Nintendo firmly believes that the handheld game is not dead 3DS game price cuts

Nintendo President Iwatani Iwata rebutted the recent popular point of view in the previous two-day quarterly earnings briefing session that traditional handheld game consoles have become obsolete under the massive invasion of portable smart terminals.

Iwata believes that the sales figures of 3DS alone can prove that handheld game consoles still occupy an area of ​​three acres. Although the sales momentum of handheld game consoles represented by 3DS since last summer is no longer as good as it used to be, the company still has no big move. Let it go.

3DS was sold in North America at a price of US$250 last March, but the initial situation did not satisfy Iwata et al. So the company released a big price cut in August last year, in one fell swoop to lower its price to 170 US dollars, and then supplemented by "Mario Car Racing 7" and "Super Mario 3D Paradise" and other first-class masterpieces, only to reverse the situation.

It may be too late. Although 3DS has sold 15 million units globally, it seems that Iwata has not yet reached an expectation. The sales gap before the price reduction still fails to fill up. The company believes that this is one of the reasons for the annual loss forecast. .

In addition, Capcom announced that after several weeks of hard work, they have successfully reduced the retail price of the 3DS game "Resident Evil: Revelation" to 39.99 US dollars (original price 49.99 US dollars), so that more people have the opportunity to enjoy this "even if It's a $49.99 value-for-money "handheld biochemistry game."

Why does a handheld game charge $49.99?

Karpair said he was forced by the scale of the game. "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" is a 4GB memory card, so it is 10 dollars more expensive than a typical 2GB 3DS game.

This means that if you change to a download version, customers can buy it for $29.99?

Obviously not, there are decades of game distribution systems that require additional overhead to lubricate. Whether it is Capcom, or Sony or Nintendo, inertia keeps them in the status quo, and seniority allows them to rest on their laurels. The company is a stronghold for conservative forces.

If not because of feeling pressure from other operating modes, Capcom will voluntarily cut prices on the eve of game release? Moreover, the above price changes are only for North America (excluding Canada), and the game will be listed in the United States on February 7.