Surveys of gamers seem to back the reaction of investors – the great majority of gamers seem to think the 3DS is overpriced.
The survey, based on 1,000 responses:
Is the Nintendo 3DS expensive? Or cheap?
It is set to be released on the 26th of February at ¥25,000.
As previously observed, the 3DS does indeed appear to be the most expensive handheld Nintendo has ever released, despite hardware some are accusing of being significantly inferior to smartphones and other devices at a similar price-point:
GB – ¥12800
GBC – ¥8900
GBA – ¥9800
GBASP – ¥12500
DS – ¥15000
DSL – ¥16800
DSi – ¥18900
DSiLL – ¥20000
3DS – ¥25000
Just whether Nintendo’s formidable brand and game development expertise makes up for the pricing remains to be seen.
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People often miss out on these things:
Home consoles comparison- Though the price is close to the cost of a 360 or a PS3, the 3DS have everything you need on the go to play. Current gen high def consoles requires a very expensive setup. Add the cost of an HD TV and you are looking at at least $1,000 more..not to mention these things use up more electricity in the long run.
Smart phones or any jack of all phones comparison- It won’t be practical playing games on it since it wasn’t primarily designed for gaming. They often have poor battery life, and mediocre controls for these new types of portable games. These phones won’t be getting the triple AAA titles that will be coming out on the 3DS.
Even though the 3DS is reported to have a shorter battery life than the DSi I think it will be more efficient compared to a PSP since it does not have moving parts to read the game.
Backwards Compatibility – This is what the next PSP would severely lack since I highly doubt they’ll be using the UMD format ever again. Your entire UMD library will be obsolete once PSP2 comes out, while every DS game made can be played on the 3DS.
This pricing thing is just a marketing strategy to sell more DSi/LL before the 3DS launches. And by that time comes most of you would have saved enough money to buy it and a couple of games. ^^
Wow, your really trying to sell this thing.
I’m sorry, but I’d rather wait for a PSP2 annoucement before I go anywhere near this thing. The fact that a 3DS slim of i version will come soon after, the fact that Nintendo is known to not lower the price of anything, and the fact that Sony will probable sell the PSP2 at a loss to make up ground, is enough for me to be cautious with my purchase.
Nintendo played catch up, that’s it. They didn’t do anything to secure the lead, will they sell alot of units, of course because Nintendo has alot of people eating out their hands like dumb animals, but I can’t drop $300 knowing they could have just as easily released these games on the current DS, minus the 3D.
Uh.. Do you even remember the launch price of $250US for the original PSP? Sony even jacked up the price for the PSP Go! for $250US launch price again, which was $80US more than the regular PSP price at the time. Are you seriously thinking the PSP2 will be cheaper than a 3DS launch price, especially when Sony tried to sell the PS3 at launch for $600US? I can guarantee you that PSP2 will be a lot more expensive than $250US.
I wouldn’t mind if we get 10 free game downloads or a 10GB SD card.
Who gives a s♥♥t about this silly survey. Nintardo releases One 2 bit of a Pocket Monster in “THREE Deeeee” and them whiners flock the week before it comes out for it~ Months before if its that “romance” game!
I didn’t realize this site was a cover for the SDF, misleading title (Only 19.2% think the 3DSis TOO expensive) and the vast majority just fall in step with the Nintendo hate? This is some “Fair and Balanced” reporting if you catch my drift.