GameCube production halted~Nintendo clears console inventory, hints at new product

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

PSP will be priced fairly close to GBASP's current price tag. Sorry, but only an idiot would think that they would charge $300+ for a handheld.

Okay, now that I think about it, I was thinking of the Nokia's N-Guage with that price tag. Sue me.

[bobcat]

Originally Posted by Jason1

Okay, now that I think about it, I was thinking of the Nokia's N-Guage with that price tag. Sue me.

Niles......call my lawyers

*Niles calls bobcat's lawyers*

[thatmariolover]

I say that the price is rediculous because the technology to make these handhelds (including the PSP) has been around for about 5 years now (the hardware to make something so powerful so small). And so, Nintendo pumps these things out at about $20-$25 apiece for production charges, and then sells them for $70 to stores, and the stores sell them for $100.

[Jonbo298]

That's the way the world of business is run. You don't expect a company to sell something for cheaper then what it costs to make, do you? oh wait........

The technology has been around for awhile, yes, but making it smaller actually costs more. Maybe when the psp is released sometime next year, it might be cheaper, but who knows. By that time we could have $50-$70 SP's and Nintendo in full speed with its next handheld.

[Yoda9864]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

I say that the price is rediculous because the technology to make these handhelds (including the PSP) has been around for about 5 years now (the hardware to make something so powerful so small). And so, Nintendo pumps these things out at about $20-$25 apiece for production charges, and then sells them for $70 to stores, and the stores sell them for $100.

How do you know all these "facts"? You spit them out like they are common knowledge.

Generally, smaller=more expensive. It costs Nintendo $ to manufacture it, it cost them money to develop it, it costs them money to support it. They gotta make a profit somewhere.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Yoda9864

How do you know all these "facts"? You spit them out like they are common knowledge.

Generally, smaller=more expensive. It costs Nintendo $ to manufacture it, it cost them money to develop it, it costs them money to support it. They gotta make a profit somewhere.

I don't assume to know facts, I know general price locations of the hardware they're putting in the things, and when they're mass produced by Nintendo or somebody they've got a contract with, it's going to cost even less.

I seriously apologize. I didn't mean to give people the idea that those are the true to life prices. I merely gave my own guesstimate. No need to listen to me. Make your own guesstimates.

And yes, I understand that smaller is generally more expensive. The GBA, as far as I have seen, is not a whole lot more powerful than the SNES, and a lot less powerful in some areas (resolution for instance, DK Country looks TERRIBLE on the GBA in comparison to the SNES game). The GBA was released on June 11, 2001 in the states. It had been in development for 2 years. The technology was there, but it wasn't utilized. That's four years.