Official Price

[Teuthida]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5014904.stm

At a news conference in Osaka, Nintendo senior managing director Yoshihiro Mori said the Wii would sell for 25,000 yen ($220) or lower in Japan and $250 (£133) or lower in the US.

[Dyne]

Keep in mind, the unit could very well have two controllers like people are suggesting, so $250 at most is a deal.

[MuGen]

everyone knew their system would be hella cheap.

[Professor S]

Honestly thats not that cheap., especially when you compare hardware components. At $250 your looking at only $50 less for half the muscle of a 360. I was thinking they would be shooting for $199 or maybe even a little less. $250 would be a big mistake, IMO.

[MuGen]

well I was kinda thinking it was a cheap number in itself lol

but if I think about it harder, i'd have to say $250 for a controller is pretty expensive.. I mean you've got Wii games that look a "weeeeee-bit" better then the GameCube. The only real advance for nintendo this next generation is the controller and gameplay.

so yeah... $250 is a bit costly for a controller upgrade.

[thatmariolover]

I suspect $250 will be a premium model with an extra Wii-mote and nunchuck, possibly the "light"-gun add-on, the classic controller, and maybe a download of each game type on the virtual console. The way it's worded makes me think there will be a premium model at any rate.

But if not, I agree it's a bit steeper than I expected.

[Null]

has there ever been a nintendo console NOT released at $199 ? i thought all the others were.

and i wouldnt call it cheap either, its much more affordably priced, but not cheap.


im gunna guess when it comes out it'll be for 199, or at the very least have a package at 199 and another bundle with a game and extra controller for 250

[KillerGremlin]

Affordable is a relative word.

I agree with Professor S. 250 is still an investment. The 360 and the PS3 are both more expensive, but the PS3 is going to be shooting out some fantabulous graphics, and it will have blu-ray support.

Seeing as how I have no serious interest in the 3 consoles as of yet, I would personally wait until there was a price drop or two for all the consoles.

[Null]

relative is a relative word. that means nothing.

im not using the word affordable as in terms of what people can afford. many people can afford much higher with not even a blink of thought going into it, thats not the point. what im saying is in the general range of consoles, that would be considered an affordable price. while 600, no matter if its a lot of money or not to you personally, is expensive for a console.

[Neo]

Aye aye wii wii!

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Null

relative is a relative word. that means nothing.

im not using the word affordable as in terms of what people can afford. many people can afford much higher with not even a blink of thought going into it, thats not the point. what im saying is in the general range of consoles, that would be considered an affordable price. while 600, no matter if its a lot of money or not to you personally, is expensive for a console.

how bout the 360.

[MuGen]

you can't say much about the 360 yet because once developers start on the path of HD-DVD and they release the peripheral for it... then you'll know just how much you invested in the 360

[KillerGremlin]

I don't want to watch HD-DVD movies on my 360.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I don't want to watch HD-DVD movies on my 360.

Agreed. I think the vast majority of console buyers purchase consoles solely for games, with movie watching a distant afterthought.

[Jonbo298]

$250 is a little high for the Wii. $200 makes more sense.