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antonz said:The hardcore buy anything even 600 dollar systems that at launch had no discernable advantage over cheaper consoles to the point its version of multiplatform games were even inferior.
Blu-ray.
antonz said:The hardcore buy anything even 600 dollar systems that at launch had no discernable advantage over cheaper consoles to the point its version of multiplatform games were even inferior.
gketter said:According to wikipedia, the PSP launched $299 canadian and $249 US
So maybe this is what the 3DS will do as well. Still amazes me Nintendo is entertaining launching at what the PSP did
whitehawk said:I can't believe people in this thread...
EBGames wouldn't want to tell customers "You owe us an extra $50 by the way".
whitehawk said:I can't believe people in this thread...
EBGames wouldn't want to tell customers "You owe us an extra $50 by the way".
I don't get it. What are you trying to say here?whitehawk said:I can't believe people in this thread...
The $299 price is for the very chance that it is that price. It's probably going to be $250, but imagine if they charged $250 for the pre-order, and then Nintendo announced the 3DS was $299. EBGames wouldn't want to tell customers "You owe us an extra $50 by the way". This way it's $299, or they get to give the customber back $50/$100.
ronito said:I don't get it. What are you trying to say here?
...the TOS says in pretty much every online store that pre-order prices are not guaranteed.whitehawk said:I can't believe people in this thread...
The $299 price is for the very chance that it is that price. It's probably going to be $250, but imagine if they charged $250 for the pre-order, and then Nintendo announced the 3DS was $299. EBGames wouldn't want to tell customers "You owe us an extra $50 by the way". This way it's $299, or they get to give the customber back $50/$100.
Anihawk uses Swift on Whitehawk.AniHawk said:They did exactly this when Microsoft made the Halo 3 Legendary whatever more expensive than anyone thought it would be.
whitehawk said:I can't believe people in this thread...
The $299 price is for the very chance that it is that price. It's probably going to be $250, but imagine if they charged $250 for the pre-order, and then Nintendo announced the 3DS was $299. EBGames wouldn't want to tell customers "You owe us an extra $50 by the way". This way it's $299, or they get to give the customber back $50/$100.
whitehawk fainted. Would you like to send out another GAF member to argue his point?dallow_bg said:Anihawk uses Swift on Whitehawk.
It's super effective!
dallow_bg said:Anihawk uses Swift on Whitehawk.
It's super effective!
this x's 2shuri said:GBA was 199$, so was the DS. I bought them both at launch and it took a full year for really interesting games to come out. Count me out. I don't want to live the nightmare again.
Its been over a decade!Regulus Tera said:Bullshit. Normal-type attacks are not super effective on anything!
rpmurphy said:I read a little while ago that EB in Australia put a placeholder of 350AUD, so they're all really just putting up placeholder prices based solely on exchange rates rather than knowing anything more.
Sohter.Nura said:300 CND, even if in USD it were 250, that's still a pretty steep price to ask for the consumer...
I guess Nintendo is betting that the novelty effect of the 3DS might attract consumers even with a high price.
Others can use that same logic to fabricate release date and prices. Someone else could say "March 27th, $279" and you could argue "hey, that's legit because..." so I don't know...Josh7289 said:Is it really just a placeholder? March 20 is Sunday. Nintendo of America launches hardware on Sunday. 25,000 yen is about $300 by today's exchange rate. Nintendo has already demonstrated that their pricing is sensitive to exchange rates by pricing Super Mario All-Stars on Wii at $30 in America instead of $25 for number parity with the Japanese price of 2500 yen.
Yep, this is looking pretty legit to me.
Phaethon0017 said:Ugh. Not looking to spend that much. But if Mega Man Legends 3 is anywhere near that launch window, I probably won't have a choice. I don't even NEED/USE a handheld device.
Yeah, that's true too. Sometimes these things turn out to be true, though, and the real price and release date will probably be close to this one, anyway.Why would you do that? said:Wouldn't it be better to underestimate a tentative price? I mean, let's say it will be $250. If Blue Ocean Joe thinks $250 is too expensive, and sees the tentative price at $300, he will be dissuaded. However, if he saw it at $200, pre-ordered it, later learned it's $250, he'd be more willing to give up the extra 50 dollars.
If that's true, I think they should have chosen $250 as the tentative price.
As a side note, I really don't think people's reactions are idiotic. I'm sure most here realize it's not official, but are just reacting as if it were $300.
Others can use that same logic to fabricate release date and prices. Someone else could say "March 27th, $279" and you could argue "hey, that's legit because..." so I don't know...
Regulus Tera said:Didn't they just like start production on that?
I'm not saying it won't be $300 because it might be, but EB usually starts with the higher pricing. Like I said, I've gotten $10 back on many pre-orders. I can't remember a single one where they asked me for more money.Why would you do that? said:Wouldn't it be better to underestimate a tentative price? I mean, let's say it will be $250. If Blue Ocean Joe thinks $250 is too expensive, and sees the tentative price at $300, he will be dissuaded. However, if he saw it at $200, pre-ordered it, later learned it's $250, he'd be more willing to give up the extra 50 dollars.
If that's true, I think they should have chosen $250 as the tentative price.
As a side note, I really don't think people's reactions are idiotic. I'm sure most here realize it's not official, but are just reacting as if it were $300.
Others can use that same logic to fabricate release date and prices. Someone else could say "March 27th, $279" and you could argue "hey, that's legit because..." so I don't know...
:lol :lol :lolRegulus Tera said:Bullshit. Normal-type attacks are not super effective on anything!
wwm0nkey said:DS Lite price:
CA:$150
US: $130
There probably will be a price difference.
Oh! The humanity! . . . All $10 of them. :lolFirestorm said: