Nintendo each generation of handheld machine price comparison 3DS is priced too high?

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Keywords Nintendo too high price comparison
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(Compiled/Lin Jie) Nintendo announced the price of its 3DS Japanese debut at the 29th press conference: 25000 yen (about 1995 yuan), then a lot of netizens at home and abroad have said that the price is a little high, the following we will simply analyze, 3DS pricing is not really high (for the convenience of comparison  , if not indicated, the currency unit below is in yen. First, let's take a look at the market price of Nintendo's modern handheld. 2004 NDS initial price of 15000 yen, 2006 NDSL Price of the market is 16800 yen.  Then the NDSI, which was published in 2008, priced 18900 yen, followed by the 2009 NDSi XL and the initial price to 20000 yen. For the upcoming 3DS, Nintendo has said that the current price is already lower than the initial timing.  But there is no denying that the price of Nintendo's palm machine is still rising, and correspondingly, the structure and function of the machine is becoming more and more complicated. Let's look at one more example. The original price of Nintendo's Game Boy was 12800 yen, while the improved GBP price on GBL basis was 6800 yen. The color version of the GBC was priced at 8900 yen and the GBA price was 9800 yen. Do you see any clue?  Throughout the past, the price of the GB system is not as high as the original version of the Price, the 2001 release of the GBA price than the 1989 issued the GB price is lower 300 yen. Now Nintendo is pricing 3DS in the same way as the 2006 Wii, but according to the rules of the mainframe industry, the cost of the product will be reduced with the improvement of mass production and technology construction, so the future generations of 3DS products may have a more reasonable price. Although 3DS may bring a lot of wealth to Nintendo, it still consumes money. (Edit/Ming)
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