14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft's Xbox 360 will be launched on November 22. Early next year Sony will launch its PlayStation 3. The mystery now surrounds only Nintendo's Revolution. Only a few system specifications are public, and, so far, we know only about a new controller, promoted as "revolutionary" by Nintendo.
The buzz on the Xbox 360's launch and its competition with PlayStation 3 took from the spotlight Nintendo's Revolution. To gain back attention, Reggie Fils-Aime, Executive Vicepresident of Sales and Marketing for Nintendo, gave an interview for CNN, stating that Revolution will be cheaper than both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
It is said that Xbox will be on the market for about 300 USD, a lot cheaper than its production costs, but Microsoft hopes to earn back the money from the game title royalties. As for Sony's PlayStation 3, we know that it isn't going to be cheap. Reggie Fils-Aime said that Nintendo hasn't decided over a price for the Revolution yet, but rumors confirm a 199 USD price, although such a statement has no solid ground.
Unveiling other features of the Revolution, Reggie Fils-Aime also announced that the Revolution won't support HD television, so we can say that the new console will be low end oriented.
Nintendo tried to attract consumers before, by cutting prices well below the competitors. An example is the GameCube which was launched for 100 USD, less than PS2 (PlayStation 2) and Xbox. Though, Nintendo's console didn't outsell its competitors.