21st October 2005, 9:25 AM
GBA, ~$100, GBA-SP $80 (or was it $100?), GBA Micro $100, DS $130... (yes, and the PSP is $300 and the N-Gage is ... uh, I don't know, something higher that came down really fast...)
Anyway, maybe Sony and Microsoft think that $300 is the right price to start at (though if the PS3 rumors are true...), but Nintendo never has. I know, their hopes that the lower price would help them win never came to pass, but I certainly appreciate the lower prices of Nintendo consoles, and Nintendo's consoles have always been $250 or less at first, so saying '$300 is now expected' is just wrong. A common price, yes, but 'the norm and expected'? No way.
Oh yes, and how about the Dreamcast? :)
Anyway, maybe Sony and Microsoft think that $300 is the right price to start at (though if the PS3 rumors are true...), but Nintendo never has. I know, their hopes that the lower price would help them win never came to pass, but I certainly appreciate the lower prices of Nintendo consoles, and Nintendo's consoles have always been $250 or less at first, so saying '$300 is now expected' is just wrong. A common price, yes, but 'the norm and expected'? No way.
Oh yes, and how about the Dreamcast? :)
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