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The Kotaku article you guys sourced has been updated, noting that the original article is extremely old and we don't know if it's still accurate since the hardware has no doubt changed somewhat since it was written.
Link:
http://gimmegimmegames.com/2012/06/bloomberg-reports-that-iwata-told-nikkei-wii-u-will-be-250/
I think $250 sounds good, though $300 makes more sense.
http://gimmegimmegames.com/2012/06/bloomberg-reports-that-iwata-told-nikkei-wii-u-will-be-250/
I think $250 sounds good, though $300 makes more sense.
So long as we don't get the usual £=$ schtick Nintendo threw at us with the 3DS I'd be down for getting a Wii U
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they're just rumors. People speculate and no one gets hurt, except for the people that interpret speculation as "people must honestly believe that rumor is 100 percent true." In addition, that rumor wasn't from kotaku, but from a source that has gotten predictions in the past correct apparently.
Either way, I doubt it's going to cost 200, or 400. Somewhere in the middle seems like common sense. I predict 250 myself.
they're just rumors. People speculate and no one gets hurt, except for the people that interpret speculation as "people must honestly believe that rumor is 100 percent true." In addition, that rumor wasn't from kotaku, but from a source that has gotten predictions in the past correct apparently.
Either way, I doubt it's going to cost 200, or 400. Somewhere in the middle seems like common sense. I predict 250 myself.
250 would be nice, but depending on how much they include in the box, 300 seems more likely. That said, 300 is pretty much the most I'll pay for a Nintendo system.
$300 is the most I would comfortably pay for this at the starting gate, but $250 would be insane.
I think they will launch it at $300. I *hope* they launch it at $300, because I do not see it getting much cheaper than that.
I think they will launch it at $300. I *hope* they launch it at $300, because I do not see it getting much cheaper than that.
I saw an interview with Reggie and he was talking about the price of the Wii and how it was $250 for so long, and they wanted to do something similar for the WiiU. So I'm guessing $250, maybe slightly higher.
I think Nintendo have bigger issue to worry about rather than sticking by their 12-month-old price promise. The Wii U seems seriously holed below the waterline and they are going to have to pull off a major recapture of the initiative to hope to not repeat a serious mistake.
If it's more than $300, the system is dead at launch unless they do an emergency price drop to $200 or below like they did with the 3DS. Fuck your profit margins on hardware, Nintendo. That's how this industry has worked for a very long time now. Get with the fucking program. Make games people want to buy and get your third parties doing the same and you won't need to profit off hardware.
If it does cost $180 to manufacture, I should hope the system is no more than $300. If they really wanted to create a huge install base, they could see the thing for 250, take a slight hit, and sell a ton of systems. That's a $70 profit on each system. The question is: would this profit
Hell, I'm not an early adopter, but if they can sell it for 250, I'd buy at launch. If it is 300, which seems most likely, I'd likely wait a year and let the software library expand and the price drop.
Hell, I'm not an early adopter, but if they can sell it for 250, I'd buy at launch. If it is 300, which seems most likely, I'd likely wait a year and let the software library expand and the price drop.
I know it's a year old, but I hadn't seen this before. The price has probably gone up since, but if they can keep it between $200-250, I think this may actually be a goldmine for Nintendo.
It will not be under $300.
Supposedly it's going to be almost $400 in Japan, but they usually pay more than the US.
It will be $300 to $350. Bank on it.
Supposedly it's going to be almost $400 in Japan, but they usually pay more than the US.
It will be $300 to $350. Bank on it.
"If your jaw dropped a bit when Nintendo wrapped up its E3 press conference this year without so much as a mention of a firm price or release date for the Wii U, you were far from alone."
--Um... Nintendo said that they weren't going to announce either during E3. And people were pretty blatant about repeating that sentiment... were you journalists not paying attention?!
--Um... Nintendo said that they weren't going to announce either during E3. And people were pretty blatant about repeating that sentiment... were you journalists not paying attention?!
No-way-this-launches-at-the-same-price-as-the-3ds,no-Fn-way...itll-be-at-least-300-likely-350,but-no-way-its-less-than-300
I'm not blaming you Kyle, but people really need to learn to look at the dates on articles, and click on the source material, before they leap..
But yeah.. This also goes to show you 1) How unremarkable this E3's kind of been, when we need to report on old price numbers like its new news. And 2) To really read Kotaku's articles, cause they're a minefield of bait and switch tactics sometimes -literally making news out of nothing.
But yeah.. This also goes to show you 1) How unremarkable this E3's kind of been, when we need to report on old price numbers like its new news. And 2) To really read Kotaku's articles, cause they're a minefield of bait and switch tactics sometimes -literally making news out of nothing.
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