The dust has settled from yesterday’s barrage of Nintendo 3DS news and some of our readers were rather vocal about the price, suggesting it was a teensy bit expensive. Those pesky analysts have had a look at the pricing and also agree it is wrong. They think the Nintendo 3DS is too cheap.
“I thought the price point would be higher… but $249 is pretty good.” said M2 Research’s Billy Pidgeon. “To me, what remains to be seen is software pricing. So far, it’s a little higher in Japan and they haven’t mentioned what they’ll be here.”
Mystic Meg Michael Pachter has suggested Nintendo will miss out on some easy money by pricing the 3DS at $249.
“I’m impressed that they had the confidence to charge $249; I think that they’re going to regret it. It’s going to sell out and they’re leaving money on the table. I’m impressed that they’re this consumer friendly – that really matters. So it’s not shareholder friendly, but consumers are going to love the $249 price point. If you explain the feature set to most consumers, they would say $300 or more. So $249 is a bargain.”
Not everyone is impressed with Nintendo’s ‘bargain’ pricing; Werner Nemetz , QA Tester for Activision has said:
With that price point, region lock and 40 bucks for a handheld game this will get a no thank you on launch. Not willing in any kind of way to pay for a handheld game almost as much as for a console game. 3D is nice and all, but for me personally the hardware is not upgraded enough compared to the DS to warrant this price.
Let us know if you would pay $300 for a 3DS in the comments section.
Source: IndustryGamers / GamesIndustry.Biz
hazelam
good god that pachter it a total frakking douchebag.
he’s clearly on various company’s payrolls, the way he talks up their douchebag decision as best for the customer.
either that or he’s a total frakking idiot who has no real concept of the true value of money, but then by his own admission he is a lawyer by training so being a douchebag probably comes naturally.
i’m not normally one for violence in real life but i could happily slap that guy around a bit.
Peter Rushton
Call me a fanboy but I really don’t want to see Nintendo run away with the market, Sony has to come up with the goods more than ever
TSBonyman
The cost is subsidised by the subsequent deterioration of your eyesight!…hehe just kidding.
The price does seem good but i will have to try one out for myself before i can say if i’ll be interested in buying one.
DrNate86
I was expecting around 200. It’s a bit expensive for me, but I wasn’t surprised by the pricing. The PSP2 is going to be even more I think, so its a fairly good price.
UKZ-N3M1515
is the product worth £249 – Yes
am i happy paying £249 – No
Will i wait it out….. Of course
Bilbo_bobbins
bloody rip off basically.
FoxHoundGabe
If you think this is expensive, just wait for the PSP2 price to be announced! still, ill wait for it, dont have the need to replay MGS3 just because it’s got 3D.
gazzagb
Way too much. You can get a console for that price, and the PSP was £180 at launch.
jayjay119
and I remember all the raving about how that was overpriced. I’ll be buying neither the PSP2 nor the 3DS until they drop under £200, games not included.
moshi
Hell im to cheap even to buy a DS at the £100 mark still.
Dan Lee
A 3D enabled machine that also takes 3D photos, plays 3D movies and has access to 3D tv content? For around £200 I can get on board with that.
jayjay119
That’s true, but very few people look at that. I mean when the PSP launched it was advertised as this little powerhouse that played games, music, movies and stored photos. But at the end of the day, it’s principal function is a games console, no matter what fancy functions you throw on, and people will see it that way.
Just as a point of interest, does the PSP still get movie support?