Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | 19:35 BST
Pachter: 3DS will be $250, software will have higher game prices
Michael Pachter has said he expects 3DS will cost $249 in the US at launch, with software prices getting an increase from $25 to $29
But the Wedbush Morgan analyst said in a note that the tech will be “revolutionary” enough to justify higher prices.
“We view the 3DS as a revolutionary device, and expect its launch to spur hardware and software sales,” said Pachter.
“Due to the unique 3DS experience previewed by Nintendo at E3 this year, we believe Nintendo will be able to sell millions of units even at a price of upwards of $250.
“From a software perspective, we believe Nintendo will be able to increase DS software prices, from a blended average of around $25 today to over $29 next year,” he went on to add.
As far as a release goes, Nintendo has said it’ll be out in all major regions by the end of March 2011, while a UK release has been set for sometime in that period, we were told last week.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo, hardware
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan
8 comments
#1
G1GAHURTZ
26/07/10, 7:40 pm
P-p-p-pick up a Pachter!
#2
onlineatron
26/07/10, 7:41 pm
£200 and I buy two.
One for moi.
The other for eBay.
#3
Erthazus
26/07/10, 7:42 pm
He can believe what he want, but 3DS for many consumers looks like a sequel to the Nintendo DS, even if it has much better processor, graphical power and 3D stuff with motion controller.
Can’t say about a price for the 3DS if it is high or not, but if Nintendo will increase price for software than they can have a serious problem with Piracy.
High software prices are the big problem for PSP now. I’m just saying.
#4
2plus2equals5
26/07/10, 8:00 pm
If he says so! LOL
#5
RETARDED VIKING
26/07/10, 8:24 pm
200-220 is fine but 250? i better be able to watch porn on it dammit!
#6
Isuru86
26/07/10, 8:53 pm
3D Tits or GTFO !
#7
Gama_888
26/07/10, 10:01 pm
this kinda sounds like the wii all over again
hell it even uses the word “Revolution” twice in that article
why does it seem like the 3DS is the wii 2??
#8
metamorphic
27/07/10, 3:33 am
$250 is overpriced; for that price, you would at least expect PS2-like graphics. With the impending release of the PSP2, what has previously remained Nintendo’s main advantages for its consoles i.e. its generally cheaper price ranges will fade away completely. 3D still really feels like a gimmick if they are charging over the normal price for it, to be fairly honest – and I disagree with Pachter over it being supposedly “revolutionary” too; remember, 3D has been tried by Nintendo before (and spectacularly failed) and so is hardly the unique feature he seems to parrot. Then again, this is just some loudmouth analyst talking – but I do hope, for Nintendo’s sake, they don’t charge it as more expensive than the Wii itself.