massively more expensive.



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foxtail on 10 June 2015
Pavolink said:
Lawlight said:
Pavolink said:

Just like PS3?


No. The PS3 didn't get a price drop so soon and certainly not by 32%.

It needed to sell decently, so in the end, it's the same. PS3 needed a huge price drop and different models to sell.

The original PS1 also had a price cut of 33% only ~8 months in,

The PS2 had a price cut of 33% at 1 year, 8 months in.

The PS3 also had a price cut of 33% 12 months in but it wasn't one to one comparable (60GB w/ BC vs 40GB w/o BC)