I remember buying the 3DS back in May and June/July seeing it struggle so much then having that price cut I thought to myself for a sec if it was a mistake getting the 3DS. But now I can say for a fact it wasn't
GBA did well because it was the only mainstream handheld during 2000s. No competition or whatsoever in the handheld market.wow the gba did really well
lol. but true,Nintendo used Price Drop!
It's super effective!
what the?GBA did well because it was the only mainstream handheld during 2000s. No competition or whatsoever in the handheld market.wow the gba did really well
The PSP and PS Vita were not on the market when both the DS and 3DS launched, what's your point? Nintendo has never had any real competition in the portable market. The Sega Gamegear was the biggest colossal flop next to the N-Gage and some of the other attempts by companies at portable console gaming.
what the?
the psp came came just one year after the ds was released, you dont call that competion? its like saying the psv would not be giving any competition to the 3ds now
If you hate all things Nintendo, why the fuck post in a thread about it? Just curious cuz I've heard a lot of people hate you, you commy bastard you.As a hater of all things Nintendo, this is great news since Nintendo takes a loss on every 3DS unit since the price drop.
Because he's an incorrigible troll.If you hate all things Nintendo, why the fuck post in a thread about it?
umm, did it ever occur to people that *maybe* that wasn't a panic price cut, but a shrewd calculated plan all along? granted, very risky, and a lot of things could go wrong, and a lot did actually. but when it got right, it got very very right.Without the panic price cut there's no way the figures would be the same as they are today.
I thought the Price Drop move was used to set up something like... Mario Kart+3DLand combo? or that broken move, Revelations?Nintendo used Price Drop!
It's super effective!
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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
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| 3DS | 67.558 | 75.018 | | 649.812 | | 4.931.955 |
| PS3 | 22.002 | 23.293 | 26.766 | 194.165 | 192.355 | 7.830.550 |
| PSP # | 15.860 | 15.847 | 107.000 | 158.467 | 272.228 | 18.887.851 |
| PSV | 13.939 | 17.141 | | 126.517 | | 566.503 |
| WII | 8.206 | 8.814 | 15.028 | 101.293 | 141.833 | 12.264.514 |
| NDS # | 1.608 | 1.759 | 23.111 | 17.564 | 210.417 | 32.826.050 |
| PS2 | 1.239 | 481 | 1.665 | 5.425 | 11.512 | 21.779.532 |
| 360 | 1.139 | 1.382 | 2.118 | 9.601 | 16.746 | 1.545.646 |
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| ALL | 131.551 | 143.735 | 175.688 | 1.262.844 | 845.091 | 100.632.601 |
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| DSiLL | 957 | 1.090 | 12.069 | 9.913 | 108.809 | 2.304.232 |
| DSi | 651 | 669 | 10.039 | 7.651 | 90.496 | 5.841.701 |
| PSP | 15.860 | 15.847 | 106.893 | 158.467 | 266.215 | 18.711.864 |
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Then why hasn't anything else broken the record sinceIf you make the sales relative to the size of the gaming industry the GBA would have massively outsold the 3ds.
umm, did it ever occur to people that *maybe* that wasn't a panic price cut, but a shrewd calculated plan all along? granted, very risky, and a lot of things could go wrong, and a lot did actually. but when it got right, it got very very right.
think of it. the initial overblown price was because Nintendo saw enough hype to cash in on the relatively empty tier of next-gen handheld. but they were able to take that massive price cut because, well, maybe that was the true value all along. and they hurt a lot of early-bird pride by doing that, but i'm feeling that despite some misgivings about it, the Ambassador actually delivered and made up for that, maybe even more. plus now, the 3DS is starting to show some pretty spectacular magic, thanks to Revelations and other top-notch games. it's all shining shimmering splendid now, and it'll only get better with Kid Icarus and Kingdom Hearts on the way.
also, i've only recently discovered, but now i know for sure why Nintendo have been doing budget specs instead of bleeding edge--it's Reggie's grand scheme. i read about it on his Wikipedia article. so i guess i had been right all along, i just didn't know. he truly is the Regginator. *pats myself on the back*
i hope after WiiU, Nintendo surprises us with holo gaming. i know for a fact that they're toying with the idea since last year (i read somewhere on GameFAQs about how they had an event in Tokyo where they had a holo display set up with Mario running around doing stuff; i sure wanna see that). Holo Battletech would be godly.
It really hasn't crossed the 5.000.000 mark yet, it's almost there though =P
Oh, and there's a chart, seems like a new system called "Vita" is out there...
Code:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 3DS | 67.558 | 75.018 | | 649.812 | | 4.931.955 | | PS3 | 22.002 | 23.293 | 26.766 | 194.165 | 192.355 | 7.830.550 | | PSP # | 15.860 | 15.847 | 107.000 | 158.467 | 272.228 | 18.887.851 | | PSV | 13.939 | 17.141 | | 126.517 | | 566.503 | | WII | 8.206 | 8.814 | 15.028 | 101.293 | 141.833 | 12.264.514 | | NDS # | 1.608 | 1.759 | 23.111 | 17.564 | 210.417 | 32.826.050 | | PS2 | 1.239 | 481 | 1.665 | 5.425 | 11.512 | 21.779.532 | | 360 | 1.139 | 1.382 | 2.118 | 9.601 | 16.746 | 1.545.646 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ALL | 131.551 | 143.735 | 175.688 | 1.262.844 | 845.091 | 100.632.601 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | DSiLL | 957 | 1.090 | 12.069 | 9.913 | 108.809 | 2.304.232 | | DSi | 651 | 669 | 10.039 | 7.651 | 90.496 | 5.841.701 | | PSP | 15.860 | 15.847 | 106.893 | 158.467 | 266.215 | 18.711.864 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBA did well because it was the only mainstream handheld during 2000s. No competition or whatsoever in the handheld market.wow the gba did really well
The PSP and PS Vita were not on the market when both the DS and 3DS launched, what's your point? Nintendo has never had any real competition in the portable market. The Sega Gamegear was the biggest colossal flop next to the N-Gage and some of the other attempts by companies at portable console gaming.
umm, did it ever occur to people that *maybe* that wasn't a panic price cut, but a shrewd calculated plan all along? granted, very risky, and a lot of things could go wrong, and a lot did actually. but when it got right, it got very very right.
think of it. the initial overblown price was because Nintendo saw enough hype to cash in on the relatively empty tier of next-gen handheld. but they were able to take that massive price cut because, well, maybe that was the true value all along. and they hurt a lot of early-bird pride by doing that, but i'm feeling that despite some misgivings about it, the Ambassador actually delivered and made up for that, maybe even more. plus now, the 3DS is starting to show some pretty spectacular magic, thanks to Revelations and other top-notch games. it's all shining shimmering splendid now, and it'll only get better with Kid Icarus and Kingdom Hearts on the way.
also, i've only recently discovered, but now i know for sure why Nintendo have been doing budget specs instead of bleeding edge--it's Reggie's grand scheme. i read about it on his Wikipedia article. so i guess i had been right all along, i just didn't know. he truly is the Regginator. *pats myself on the back*
i hope after WiiU, Nintendo surprises us with holo gaming. i know for a fact that they're toying with the idea since last year (i read somewhere on GameFAQs about how they had an event in Tokyo where they had a holo display set up with Mario running around doing stuff; i sure wanna see that). Holo Battletech would be godly.
I'll just say "you're wrong".
Price cuts come when systems don't sell well. If the 3DS sold well at $250 it would still be $250. Instead it was doing quite poorly so they dropped the price (perhaps in panic) and now it sells well.
You're whole "they did it to rip off early birds" theory is just false in so many ways. First off, Nintendo is selling the 3DS at a loss, and no one wants to sell at a loss unless they need to. They needed to. Second off, if they could sell at a significantly lower price point and still be profitable, they probably would. It'd be more sales in the end most likely and probably more cash.
Also, this whole "Reggie's grand scheme" thing, is it "we don't need fancy hardware since casuals don't care" or "we don't need fancy hardware because our fanbase will buy it regardless"?
As for the rest part with "holo gaming", um, I don't even know what to say.