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<\/a><\/p>\nNintendo is definitely the leader when it comes to making consoles affordable, as is illustrated by the GameCube, Nintendo 64, SNES, Wii, and NES, which are among the most affordable consoles ever released. The Wii U\u2019s US$300 launch price tag will also make it one of the most affordable consoles ever launched if we take inflation into account.<\/p>\n
<\/a>NeoGeo console – The most expensive console ever<\/p><\/div>\n
The most expensive console ever released was the NeoGeo, which was released in 1990 and cost US$649.99, which even without adjusting for inflation is pretty crazy. If we adjust for inflation, the console cost US$1,138 (\u00b1R9, 445). For just under R10K you got yourself 64KB of video memory and a 12MHz Motorola CPU. Despite its ridiculous price, the NeoGeo actually didn\u2019t bomb completely, and the last official cartridge was released in 2004, giving the console a lifespan of 14 years.<\/p>\n
<\/a>NeoGeo cartridge<\/p><\/div>\n
Since the Nintendo 64 was released in 1996, console prices have levelled out to become generally more affordable than they were in the early 90\u2019s and 80\u2019s, although Sony bucked this trend with the PlayStation and then again with the PlayStation 3, which is the most expensive console we\u2019ve seen since the Sega Saturn, which was released in 1995.<\/p>\n
With Nintendo\u2019s next-gen cards now on the table, it remains to be seen when Microsoft and Sony plan to launch their own new consoles, and what sort of price points we will see from them.<\/p>\n
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