Why does the New 3DS cost $200?

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The only true strength the 3DS has over Tablets are tactile controls, but then when you compare it to the Vita what strengths does it have? Sure you can say the 3DS has better games, but that is subjective. It also doesn't justify the New 3DS costing more than a Vita.

Someone just give him the straws, he's reaching too hard.

actual support?

@emgesp: The chargers cost 4.99 at the store I got it at so yeah it does make it more expensive, i also tried editing my post but GS decided to not go through with it. For a new Slim Vita it is 199.99 and for the New 3ds is 239.99, when I got mine at launch it was 219.99. I agree it does cost more than it should. A lot more.

A single game playable on every other platform existing,wow!

The N3DS cost $199 cause thats how much Nintendo needs to sell it for since the parts cost so much. Give us a price on all the parts and show us whats not worth the price. N3DS is very advance in its own ways. But being blind you could miss its many highlights.

If the rumors are true, then the 3DS will probably drop in price this fall. I can't say the same about the new 3DS, but I that will have a price drop soon, it will drop from $199 to $150. So wait and get it then if you don't like the price as of now.

Also, we need to create a new fanboy term for Mobile gaming on SW.

AAA support is gone, but it still gets games.

Says the guy who doesn't understand what fully featured means.

So,tons of crappy games.

Well worth it!

It featured everything you listed

Actually, if we want to get technical here the 3DS has way more crappy games than the Vita.

Just go to Metacritic and view both game libraries.

Vita's list

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/vita/filtered?sort=desc

3DS List

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/3ds/filtered?sort=desc

@emgesp: if you believe that $99 tablet is fully featured then more power to you, sis

Do people actually use their 3DS for videos, taking pictures, and internet browsing?

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/available/vita/metascore

Only 5 games that has 90 or more and they're all multiplats\ports.

65 games between 80 and 89.

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/available/3ds/metascore

7 games that has 90 or more and 4 are exclusives.

61 games between 80 and 89.

Too lazy to do the exclusive count for AA games but pretty sure most of the Vita games are multiplats\ports as well

You do understand there is a difference between fully featured vs having high end specs right?

That $99 Tablet can do everything $200 -$300 tablets can do, so how is it not fully featured?

Here's the definition since you don't understand what it means.

fully-featured

Adjective

: having a full range of features or functions

@emgesp: they can display 1080p video, take better pictures, etc.

It's 2016, btw.

Still proves that the Vita doesn't have "tons of crappy games" like you stated earlier.

It doesn't matter if a lot of the Vita games are ports, a good game is a good game regardless of the system its on.

Probably because they have proven to sell at that price. If enough people pass because of price or for whatever reason, you see price reductions.

I was referring to the crappy games on the 100$ tablet.

Reading comprehension skills ftw!

If were counting old games, then 3DS wins no competition with its DS backward compatibility and awesome collection on eShop that would destroy any device known to man, including the PS4. 3DS just cant be touched, its the greatest gaming device ever made. And for $199, its a steal for all the awesome features you get that cant be found anywhere else.

That's performance you're talking about. I'm talking about what you actually can do with the Tablet.

Also, if you go by that line of thinking 1080p tablets aren't fully featured either as there are tablets with 2160p screens.

So, I guess only the Surface Pro and IPAD Pro are fully featured tablets.

@emgesp: can I perhaps sell you a V6 box on wheels? It's fully featured!

@emgesp:

Software development. Why is it so hard for people to understand this. Also, product support. I don't remember the exact year but I believe the super Nintendo was supported until 2008(I could be off). Point is that they support their products for a very long time.

Since this what "fully featured" means

The 3DS can do all those things and much better games

What post of mine are you replying to?

Do you honestly believe the B.O.M for the N3DS costs $99+? LMAO, no way in hell does it cost that much to manufacture.

@emgesp: I dont think you have a clue what cost what or what is worth what.

The argument was whether the Fire HD was a fully featured Tablet.

The point was for $100 less the Fire HD is superior to the N3DS in every way with the exception of built in physical controls. As far as the games are concerned better is subjective. There are way more kids playing games on Tablets than there are playing on Nintendo handhelds, so quality is obviously subjective.

Just bought a n3ds, haven't had a ninty portable since the dslite. I noticed Ninty has turned into a kids version of Apple. Fixed pricing with little price drops for games it seem and inferior hardware. Not as expensive as Apple of course, but the hardware to cost ratio is horrendous. Than again to be fair its still only $200, the extra camera and screen can cut into budgeting for better hardware/screen res.

Here's a reference point. The original 3DS cost $100 per unit to manufacture in 2011.

https://technology.ihs.com/389045/nintendo-3ds-carries-10071-bill-of-materials-ihs-isuppli-physical-teardown-reveals

The N3DS with a few exceptions uses pretty much the same tech that was found in the original 3DS that was released 5 yrs ago, so the overall costs have shrunk. Even with the N3DS's improvements the B.O.M didn't spike up because most of the improvements were linear. At most the N3DS costs around $80 - $90 to manufacture, dependent on the screen size of course.

Why wouldn't it be?

You can use this same logic to say that Playstation or Microsoft products are overpriced (which they are).

Ummm, no they aren't. Show me a prebuilt PC with similar or better performance priced at $349.99.

Music should work fine given you use headphones, but who would want to watch movies on such an ugly low-res screen, or even worse try and browse the internet on it?

$5-10 more for a charger? And you go defending the Vita but how much is a proprietary memory card? That's a bullshit excuse. And the Vita doesn't have a multiple entry levels like the 3DS, does, just the PSTV which is basically dead. Difference is you can choose to get a n3DS but don't sit behind its paywall to play anything other than Xenoblade Chronicles X.

And in other posts you go and compare it to the cost of an XBO or PS4; but are either of those portable? Tablets aren't nearly as portable as 3DS is either, can't fit one in your pocket with as much ease like you can a 3DS. The 3DS costs more for what it offers and for its size.

And as for tablet software, the games on there are pretty shit by comparison. Angry Birds, Candy Crush, free-to-play / pay-to-win shovelware. No thank you.

I couldn't care less about playing those shit games on a TV, that's why I have proper consoles to play some proper games.

And where do you get off thinking Nintendo can afford to release a $130 n3DS XL and turn a profit? What do you have to base that on? Do you just pull that out of your ass?

$200 Vita bundles come with an 8GB memory card now, so you can no longer use that argument.

You'd need some better evidence then that. Unless you can show why N3DS is not worth its price i dont see the point in debating. You have to bring something.

@emgesp:

I offered two examples. The Vita and Tablets. At the same price they offer superior tech over the N 3DS. Sure, one can argue which has the better game library, but that doesn't justify the N3DS being priced at $200 with such lackluster hardware.

only reason they're doing that is nobody is buying it

but you're argument is self defeating because even what the Vita offers for its price doesn't compare to what the XBO/PS4 offer for not much more

That is not a prebuilt PC which is what I asked for. Please check my post again just so you know I'm not trying to move the goal posts.

Tablets and the Vita are nothing like the N3DS. N3DS has more mechanical buttons, has a flip screen for increase protection, has superior face tracking, has way better touch controls. N3DS you can use a stylus, you cant on tablets or Vita, they have different touch tech. N3DS has two screens also. N3DS has better and lighter material. Plus N3DS has 3D and so much more. Theyre nothing a like.

You get more for your money with N3DS, its just a superior device.

Op is having buyers remorse?

The 3DS has cheaper and more flimsy material, not better, Hinges are prone to break as well. You can easily get a protective LCD cover for your Vita and be in good shape.

The 3DS does not give you more for your money, nobody but you would ever say that especially when compared to Tablets of the same price.

@emgesp: Guess how much one of them pens cost and then compare it to a N3DS stylus.

That's even implying he bought anything Nintendo related from their collection as recent as 2011/2012.

How is it superior in "every way"

The 3DS can do all those fully featured tablet stuff

Well of course a person would be better off with a console at $349.99 with vastly better support than both the 3DS and Vita combined.

The 3DS is a great system by all means but I'd hardly say it experiences high demand.

Nintendo could give the 1980'S NYC mafia a run for its money when it comes to extortion.

Well I bought a crap ton of Nintendo products in 2015. Most of it was retro Nintendo games/hardware, but I did purchase Mario Galaxy 2 and Punch-Out for the original Wii.

@emgesp: Maybe in the case of Vita, but not the 3DS. You cant compete with the N3DS. PS4 cant come close to 3DS value.