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I don't think this is niche at all.

It's as niche as the first 32MB MP3 player was niche.

At 2500 dollars you can bet it's going to be niche.

I don't think the original Aibo was niche at all. I knew two people with them (back in 2000-ish if I'm remembering correctly).

You had some rich friends. The Wiki for Aibo shows that all the models were >$1100:

They're quite big now in the imaging market (cameras and sensors).

The mirrorless cameras are all the rage right now.