Those competing consoles’ adoption of CD-based games was also putting pressure on Nintendo to lower cartridge prices, as they couldn’t afford to fall behind even further after launching the console later than everyone else. The key reason, states Nintendo Official Magazine (NOM), is to gain price parity with the PlayStation and Saturn. Following on from last month’s drop in Japan, the US – despite having sold more than two million units since launch – was also about to shed $50, with the price falling to $149.95 (while we Brits were still having to pay £250).
May 1997 was only month three for the Nintendo 64 in Europe, and already was its launch fully overshadowed by yet more price drops in other markets.
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