Edited by Penguin101, 26 June 2012 - 02:50 AM.
Wii U Price Discussion
#581
Posted 26 June 2012 - 02:46 AM
#582
Posted 27 June 2012 - 03:10 AM
#583
Posted 28 June 2012 - 06:57 AM
i sold my brain on ebay
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i still love marina :'(
#584
Posted 29 June 2012 - 11:42 AM
#586
Posted 03 July 2012 - 11:59 AM
#587
Posted 07 July 2012 - 12:03 AM
I wonder if Foxconn have started manufacturing them yet? If they haven't already it will be soon if Nintendo are expecting big launch numbers.
#588
Posted 07 July 2012 - 02:32 PM
That's a great deal for this console. It's high end equipment. And $350 is affordable. Nintendo "could" possibly sell it at $299 if they made zero profit or even took a loss. $349 buys a great Christmas gift.
#589
Posted 07 July 2012 - 05:11 PM
I'm 75% sure it'll be $300. it feels like the right number to sell it for.I think $349 will be the minimum, considering the system power, the gamepad, and the R&D that went into it.
That's a great deal for this console. It's high end equipment. And $350 is affordable. Nintendo "could" possibly sell it at $299 if they made zero profit or even took a loss. $349 buys a great Christmas gift.
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#590
Posted 07 July 2012 - 06:01 PM
wow this topic is old o.o
I'm 75% sure it'll be $300. it feels like the right number to sell it for.
If they don't profit from it.
And they may elect not to.
A $299 price tag will eliminate any and all barrier to entry.
For a games platform such as the Wii U, which looks poised to create strong software tie-in, it won't matter.
Nintendo knows that need to offer lots of power for a low price, like they did with the 3DS. they may not profit for a year on the hardware, but subsequent years will be different.
It's hard to see Nintendo missing out on profit from it's hardware, but they may do so if they feel they havent' generated a strong enough marketing "buzz"
$349 seems like a good place to start.
Price it too low and people think of it as "cheap" in both positive and negative connotations.
Price it too high and it just won't sell (PS3 anyone?). but it there is one thing the previosu generation has taught us, it is that console prices go up every generation and people are willing to pay more to get more.
The original Wii with dirt cheap tech started out at $249. The much more ambitious and forward looking Wii U starting out at $349 is a great bargain for a system of this power level and capabilities.
The "proper" Xbox 360, without motion controls or a screen enabled GamePad, cost $399 to purchase at launch.
Even the bare bones, no hard drive, crippled version was $299.
So a next generation system, in 2012, launching at $349 with next level power, a Gamepad with relatively large additional screen and free online capabilities is quite the bargain. Normally, I would have expected a $399 price tag, but Nintendo is wanting to deliver high end power at an affordable price. This is a long way from 2005 and $349 is affordable. Microsoft and Sony provably won't be under that price either. And a year or two down the road, I can see a price drop to $299 in order to combat the new console launches.
Again, Nintendo CAN release at $299 to ensure a quick install base and entrench the system. but they won't profit on the hardware for about a year if they do so. And that is something they've only changed stance on once. If they can, I would love to see it. just not expecting it. it's not like they haven't earned their money here.
#591
Posted 07 July 2012 - 06:11 PM
#592
Posted 07 July 2012 - 08:31 PM
If they don't profit from it.
And they may elect not to.
A $299 price tag will eliminate any and all barrier to entry.
For a games platform such as the Wii U, which looks poised to create strong software tie-in, it won't matter.
Nintendo knows that need to offer lots of power for a low price, like they did with the 3DS. they may not profit for a year on the hardware, but subsequent years will be different.
It's hard to see Nintendo missing out on profit from it's hardware, but they may do so if they feel they havent' generated a strong enough marketing "buzz"
$349 seems like a good place to start.
Price it too low and people think of it as "cheap" in both positive and negative connotations.
Price it too high and it just won't sell (PS3 anyone?). but it there is one thing the previosu generation has taught us, it is that console prices go up every generation and people are willing to pay more to get more.
The original Wii with dirt cheap tech started out at $249. The much more ambitious and forward looking Wii U starting out at $349 is a great bargain for a system of this power level and capabilities.
The "proper" Xbox 360, without motion controls or a screen enabled GamePad, cost $399 to purchase at launch.
Even the bare bones, no hard drive, crippled version was $299.
So a next generation system, in 2012, launching at $349 with next level power, a Gamepad with relatively large additional screen and free online capabilities is quite the bargain. Normally, I would have expected a $399 price tag, but Nintendo is wanting to deliver high end power at an affordable price. This is a long way from 2005 and $349 is affordable. Microsoft and Sony provably won't be under that price either. And a year or two down the road, I can see a price drop to $299 in order to combat the new console launches.
Again, Nintendo CAN release at $299 to ensure a quick install base and entrench the system. but they won't profit on the hardware for about a year if they do so. And that is something they've only changed stance on once. If they can, I would love to see it. just not expecting it. it's not like they haven't earned their money here.
well they have done a werid number like $170 for the 3DS so maybe $325
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#593
Posted 08 July 2012 - 10:09 AM
If this console Is anymore then $300 one way or another Nintendo will be in trouble financially so you truly think that Sony and Microsoft are going to sit there and let Nintendo make all the sales??? The answer to that is a definite NO.
Edited by biglouie, 08 July 2012 - 10:10 AM.
#594
Posted 09 July 2012 - 04:44 AM
#595
Posted 09 July 2012 - 05:11 AM
Release £199.99 - Nintendo-land bundled (£229.99 with Darksiders 2)
I'm predicting the Playstation 3 mini at £149.99 with Vita bundle at £249.99 this Christmas
After Xbox 8 announcement/release £174.99
After PS4 release £149.99
#596
Posted 09 July 2012 - 06:16 AM
I'm going for
Release £199.99 - Nintendo-land bundled (£229.99 with Darksiders 2)
I'm predicting the Playstation 3 mini at £149.99 with Vita bundle at £249.99 this Christmas
After Xbox 8 announcement/release £174.99
After PS4 release £149.99
Smart predictions! But Wii U will not sell under £169 in my opinion for a loooong time. Probably will start at £229, then £199 and at its heaviest competition the £169. Bet you!
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#597
Posted 10 July 2012 - 08:09 AM
#598
Posted 10 July 2012 - 09:25 PM
#599
Posted 11 July 2012 - 06:20 PM
but hey, lets complain and see if they drop the price, were all non-nintendo-robots? right
im going to be a bit sad to everyone here and say the level point is probably $250, O/
#600
Posted 16 July 2012 - 11:57 AM
Seeing as how Wii was $250 at launch, the motion technology was new at the time, and everyone was crazed over it for the next few years. 6 years later, the advancements in power might make the technology in Wii U just a little more expensive as Wii was 6 years ago. Touch screens are really that expensive either. Although $300 is my guess, $250 is definitely a possibility.
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