Online publication GamingBolt recently had the chance to speak to Wedbush Securities electronics analyst Michael Pachter regarding Nintendo’s upcoming console the NX.
GamingBolt asked him about where the NX fits in with the upcoming launch of the PS4 Pro and Xbox One Scorpio, and he noted that the system’s price in the market would be a make or break factor in the console’s success.
“If the NX is really a handheld with a docking station, it could have trouble getting noticed,” Pachter explained. “I think that NX will sell well if it gets third party support, and in order for that to happen, it has to be something that publishers think will sell well. It’s still impossible to have a forecast when we don’t actually know what it is or what it will cost. If it’s a console and costs $199, it will sell extremely well; if it’s a handheld and costs $399, it’s dead in the water. The odds are that it’s something in between, but I don’t want to guess until I see what it is.”
There has been no word on how much the NX will cost as of yet, and details on the new console have been sparse. The rumour mill has been full of predictions and speculation, but solid details on price and specifications are yet to be revealed.
Thanks, Mike S
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It’s a me. Luigi!
I have no skull.. or bones…
I miss HeroponLuigi, what happened to that guy?
Just a here to brighten everyone’s day.
shut up
cyber bully.
no i’m not he is not making any sense
His comment makes perfect sense, your reading comprehension skills are obviously lacking.
i’m not as bully he is not making any sense thats why i told him to shut up.
His comment makes perfect sense, your reading comprehension skills are obviously lacking.
like you?
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yeah dude i’m not a bully he is not making any sense
You left three replies on one comment, each of which said the exact same thing phrased differently.
Find something to do with your time.
dude i didn’t do anything ok so please go find something better to do and stop being butthurt
you make no sense
You make sense not make sense
uhhh what?
Come again?
Huh
Pardon?
What?
Excuse me?
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Oh?
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This thread needs Luigi. Well, everything needs Luigi.
You still have me darling, you don’t need the green mario, if anything I feel daisy is much more needed. Don’t you agree?
tbh I’ve been having ghost problems for the past couple years so I could use the expert advice. but I will take the space princess over the harley quinn of nintendo anyday.
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well it will run on a operating system so the company better decide the price for the NX
“A console will run on an operating system”
Gee, how did you figure that one?
hello its right here kid?
Oh baby :p
You can shove that “logic” you assets!
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What the hell do you need multiple brains for?
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Or the fact that a so called mechanical being needs organic matter to function. Your logic is flawed.
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I knew you were going to say that. You can’t just call someone a one brained creature as if they are a…robot. You are truly slothful.
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You just don’t get it, do you. The purpose of biological lifeforms is dependent on their environment. Earth for example: the ecosystem there creates resources specific to that environment, and the creatures there were born in a very unique and specific way to take advantage of those resources. It’s just that those greedy humans have taken it all for themselves, throwing everything off balance. Go back to space RadioShack or space best buy to get your spare parts. It seems you have a lot of loose screws.
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Don’t know, don’t care.
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What emotions?
certain biological lifeforms however…
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god i hope it wont be 400$ because it wont be popular enough DX
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Seriously, what are Sony and Microsoft gaining by simply boosting processing of their consoles? There is no reason to buy if if you already have a Xbone/PS4. The New 3DS added a joystick, amiibo support, stable 3D, and trigger buttons as well as a boost to processing. The NX is going to be HUGE. I can’t wait.
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i think i know the real reason why nintendo believes what patcher is saying. they believe about his predictions about the NX price.
nothing and this FACT is ignored by deranged fanboys
the same logic applys to the controllers what does anybody gain with 5 gen old outdatded controls NOTHING THEY GAIN NOTHING
BUT THE FANBOYS WILL INSIST THIS IS SOMEHOW CORE GAMING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO FIGURE!!!!!!!!!!!
They gain VR
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NAH
He says if it is a console and is 199 it will sell well (no brand new console would or could be that cheap if it is going to up the power and be ready for 3rd party games) and if it is a hand held at 399 (and in this case a hand held that also plays on your tv) 399 doesn’t seem absurd if, IF, it is a great system.
I see his logic, but don’t agree with it. He also admits his ignorance in the end, so there’s that.
My thoughts exactly!
he also said that if it’s named coffemaker it could confuse buyers.
he also said that the sky is blue and at night is dark out there without a flashlight
But… no one said, that NX will cost 399 bucks.
He said that because Emily Rogers was alluding to the NX being expensive because of a gimmick
Its going to be an expensive gimmick!
well the company better decide the price for the console already.
I’m hoping it cost exactly that.
I’ll buy it.
One thing i still don’t understand is how literally the ONLY sites i see report on Patcher’s comments is this one and nintendolife
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It’s pretty obvious. Everyone comments on these articles.
Sicker = Patcher , that’s why
THIS GUY KNOWS NOTHING WHATS SO EVER
PACHTER LOVES THE WII U BECAUSE IT FAILED,AND HATED THE WII WONDER WHY OH YEAH ITS SUCCESS…..
THE GUY KNOWS TTHERE UPTO BIG SHIT SO HAs already started his industry insider backed hate campain
Fricken Duh.
Next time on Michael Pachter’s Obvious ‘Predictions’-“NX will Sell Poorly if Nintendo don’t Advertise.”
If the solution is so obvious, why doesn’t Nintendo do it?
You made me scratch my head.
Alright, you have a good point. Why does Nintendo always like to the clown sit on the meeting’s desk while everyone else is wearing suits?
Really don’t have an answer to that.
*to be the clown sitting
Where is our edit button again? ¬¬
basically i think not
Because they are stubborn and now they face the consequences by becoming irrelevant.
Either way, we don’t know what they plan with NX.
god i hope it wont be 400$ because it wont be popular enough DX
Oh, wait… The NX can’t swim? D:
It’s not water proof?
Geez, Nintendo… Every console should have those capabilites nowadays.
T.T
“but I don’t want to guess until I see what it is.”
THAT’S YOUR JOB BREH!!!!!!!!!
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I agree with him.
Or better yet, if the NX doesn’t:
– Have a GPU capable of displaying 8K for games
– 2 TB of RAM
– Makes you pancakes
– Cures cancer
It’s not going to sell well.
… and he gets PAID to do this bullshit!?!? Wow! If that’s the case, I may as well quit my job and sign up!
It sounds like a wonderful job if you think about it.
I agree. $400 would be way too much, whatever NX is. Microsoft and PS4 already have expensive, powerful consoles out there and most gamers (and non-gamers) are more than satisfied with those. No point in throwing a console out there that directly competes with those consoles, especially on a price-level.
Who cares what this dude says? He changes his opinion every week, it doesn’t mean shit.
you guys need to stop believing in rumors, i did a while back and yes most of the rumors were interesting and i want them to be true but i had to stop believing in rumors because i makes people expect too much. im not saying don’t look away from rumors, the only rumor one should believe is an official reveal from the horse’s mouth, not some journalist, especially that dumbass pachter.
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Pachter should STFU until Nintendo officially unveils the hybrid gaming ecosystem…….smh
All this Patcher guy does is point out obvious shit. Next time he’ll reveal to the world that Mario wears a red cap with an “M” on it.
does he really. im hype for the reveal
whta are sorces yuo.
Figures that out of all the recent articles I sent in the only one that’s actually posted is Pachter’s.
To the topic I think it’ll be in the $250-$300 range. Just a gut feeling.
Well, From a strategic standpoint, If the NX is a handheld with TV compatibility, It would have to be competitively priced, since xbox one s is $299, and I don’t think people would pay more than that for a handheld unless the NX is significantly impressive. So yeah, I would think this is a fair assumption.
You can’t say something is dead in the water with a certain price tag if you don’t know a single thing about it yet.
amen to that. that is like a restaurant announcing a new burger not mentioning what kind nor what price and he says that its ‘dead in the water if its priced a $30’. nintendo has not once mentioned what price it will be.
god i hope it wont be 400$ because it wont be popular enough DX
Hmm, gotta disagree with you Patcher (and you know I’m usually on your side). If the NX is a “Wii U”, then it could cost $99 and it would be dead in water regardless. However, if the NX is a TRUE next generation experience (if it can outperform both the Scorpio and PS4Pro), then $400 seems like more than an appropriate price for the best experience (these consoles ain’t cheap to make, mate). It does help that they pick the best price adequate profit and most importantly: THIRD PARTY SUPPORT AT LAUNCH.
well the company has to decided the price i mean come on.
If the NX is a handheld and a console and has up to date tech and you can take this out and about, and is also competiable to a Apple Ipad or other tablets it is worth that much.
while I believe the price should be about 250-300$ we dont really know what it is yet. we dont know what it well be bundled with (or anything ) so for him to at this is a bit silly as he is putting a price tag on a box, yet has no idea what is in the box.
that said I do believe that the rumors of the device should amount to a price tag of 250-300$ , the key well be to have many new games coming to the system, and a decent launch library at the start. if it becomes backwards compatible with your digital Wii U/ 3DS games that well help A LOT. since you could buy a device and carry all those games over.
Don’t give a single shit unless it’s from the big N
i wonder if he means the NX needs to cost more… or be waterproof?
Article’s title, very misleading, yes! What he says makes much more sense if you read the actual article. But if it’s as powerful as a PS4 Pro and it’s also a very well made hybrid console with the home console aspect being the focal point with the ability to take it on the go like a handheld with the handheld aspect being a close secondary focal point, $399 would make perfect sense. If Nintendo doesn’t mind losing money with the first couple million consoles sold, I guess they could lower the price to 300 bucks. If it can sell 20+ million or more, they can easily make up for the loss of selling the console for 100 bucks less than the actual price.
Yet, people don’t seem to mind paying $400+ for less worthy consoles. Makes a lot of sense.
god i hope it wont be 400$ because it wont be popular enough DX
If it’s on par with a ps4 and has handheld too then I think that’s justified at 399 which I hope it is just because it will be lagging behind when the new generations come if not. I wonder if Nintendo will ever make a superior console again however, it seems like those days are long gone even though I do hope it has great specs but the chances of it being greater than ps4 pro and Scorpio are really low honestly given their track record as of late
It doesn’t need to be close to Pro or Scorpio since the base models will still be supported. Somewhere between XB1 and PS4 could be a nice sweet spot.
I get what your saying and that’s true for now. But what about for the inevitable next generation? Since Nintendo is now stuck in this space of releasing in between generations I don’t think that simply being as good as a Xbox one will last too long. Maybe being as strong as a regular ps4 can save it for some time but it won’t for the next generation
Maybe that could work in Nintendo’s favor. If they follow the 5 year life cycle that means NX 2 will come in 2022. In thinking the official PS5 will be 2019, but here’s the thing. There’s always an overlap between generations where third party games are still made for the older systems with slight improvements for the newer ones. It seems to me that we just started seeing most games become mostly PS4/XB1 exclusive with no PS3/360 ports roughly in the past year. So the NX 2 could potentially come out right when games are moving completely to PS5 and the next XBox. Most of the games coming out those first few years could still come to NX. By Nintendo releasing their equivalent console later than Sony and Microsoft it could mean a lower price at launch since it’ll be using “last gen” hardware. This is all speculation of course that assumes the NX will be successful and that third parties would be interested.
Michael Pachter will be ‘dead in the water’ if he keeps this up ..
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To be completely honest, I believe that Patcher is right about this one. The fact remains that if the NX is to be sold as a handheld gaming device, regardless of it being a fusion device, the price will need to be somewhere lower than 300 dollars. 250 dollars being the ‘sweet spot.’
What this means for power and support–I cannot say for certain. However, if the device is 300 dollars or above that amount, people will be turned off to the product due to the fact thar there are cheaper alternatives out there, and of course, there exist millions of phones and tablets that are already in children’s hands and already infinitely more useful than a console-handheld fusion, gaming device.
Yeah but only if eurogamer and $399 price point.
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let me predict something… here goes nothing: “if the NX is a water-cooler and costs more than $2.000 it won’t sell well, but I want to see it first…”
Wow I cam see this statement being misread and misused.
It can’t cost more than the base PS4 or XBO model. I agree it would be dangerous if it was any higher than $300
It all really depends on certain factors: what exactly is Nintendo NX , how much the controller cost, how powerful is NX, and does it include a game. IF it’s exactly how eurogamer describes it them yes $400 is too much.
Hey Pachter: STFU, you overpaid whore!
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