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[SomeRandomGuy]

Expensive!

[Auzzie Wingman]

OH GAWD. 3DS was $350 here in Australia. No way in hell I'm paying $700 for a new console, this can't be true. Keep in mind Australia now has a STRONGER dollar than America.

EB already put up the Pre-Orders as to being $598.

And isn't it a whole lot less than the PS3 at launch. Wasn't that thing like... $1000?
I remember people at school getting it, and people were like "Oh how is your PS3 going, moneybags?"

[AMAC]

This price is almost certainly a placeholder if you ask me. Even if the Wii U does cost 4899 NOK, I can't see it being being double the price of the 3DS over here. £460 is far too expensive for this console and even £340 sounds a bit too much. Nintendo try to keep their consoles affordable and they know that lots of people would be put off by a price that high.

[Guy Fieri]

Well Reggie did say that the Wii U will be affordable but then other sources say it will be expensive.

[The Lonely Koopa]

Im pretty sure this is a place holder so dont trust the norWiigians yet.

[Auzzie Wingman]

It really isn't sounding to be anything more expensive than an XBOX360 at launch right about now.

[Wix]

Well the PS3 launched at £425/$500 for the 20GB model. The Wii U is more powerful than the PS3, it's innovative, and the controller alone is pretty high-tech. I wouldn't expect something much cheaper than $500.

[Dementis]

Well Reggie did say that the Wii U will be affordable but then other sources say it will be expensive.

There are no other sources. If it's not from Nintendo it's not a reliable source. It's a year off even, so not even Nintendo can say.

Edited by Dementis, 22 July 2011 - 10:52 AM.

[Auzzie Wingman]

Here's the current pricing for a Wii U Preorder in Australia at EB Games (which is probably the most expensive place to get one here)
http://www.ebgames.c...813-Wii-U-Wii-U
It's at $598. I swear to god that it is more expensive than a launch PS3.

[Epic Kirby]

I feel bad for Australians. I feel good for Europeans. I feel slightly but not too much bad for America/Canada/me.

Why do you feel good for Europeans? The Euro is in absolute crisis, Greece were literally two weeks away from bankruptcy and Ireland needed a hefty bail out to stop them falling the same way.

All converted into US dollar equivalent to make it simple
US 3DS launch price $250
UK 3DS launch price $366 (though it did drop soon after launch)
AU 3DS launch price $379
Europe 3DS launc price $358

[Waller]

All converted into US dollar equivalent to make it simple
US 3DS launch price $250
UK 3DS launch price $366 (though it did drop soon after launch)
AU 3DS launch price $379
Europe 3DS launc price $358

Then there's Mexico: $422!

Yeah, not getting the 3DS anytime soon...

[Andy]

Here's the current pricing for a Wii U Preorder in Australia at EB Games (which is probably the most expensive place to get one here)
http://www.ebgames.c...813-Wii-U-Wii-U
It's at $598. I swear to god that it is more expensive than a launch PS3.

How much was the PS3 at launch in Australia?

[Joshua]

How much was the PS3 at launch in Australia?

It was OVER ONE bloody THOUSAND AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS!!

[Andy]

It was OVER ONE bloody THOUSAND AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS!!

What, Over ONE bloody THOUSAND AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS!!​That's Impossible! All memes aside, the reason I asked was because I wasn't sure if she was being sarcastic or not. I'm glad us Americans wont be paying over 599 US Dollars for a WiiU at launch. Just one question, why is everything in Australia so expensive?

Edited by Andy, 25 July 2011 - 09:32 AM.

[Auzzie Wingman]

The reason why Australians have allegedly more expensive stuff is because how our government is run.

It's not really that different though. I suppose the easiest way to put it is, we pay more, but we also earn more. If someone in America was doing the same job as me, in numeric value, would be earning a lot less per hr than me. So even though $600 seems super expensive to you, that's the kind of price I'd find normal.

And yes, the PS3 was somewhere around $1000 at launch.

[Auzzie Wingman]

Australian 3DS price was $350 or less.

[StreetPassWanter]

It' won't be too expensive. I'm sure of it.

[xXSuperNintendoXx]

Most likely more expensive then the 3ds hoping not as expspensive as the original PS3

[StreetPassWanter]

OH GAWD. 3DS was $350 here in Australia. No way in hell I'm paying $700 for a new console, this can't be true. Keep in mind Australia now has a STRONGER dollar than America.

Let's not be too inappropriate...

[Auzzie Wingman]

But it's true, for now. Our dollar has been about 6-8 cents stronger than yours for quite a while.
I think I heard you guys are going through a recession or something right now, so that's probably why.