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Wii Launch and Price Revealed
http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html
I don't know. Price seems high. Date seems late. WiiSports pack-in is coool though. |
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I was pretty shocked by this news, and therefore dissapointed. But I think that's just it. We all had come to expect from all the developer comments and assorted rumors that a much cheaper price and a much sooner launch were in order. Once those expectations weren't met, anything else seems like terrible news. But is it really? Is a $250 Wii launched two days after PS3 all that bad? Or does it just sound bad because we expected something else?
Well for me the answer is no, this news isn't that bad. $250 and the Sunday two days before my Thanksgiving break starts is actually pretty nice. However I'm gonna buy this thing no matter what (barring a price tag much more than $250). |
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I think it's good news. I have something to look forward to now. And one of greatest experiences a video gamer can partake in is the waiting/purchasing of a console on release day. I'll be doing that. I haven't decided if I'll buy just or two Wii's. I really don't need the system until Smash Bros. comes out. I was thinking seriouslyabout eBaying one for some profit.
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You know they put the price at $250 so that they seem like better quality. To a lot of people higher price is the same as high quality. If they priced to low, people would think "it's cheap because it's crap" and its true.
Good price point when comparing it to competitors. |
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This was based on a online newspaper article which was promptly taken down. IGN is basically chomping at the bit with this article and I would take it with a grain, no, a rock of salt.
The Japanese pricepoint is around $215, though, for your information. The conference is on right now. It's releasing there November 12th. |
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It is ok. And think Japanese release is Dec 2nd, no? |
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Ah, well let me just revel in my moment of glory for a second...
I said all along, even when they started hiring people to pack systems, that there was NO WAY this thing would release in October. And I was right. Jonbo can back me up on this one, I just discussed it with him last night. Anyways, I was expecting a slightly cheaper price. 200 bucks wouldve been my guess there... |
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It seems to be too high for a "Gamecube 1.5". Release date is more of the shocker because every rumor seemed to say "Shipping earlier then you expect!" only to find out its not coming until November.
But oh well, gives me time to save up for something I feel isn't probably worth $250 but I'll still buy it. Time to buy some more 360 games in the mean time :p |
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It looks like they're trying the same strategy as they did with the DS. It had a pretty high launch price compared to the PSP, but once the early adopters had bought it, Nintendo dropped the price and the thing took off like a rocket.
I'm not too sure it will work this time around, though. For one thing, when Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox 360, Nintendo is going to be forced to follow suit. Dancing to another company's tune is no way to be a market leader. That said, I'll be getting one. And I think the initial shipment will sell out just fine given that the PS3 will only have 400,000 units at launch anyway. I just wish Nintendo's PR department had handled this better. They should have noticed how everybody thought the price would be lower than this and started taking some damage control measures. |
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The console market is much different. Both MS and Sony have better brand names in consoles in terms of visiblity and market share in the west. They aren't going to have that automatic trust outside of their hardcore fanbase. All said and done, though, I'm conflicted about the price point. True, its higher than we'd like, but its also quite different from the other consoles and still priced lower for a full system, and not a half-assed one like the low rent, HD-less abortion MS tried to sell with little effect. I don't even see advertisements for that version much anymore. All in all, I think they would push more consoles at $200, but a $250 pp might actually be more profitable in the long run, and Nintendo has always been very smart about remaining profitable. |
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If you want to play a 2 player game that uses the nuchuck it'll cost you $60. In conjunction with the console price itself that's a bit too much. Since you're really buying the system for the controller more so than the console, the standard console price should be lower to accommodate the hefty controller price. Or throw in a 2nd controller rather than include Wii Sports. I can't imagine that being much fun single player.
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If so, I'm hoping that price comes down a bit. Even a cut down by $10 down to $50 would be nice. |
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Hmmm Dyne might be right about the Wii launching for $212 in Japan. Look at this picture recap page of the Japanese conference video.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics...tation/13.html The last three pictures at the bottom give what I guess is the Japanese release date and the launch price of the Wii and the Wiimote. So that's Wii launching on December 2nd, 2006 (like was said) for 25,000 yen. The Wiimote is 3,800 yen, and the nunchunk and the VC controller (look on the next page) are each 1,800 yen. So? Well according to the conversions from XE.com... 25,000 yen = $213 3,800 yen = $32 1,800 yen = $15 So what the hell is going on? I assume XE.com's conversion ratios are updated. That seems a helluva lot cheaper than what every other source has said. Note that the video recap page I linked above comes straight from IGN article's here. http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html They link to it in (currently) the last paragraph. EDIT: Hah, those are the same yen numbers in the IGN article. I saw the difference in conversion price and got excited. So why are IGN's conversions from yen to USD so different? |
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5% japanese tax maybe.
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