Nintendo 3DS Gets the Teardown Treatment

[JMcEntegart]

The 3DS still isn’t available anywhere but Japan but the wily folks at iFixit have their ways when it comes to obtaining the latest and greatest gadgets for dissection.

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[kilo_17]

These teardowns are all pretty neat

 

[eklipz330]

[citation][nom]kilo_17[/nom]These teardowns are all pretty neat[/citation]
yes they are neat, but when there is no attached prices of the product, it's kinda meaningless... how much does it cost nintendo to make it? cause i feel like they are ripping the customers off with this one

 

[joelmartinez]

keep up the good work iFixit, interesting teardown, I won't purchase 3DS because I could buy a great video card instead.

 

[alidan]

[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]yes they are neat, but when there is no attached prices of the product, it's kinda meaningless... how much does it cost nintendo to make it? cause i feel like they are ripping the customers off with this one[/citation]

i think that allot of it is going to r&d cost of the 3d screen. it probably costs 1-150$ to make.

 

[dalta centauri]

[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]yes they are neat, but when there is no attached prices of the product, it's kinda meaningless... how much does it cost nintendo to make it? cause i feel like they are ripping the customers off with this one[/citation]
I wouldn't be surprised when they release it commercially in America it wouldn't be at a cost of 199$ for consumers by then.

 

[lazymangaka]

[citation][nom]dalta centauri[/nom]I wouldn't be surprised when they release it commercially in America it wouldn't be at a cost of 199$ for consumers by then.[/citation]
I'd be astounded if you weren't horribly incorrect about that one. If Nintendo is making more than a few bucks off of each of these I'll eat my DS Phat.

 

[silverblue]

In this case, they're probably clawing it back through game sales.

 

[kinggraves]

What it costs to make has nothing to do with retail price. They'll charge whatever meets the supply and demand necessities and fits in competitively with similar devices. Take an Economics class.

[citation][nom]dalta centauri[/nom]I wouldn't be surprised when they release it commercially in America it wouldn't be at a cost of 199$ for consumers by then.[/citation]

It's $249 preordered BTW, don't expect any other price.

 

[cpatel1987]

[citation][nom]kinggraves[/nom]What it costs to make has nothing to do with retail price. They'll charge whatever meets the supply and demand necessities and fits in competitively with similar devices. Take an Economics class.It's $249 preordered BTW, don't expect any other price.[/citation]

Well sort of. Gamestop is offering trade in offers if you already own a DS Lite or above.

 

[cpatel1987]

[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]yes they are neat, but when there is no attached prices of the product, it's kinda meaningless... how much does it cost nintendo to make it? cause i feel like they are ripping the customers off with this one[/citation]

Well I hope your not a Macbook/Macbook Pro/ Mac products in general owner, because that would be an eye opener for you.

 

[eddieroolz]

I disagree with usefulness of 3D, but that doesn't change the fact that it's an engineering marvel.