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Valdath on 14 January 2017

Reminder that you need to buy the joycon charging base (the one that comes with the system is just plastic) for an extra 30$.
They have 20 hours of battery so it's not that bad, but unless you buy a pro controller there's no way to charge the joycons and keep playing without going into handheld mode.



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Normchacho on 14 January 2017
Valdath said:
Reminder that you need to buy the joycon charging base (the one that comes with the system is just plastic) for an extra 30$.
They have 20 hours of battery so it's not that bad, but unless you buy a pro controller there's no way to charge the joycons and keep playing without going into handheld mode.

That's not possible...there's no way the dog face that comes with the system doesn't charge the joycons...

 

Edit: Jesus Christ it's true...

 

http://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2017/1/13/14269692/nintendo-switch-controller-charger

 

What in the hell is Nintendo doing?



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invetedlotus123 on 14 January 2017
Azuren said:
invetedlotus123 said:

But there`s an important point you just mentioned. Price. You may think it`s expensive, but, consumer wise, the price itself doesn`t matter. If the person seems value to it, they are going to pay for it, unless they just can`t pay it in anyway. 

Sometimes trying to go cheap could have hurted more than helped. 

Price ALWAYS matters.

 

Price is a major reason PS4 pulled ahead at the get-go.

 

Price is a major reason PS3 had such a rough start.

 

Price is a major reason the 3DS sells well. 

 

Price is always in the top three most important features of a platform. And right now, you've got a handheld-hybrid at the same cost (and at times, greater cost) than much more powerful gaming platforms that both come with games.

Prices doesn`t matter, VALUE PERCEPTION does matter. It`s not about the raw pricing, but people thinking " Is This product good ? Do I have desire for it? If I do the price point is a barrier for me to get it?" If the Answer is, the product is good, and if the answer is  people have desire for it, price will only get in the way when it`s become a barrier to people to get it. It won't be 50 USD that will stop people to purchase the Switch IF THEY WANT ONE very badly. As it isn't the iPhone and other premium smartphone price tags preventing nobody to buy them, because people see value in them.

Going for too cheap could make Nintenddo have to compromise their view of the Switch and it could be a bad business choice, because people prefer to pay 300 USD for something they desire than paying 249 USD and 199 USD and it`s Meh. 

What i`m trying to say is, it doesn`t matter if it costed 99 USD if nobody wants it anyway.