Official Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS, "New" 3DS, & "New" 2DS XL Thread.

[YellerDog]

Yoshi: It won't.

[Yoshi]

I was actually wondering yesterday if there would be a price drop when I opened Gamestop's website and realized the 3DS was the most expensive system on the market:

That's misleading though, as it includes used prices for everything except the 3DS. Good luck getting a new 360 for $100.

edit: Nintendo will now be taking a loss on every 3DS. I can't wait for the spin to come in on that.

[MechDeus]

That's misleading though, as it includes used prices for everything except the 3DS. Good luck getting a new 360 for $100.

Sure, a new 360 is $200, but the only good PS3s are the used ones.

[Yoshi]

Sure, a new 360 is $200, but the only good PS3s are the used ones.

I don't think the good PS3s are the cheap ones though. There's also a PSthree supposedly on the way.

[Error]

Nintendo will now be taking a loss on every 3DS.

They can afford it.

[MechDeus]

There's also a PSthree supposedly on the way.

Sounds gross. Maybe if it supports that supposed attachment diagram found forever ago to hook up a PS2 addon through the ethernet port or whatever.

[Hero]

At this rate, wait another 5-6 months and it'll be $100 new.

[Diff-chan]

And in 2 years, it will be -$200. Genius.

[Hero]

I'm not saying it like there's some inherent linear formula at work here. However I do think that markets often push a product to whatever cost that market values it at.

Hate it all you want, people valued the Wii at its price for such a time that it went years without a drop (no matter how much the echo-chamber clamored and agreed that it need to or be doomed). I think given the current value-prospect offered by the 3DS for $250, not a lot of people were willing to bite. With this announcement, I still think its overpriced because the value prospect is still the same: a mini me-too console on-the-go that wants AAA titles with the same fidelity, hype, etc. as its bigger brethren. With next to none of the real values associated with a portable:

- Long battery? Nope
- Ease-in, ease-out burst-session style games? Not the ones that are getting all the press as must-haves
- 3D? Not when it works precisely against a real value of a portable - the ability to play without a narrow field of vision.
- Affordability? Sure the system will be cheaper but those games are still in the $30 - $50 range, right?

So if I could see this thing dropping again - maybe not to $100 in 5-6 months, but $129 in under a year? $150 sooner than that?

[YellerDog]

Gimmick tech is gimmicky. It's gonna hover around the edges of mass adoption, but never quite make it.