Topic: NX Price

How much moola do you think this device is going to be?

I think it's price cannot exceed $300, especially if it's going to be a first party box.

I reckon it'll be around $400/£350/€350.

Pointless thread is pointless. Until we know what the NX is, there's no point in guessing its price.

My sources says it will be somewhere between 1$ to 999$.

@Xilef: Careful..Obe1plays will make a YouTube video citing that as news!

Somewhere between free and a million dollars.

Seriously, how are we supposed to know since we don't even know what it is?

Over nine-THOOOOOUUUUUUSAAAAAND!!!!.....cents.

About 225 grams of moola should suffice...

Nic nie wiem!

Probably about half a donkey.

$-400, Nintendo will owe us money.

The console isn't out yet, so I can't tell you how much it's worth, but I can tell you what Nintendo needs to price it at to be successful.

1. If Nintendo wants to continue as the go to home console for kids, it needs to be 300 dollars or less. Their last 4 systems have done this, and when compared to the other options on the market, it makes their system a strong value proposition to parents.

2. If Nintendo wants to change their game up, then it can be more, but it can't surpass $450 dollars. There has never been a home console that has been successful while being above that price.

3. If it's a handheld, $200 max. Even that is pushing it a little. This device is competing with smartphones and tablets that can do MUCH more, so it's a tough sell for something that could be very situational.

$350 for a console that's more powerful than the PS4 is possible and what's Nintendo must do to get back 3rd party support.

"There's no way"? What information do you have to know this?

I'd personally pay any price. But if there are two parts (handheld and home console), I'd say each should be sold seperately with the handheld for 200€/$ and the home console for 300€/$. However, if you buy both as a bundle, you only pay 400€/$. If it's just a console, it'd be 300€/$.

my bid is 199.95, drew.

The original Atari 2600 debut in 1977 for $199. That's $778 in today's dollars after adjusting for inflation.

The Nintendo Wii debut in 2006 for $250. That's $294 in today's dollars after adjusting for inflation.

Just a little food for thought.

I made a quick graph because that's what I do. Took the US launch prices from the last two console generations, adjusted for inflation using an online calculator. Graph shows the highest price, lowest price and the median price. The green side represents a "cheap" price target, the red side represents a premium price.

People expecting the same prices as previous systems need to remember inflation. Adjusted for inflation the Wii launched at almost $300US (2015). On the other side the 360, PS3 and XBOne were all at around $500US (2015). Of course tech does tend to get cheaper over time but you need to keep in mind how much more $250US was worth 10 years ago.

That said, I think $200-250US is a reasonable target for a portable. I'd expect a home console to be somewhere closer to around $300-350US. With the home console they need to be careful that they are priced competitively. Either that or they need to offer something worth paying a premium for. With the portable? I think they can get away with a lot more. They're already a premium product in that space, regardless of price or spec.

It depends on what it is, of course, but as a new Nintendo home console in general, I'd say it could easily be at least $350. However, If at least some of the rumors about it were true, I expect it to be over $400.
Gamecube started at about $200, Wii was about $250, and the normal version of the Wii U was about $300. The only proof I have is this pattern, sadly, but it might be just enough to show my point.