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You know how that 3DS cost you $250?
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Author:  Joe [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:35 pm ]
Post subject:  You know how that 3DS cost you $250?
...well, it cost Nintendo $103.
Author:  SmilerAl [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know how that 3DS cost you $250?
No surprise, look at iPads, they are far worse.
Author:  thegamecubist [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know how that 3DS cost you $250?
So Nintendo is the bad guy...for being a business?
Author:  Prof. Chaos [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:46 pm ]
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it prints money, etc
Author:  goodface87 [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:54 pm ]
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Cool. I guess they'll make some money off of it. I also kinda hate how the ign article's title says $100 dollars when in the body of the article they clearly say $103 dollars. Why the need to lie? I don't think the $100 dollars will stick in someone's mind more than the $103. Just tell the truth. Yes, I just wasted a few sentences on this. Anyway, I guess when they set the price of the system they have to take into account all the money they wasted on the marketing as well as research & development on both the system and software that comes with it. Maybe they're really charging you extra for all those little things that come with the 3ds. I don't know. I don't have one.
Author:  Blokeymon [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:43 pm ]
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Quote:
Of course, there are a number of costs surrounding this figure that aren't factored into IHS's breakdown. Packaging, marketing and R&D play an enormous role in determining the price of a system, not to mention software development. The Nintendo 3DS not only includes the often-mentioned AR Games but Face Raiders, Mii Maker, Mii Plaza, a music player, a photo-editing suite and, eventually, the e-Shop and an Internet Browser.


And thus their profit margin is greatly reduced.
Author:  The Twilight Storm [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know how that 3DS cost you $250?
You know those heath packets and energy pills I sell for Nuriche that cost $3.00?

I get them for $1.00

It's called "turning a profit." If I wanted to be a greedy jew like Apple, I'd sell them for $5.00. In fact, someone I work with tried that. He lost half his customers. Gotta find a middle ground, and that's what Big N did. It's not $500. It's $250. Good enough.
Author:  Sypher_04 [ Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:03 pm ]
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My big question is why is nintendo incapable of getting an internet browser done in time for the launch of anything? lol
Author:  Smokey [ Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:57 pm ]
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Nintendo is the geezer of the industry, so they're incapable of navigating teh intarwebz.

But yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo was only making a profit of $50 a unit, if not less, given the extra costs that weren't mentioned by IHS.
Author:  fanboy19 [ Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:24 pm ]
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don't forget Ninty aren't the ones selling them for $250. The retailers are. At most Ninty is selling them for $200 which is a pretty standard markup.
Author:  The Twilight Storm [ Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: You know how that 3DS cost you $250?
It's not like they're selling them for $600 with the promise of an amazing Ridge Rac-

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Oh.
Author:  wakachamo [ Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:25 pm ]
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And then you look at the PS3 which was sold at a cost for most of its life thus far. :lol:
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