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3DS Components Priced At $100.71

Posted on Thursday, March 31 @ 01:08:19 Eastern by

Possibly the biggest turn off for consumers considering a purchase of Nintendo's latest handheld is the price. The 3DS unit itself costs $249.99, plus tax. Let's face it, you're definitely not walking out of the store without a game to play and if you're buying for a child you have to get a carrying case. With 3DS games priced at $39.99, you'll be lucky if you escape without spending more than $300.

In this industry, that's a lot of dough. You could buy quite a few games or a brand new home console like the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or even Nintendo's own Wii. It begs the question "How much is the 3DS really worth?"

Research Firm iSuppli tore apart the 3DS and measured the cost of each component in the 3DS. In total, the hardware costs $100.71. But what about manufacturing? Putting all the hardware together in the far east saves a pretty penny and totals only $2.54.

At $33.80, the main 3D as well as the secondary display - also from Sharp - together with the touch screen, represent the most expensive group of component costs in the 3DS, accounting for roughly 24 percent of the total cost of materials.

The 3DS cost assessment presented in this release is preliminary in nature, accounting only for hardware expenditures, and does not take into consideration other expenses such as software, licensing and royalties.

Honestly, it's not the worst we've seen. The original iPhone was $600 and amounted to an actual cost of something like $200. I guess when you've taken such a beating like I have before, the 3DS doesn't sound so bad. I'll bet I'm in the minority though.
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  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000
    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Mar 30th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
    Aren't DVDs cost like 30 cents to make and we're paying 70 dollars for the game?
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  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 30th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
    @cyberjim2000 That doesn't make any sense. We're not buying the DVD but the game itself. You're paying for what a bunch of people made. Hardware is a little different than software. They're tricking you into thinking this high tech device costs SOOOO much to make and you must pay it or we can't build it.
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  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 30th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
    @cyberjim2000 That doesn't make any sense. We're not buying the DVD but the game itself. You're paying for what a bunch of people made. Hardware is a little different than software. They're tricking you into thinking this high tech device costs SOOOO much to make and you must pay it or we can't build it.
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  • Beta_GR
    Beta_GR
    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Mar 30th, 2011 at 8:30 pm
    @Ivory_Soul...good job at trying to make a point, but even you don't make sense. Don't forget about the research and development costs to even design the system. You're paying for what a a bunch of people designed. It's like saying a doctor's appointment should only cost $1 because the cost of the cotton swab he put in your mouth cost five cents.
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  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000
    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Mar 30th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
    Hmm... okay that was a bad example, but what I'm trying say is markup like these aren't that uncommon.
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  • usaglory
    usaglory
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Mar 31st, 2011 at 6:32 am
    Great point Beta_GR although we must factor in that Nintendo is also taking us for a-holes figuring that we are in the same crowd as the sheep that buy a new cell phone (tablet/netbook/laptop or whatnot) every other week just because it's "cool" to do so. That crowd has no problem paying $600 or even $800 for whatever "must have" item gets pumped out the door every month, so they probably figured $250 would not be such a big deal.
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