What would it take for you to pay more than $200 for 3DS?

I, like many people on the internet, can't see the 3DS costing more than $200 USD. Just can't see Nintendo doing that, for many reasons, but lets not debate that.

Some people may be sold on the concept of the 3DS already, despite not seeing much of it, not seeing its OS, its 3DSWare, its multimedia functions, etc.

So lets say the 3DS is out of your price range, what would push you into getting it even though its over that price?

For me, if Nintendo announced the 3DS is going to be $229 or $249 I'd have to see

1- 3G or Wireless N

2- a minimum of 16GBs flash storage, 32GB preferably

3- LED Flash on those two outer cameras

4-Terrific specs surpassing the iPod Touch this generation (since it is sold for less)

5- Multi-touch on the touch screen

6-Ability to store demo's and keep them, as well as some wireless syncing abilities connected to the Wii.

7- An Actual Nintendo channel for the 3DS, with demo's and trailers, etc.

8-A Decent Pack-In title

9- The ability to download DS games for a cheaper price to system memory instead of buying a retail copy

10- A better music player, a video player (confirmed since it plays 3D movies, although couldn't Nintendo still cop out and ship 3DS movies like on the GBA?)

11- A virtual handheld/console.

What would it take, in the 3DS, for it to push you into paying more than you want to pay for it, to get it?

If its less than $200 or $199 I can't image any of these things, save for a few, getting into the final product, but if it was over $200 I'd have to see some of these additions to start getting me to reconsider not buying it

If Pokemon "Grey" is released sooner than expected. My addiction will force me to buy the game and the 3DS before the first nintendo event. :x

honestly, it's still way cheaper than i'd pay for one here. i saw the price of the DSi at a store today, about $400 >.> i also think discussing the impossible is pointless. it's like discussing the release of zelda on the PS3 *glares at 3D dot game heroes* YOU DON'T COUNT.BrunoBRS

I don't get what you're saying

Are you saying its impossible that the 3DS will be less than $200? (i mean $199 when i say that)

I think its very likely, however no matter what forum posters "Desired" price for it is, if the final price was theoritically over that price, what would it take to get them to buy it is the topic

So i guess if a 3DS was $600 or more where you live, what would it need to get you buy one?

It will take a LOT more than what its got before I'll ever succumb to the urge to spend $250 000 on a piece of plastic.

an online system that matches xbox live/psn and i will pay anything :lol:

If you can buy a iPod touch for $200, then I think Nintendo could put most of those features into the 3DS and make it under $200. But I would be willing to pay more if the 3DS would have all those features listed above. I really hope the OS is a lot better.

Demos, multi-touch touch screen, 8GB or 16GB internal flash storage, NO FRIEND CODE ONLINE, ability to store 3DS/DS games on the internal storage, good headphone output, Kojima was right about it supporting 5.1 audio output.

if the 3ds printed me money and not just Nintendo than yeah I would pay more than $200 for it.

Well, more money. *BUH DUM TSHHH*

Decent games. Enough said.

Well, more money. *BUH DUM TSHHH*

fred1712

Nice one.

allow me to use a

16GB or 32gb memory card

GBA B/C support

play movies/listen to music?

get rid of the friend codes

$200 seems a bargain outside the US - unless theres a huge amount of tax to be added (I'm vaguely aware that tax is added to prices rather than included in the price already). According to Xe.com $200 USD = £128 of my Great British Pounds. I paid about £125 for my DSi (it was cheaper online than with the RRP), if it was a similar price I'd be very happy. The DSi XL was somewhere between £140-160 I think, and my guess is the 3DS will be about £140-170.

My absolute upper limit is £200, I'd be gutted if it was that high as it'd mean far less money to buy games and it'd make me far more demanding in terms of game quality. For that much, I'd want not only the virtual console, but a system like Sony provide where you can download games you've already paid for on the Wii and play them on both platforms without paying twice. I've spent loads on the VC but it'd be such a kick in the teeth if Nintendo expected you to buy them all over again for the 3DS, as I say, especially since you can play both PS1 and Minis on both PS3 and PSP.

An exclusive Ace Attorney game.

Freebies and accessories with it. I'd like a case for it, free earphones, and a free bag for it. Wouldn't mind a USB drive too. If I want to print something straight from the DS to the printer, then I can just hook it up. Oh and the TC's no.9 suggestion.

An exclusive Ace Attorney game.

JLF1

A hardcore Ace Attorney fan. Nice :D

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]honestly, it's still way cheaper than i'd pay for one here. i saw the price of the DSi at a store today, about $400 >.> i also think discussing the impossible is pointless. it's like discussing the release of zelda on the PS3 *glares at 3D dot game heroes* YOU DON'T COUNT.darth-pyschosis

I don't get what you're saying

Are you saying its impossible that the 3DS will be less than $200? (i mean $199 when i say that)

I think its very likely, however no matter what forum posters "Desired" price for it is, if the final price was theoritically over that price, what would it take to get them to buy it is the topic

So i guess if a 3DS was $600 or more where you live, what would it need to get you buy one?

GBA B/C support

TheShadowLord07

Freebies and accessories with it. I'd like a case for it, free earphones, and a free bag for it. Wouldn't mind a USB drive too. If I want to print something straight from the DS to the printer, then I can just hook it up. Oh and the TC's no.9 suggestion.

[QUOTE="JLF1"]

An exclusive Ace Attorney game.

Ceraby

A hardcore Ace Attorney fan. Nice :D

aren't all ace attorney games exclusive to DS though? :P

i hope its under 200 with all my money i still only have 270 :( so ill need that $70.00 to buy super scribblenauts and pokemon white

my list which 1 is the most important subject of my matter:

1. download able demo's from every game that gets released. ( before the release itself )

2. 100% security that we dont end up with mini game titles again, like we had with 95% of the ds game titles. that we end up with more serieus titles like 60%.

3. removal from friendcodes, its just plain retarded if you ask me, it just didn't really work for me ( revamp of the online system )

4. good online support system, download able content / patches ( free )

if it costs 300+ euro, i wanna see this, with the above points:

1. good mutliplayer supports like servers etc, for massive shooter games. ( ofcourse shooter games with that, that support it )

2. free mmo's games

If its more then $300 (which is pretty much impossible) I will just get it for christmas instead (or my birthday if it comes out in March)

seeing as how i'm canadian i'll be paying close to 300 anywaylonewolf604

No you won't $20 more then in the US. Which in itself in ridiculous as the dollar is within like 5 cents

If its more then $300 (which is pretty much impossible) I will just get it for christmas instead (or my birthday if it comes out in March)

Cruse34

it will cost about 199, i cant see in why it should cost anymore. the whole system isn't expensive to make at all, besides the screen and gpu i quess. which is for them easely to control through they got the licenses for it.

edit

from what i know a license for a gpu costs about 300 million euro. i dunno about screens. but lets say the whole project costs about 600million euro towards 1 milliard euro. The other 400million euro for the other segments, which cannot cost that much.

lets say it costs about 1 miliard to create it and another milliard to produce it. thats like 2 milliard.

how much of them do they need to sell in order to get there money at this point:

they need to sell about 10 million devices in order to pay all development costs / licenses at a 3DS price of 200 euro. While the DS sold like 134,1 million world wide. Well you can calculate yourself this, its like 13,4x what they did get from it. Ofcourse alot of extra stuff needs to get off this part like support commercials etc. But you can clearly see its nothing to worry about.

If they would make the device cost 300 euro, and alot of casuals just dont buy it because of the reason "it costs to much", and they will heavely reduce there sales, which again makes the income alot lesser for nintendo. why woudl you make the price 300 euro? if you can simple sell 33% more of the systems and getting the same result, but only you cover a large territory.

nintendo never made there consoles heavy ont he price, and that will not happen this time too

[QUOTE="Ceraby"]

Freebies and accessories with it. I'd like a case for it, free earphones, and a free bag for it. Wouldn't mind a USB drive too. If I want to print something straight from the DS to the printer, then I can just hook it up. Oh and the TC's no.9 suggestion.

[QUOTE="JLF1"]

An exclusive Ace Attorney game.

munchlax99

A hardcore Ace Attorney fan. Nice :D

aren't all ace attorney games exclusive to DS though? :P

No i believe the original 3 are on GBA in Japan, and i think some of them are on PC in Japan, and some of them, i think the first one, are on iPhone/iPad here in NA

When all is said and done, it is a machine for playing games on. It depends on the games pure and simple. I'm going to buy one at launch providing it is possible to get hold of one without selling my first-born to Reggie, but I'm a tech fan and a Nintendo fan. The average gamer needs to see games they want to play on a system before they put their hand in their pocket to buy a system.

I'd say if at least a dozen of the announced titles are available at launch, including 1-2 "heavy hitters" like Zelda or Mario Kart, then the 3DS will fly off the shelves even if it is $250.

I'd be prepared to pay $300 if it comes with a decent pack-in title. (I still think its going to be bundled with Pilot Wings!)

[QUOTE="munchlax99"]

[QUOTE="Ceraby"]

A hardcore Ace Attorney fan. Nice :D

darth-pyschosis

aren't all ace attorney games exclusive to DS though? :P

No i believe the original 3 are on GBA in Japan, and i think some of them are on PC in Japan, and some of them, i think the first one, are on iPhone/iPad here in NA

[QUOTE="munchlax99"]

[QUOTE="Ceraby"]

A hardcore Ace Attorney fan. Nice :D

darth-pyschosis

aren't all ace attorney games exclusive to DS though? :P

No i believe the original 3 are on GBA in Japan, and i think some of them are on PC in Japan, and some of them, i think the first one, are on iPhone/iPad here in NA

Nothing.I would probably pay $250 for it as it stands now. But they need to include a pack-in title. It helped a lot with initial adopters of the Wii and DS so I think it would be foolish to end that trend. I also hope it has somewhat robust built-in software: web browser, enhanced PictoChat, media playback,and photo/video editor (even if it is crued). Internal storage is must, at least 6GB.

Final Fantasy VI remake, and a Mountain Dew dispenser. No idea how they'd work the last one into it, but it'd be awesome.

why the hell are people still asking for GBA support? nobody was asking for SNES support when the gamecube was out.BrunoBRS

But seriously, what a console can do in regards to features is irrelevant. Its a Nintendo platform, so the multimedia stuff is going to be pretty bare bones; but when comes to things like say downloading movies or something. Basically anything with the internet and storage space can do that, the same goes for demos. It wouldn't cost more because it doesn't have friend codes; these kind of things shouldn't matter. For me it would all come down to what's in the box when you get it. I think for it to cost over 200 bucks, they would have to pack a game in with it, the same as they did for the Wii. Granted Wii Sports was no 50 dollar game, but it at least makes it look better.

It being a console instead of a handheld.

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]honestly, it's still way cheaper than i'd pay for one here. i saw the price of the DSi at a store today, about $400 >.> i also think discussing the impossible is pointless. it's like discussing the release of zelda on the PS3 *glares at 3D dot game heroes* YOU DON'T COUNT.BrunoBRS

I don't get what you're saying

Are you saying its impossible that the 3DS will be less than $200? (i mean $199 when i say that)

I think its very likely, however no matter what forum posters "Desired" price for it is, if the final price was theoritically over that price, what would it take to get them to buy it is the topic

So i guess if a 3DS was $600 or more where you live, what would it need to get you buy one?

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

I don't get what you're saying

Are you saying its impossible that the 3DS will be less than $200? (i mean $199 when i say that)

I think its very likely, however no matter what forum posters "Desired" price for it is, if the final price was theoritically over that price, what would it take to get them to buy it is the topic

So i guess if a 3DS was $600 or more where you live, what would it need to get you buy one?

Nintendo_Ownes7

[QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] i'm saying the opposite, that it's unlikely the 3DS will be more than $200 :P a price reduction is the answer to your question :lol:BrunoBRS

i'd be shocked if its 200 at launch i am expecting more around 250. i'll wait a few months so so before i get it

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]It might still cost over $200 because if you live were they have tax you would be paying more then $200 because were I live it is 6% so 6 cents for every $1 and $6 for every $100. So the 3DS if it costs $200 I would still be paying $212 maybe more.

Nintendo_Ownes7

an online system that matches xbox live/psn and i will pay anything :lol:

munchlax99

i paid 249.99 for my wii and psp this gen so i will gladily pay 249.99 if it is 249.99

either way im buying unless its 400 you can forget about it nintendo

I'll wait for a price drop. I never bought a console/handheld at launch but seeing as how this is Nintendo... it will take a long time for them to drop the price(Gamecube, Wii)

why would u want to game on 3ds its so slow cell phone net works are awful to game on .unless you enjoy like 800ms lag . plus 4g is coming out now it will be dated in a year or 2