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<blockquote data-quote="Queue" data-source="post: 110841" data-attributes="member: 3496"><p>Poor initial sales, yes. The 3DS only began selling after a substantial price cut. It's been the same issue with the Wii-U. I almost guarantee that the Wii-U will begin to fly off shelves after another price cut and/or better bundles. The only problem is that they were selling the thing for a loss at $350, so they'll take even more of a financial hit by lowering the retail price to boost sales.</p><p></p><p>If Nintendo wants to be the family-friendly and budget-based console manufacturer, they have a very large consumer base to tap into, but the price has to match what they offer. $350 was an insane sticker price for a console that doesn't offer nearly as much as the PS4, which retails at only $50 more. The Wii was a great value at $250, because the competition retailed at $500-600. But this is a whole new ball game, and consoles aren't selling for as much as they used to. What adult, excluding Nintendo fans, is going to choose a $350 seventh-generation console over a $400 eight-generation console? If that isn't an unsustainable business model, I don't know what is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Queue, post: 110841, member: 3496"] Poor initial sales, yes. The 3DS only began selling after a substantial price cut. It's been the same issue with the Wii-U. I almost guarantee that the Wii-U will begin to fly off shelves after another price cut and/or better bundles. The only problem is that they were selling the thing for a loss at $350, so they'll take even more of a financial hit by lowering the retail price to boost sales. If Nintendo wants to be the family-friendly and budget-based console manufacturer, they have a very large consumer base to tap into, but the price has to match what they offer. $350 was an insane sticker price for a console that doesn't offer nearly as much as the PS4, which retails at only $50 more. The Wii was a great value at $250, because the competition retailed at $500-600. But this is a whole new ball game, and consoles aren't selling for as much as they used to. What adult, excluding Nintendo fans, is going to choose a $350 seventh-generation console over a $400 eight-generation console? If that isn't an unsustainable business model, I don't know what is. [/QUOTE]
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