Wii Launch and Price Revealed - Page 2

DarkMaster · 09-14-2006, 04:18 PM

Wait a bloody minute. So that's $300 Canadian? Isn't that the same price as the core 360 pack?

I'll be holding off on next-gen purchases for a while then. Until the big titles start coming out, I just can't justify the price point for any of the next-gen consoles.

Spasmolytic · 09-14-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkMaster

Wait a bloody minute. So that's $300 Canadian? Isn't that the same price as the core 360 pack?

I'll be holding off on next-gen purchases for a while then. Until the big titles start coming out, I just can't justify the price point for any of the next-gen consoles.

I'll grab a PS3 on it's way out of the generation. Just like my 1999 Saturn. Wooh

Jason1 · 09-14-2006, 06:45 PM

Read my posts here...

http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15691

Sorry, I just couldnt resist

Storm Eagle · 09-14-2006, 07:04 PM

I read somewhere that they delayed the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and that they pushed the Gamecube version of Twilght Princess into December, while the Wii version comes out on the same day the Wii itself does. I'd still rather get Twilight Princess for Gamecube. They owe us that. So in conclusion, I won't be getting Wii until next year, when Metroid Prime 3: Corruption comes out.

Perfect Stu · 09-14-2006, 08:44 PM

I can understand pricing the controller as high as they are (seeing as that's the new technology), but coupling that with a system that pushes Gamecube graphics at $250 US is a joke.

Dyne · 09-14-2006, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkMaster

Wait a bloody minute. So that's $300 Canadian? Isn't that the same price as the core 360 pack?

I'll be holding off on next-gen purchases for a while then. Until the big titles start coming out, I just can't justify the price point for any of the next-gen consoles.

Is it now? That's funny, I didn't know we rounded up hundreds. Futureshop.ca:

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XBOX 360 Core Console
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Price: $399.99

Before tax. The Wii will be around $275, and $300 after tax. Also, never, ever get the core model. It's bloody crippled.

Spasmolytic · 09-14-2006, 09:03 PM

Say what? 360 Core not $300?

It's a $50 (USD) difference, but I don't know how Microsoft and Nintendo decide their Canadian prices... whether they convert directly or just make nice, round, buyer-friendly prices.

Perhaps DM implies that he has seen such a Core without being price converted.

Oh yeah, and then there's that rumored price drop coming up.

Dyne · 09-14-2006, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Spasmolytic

Say what? 360 Core not $300?

It's a $50 (USD) difference, but I don't know how Microsoft and Nintendo decide their Canadian prices... whether they convert directly or just make nice, round, buyer-friendly prices.

Perhaps DM implies that he has seen such a Core without being price converted.

Oh yeah, and then there's that rumored price drop coming up.

It's just speculation.

Anyways, comparing the core to the Wii is ridiculous. The wii comes with a whole game. That's as ridiculous as comparing the premium 360 model (which is a great deal) to the really crappy core PS3. It's just not the same. I don't know what the hell drives these conclusions.

If anyone feels like complaining, take it out on the damn PS3. You know they recently announced "online plans" with Xfire, and everyone was excited because it was free, and then it turned out it was only for one game? Yeah. PS3 literally has no good news about it. Wii news compared to PS3 news is like Hawaii compared to the slums of Chicago.

DeathsHand · 09-14-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Yeah. PS3 literally has no good news about it.

That's a lie, the good news about PS3 is that it's going to look damn sexy as Sony's market share drops like a rock...

Perfect Stu · 09-14-2006, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

It's just speculation.

Anyways, comparing the core to the Wii is ridiculous. The wii comes with a whole game. That's as ridiculous as comparing the premium 360 model (which is a great deal) to the really crappy core PS3. It's just not the same. I don't know what the hell drives these conclusions.

If anyone feels like complaining, take it out on the damn PS3. You know they recently announced "online plans" with Xfire, and everyone was excited because it was free, and then it turned out it was only for one game? Yeah. PS3 literally has no good news about it. Wii news compared to PS3 news is like Hawaii compared to the slums of Chicago.

Ya come ON guys, get back to the PS3 bashing.

Jonbo298 · 09-14-2006, 11:32 PM

OMg its teh suxxor

Typhoid · 09-14-2006, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Ya come ON guys, get back to the PS3 bashing.

DarkMaster · 09-15-2006, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

It's just speculation.

Anyways, comparing the core to the Wii is ridiculous. The wii comes with a whole game. That's as ridiculous as comparing the premium 360 model (which is a great deal) to the really crappy core PS3. It's just not the same. I don't know what the hell drives these conclusions.

If anyone feels like complaining, take it out on the damn PS3. You know they recently announced "online plans" with Xfire, and everyone was excited because it was free, and then it turned out it was only for one game? Yeah. PS3 literally has no good news about it. Wii news compared to PS3 news is like Hawaii compared to the slums of Chicago.

That god damn PS3. I knew it, right from the beginning I f*cking knew it. The high price of the Wii, the delay of Metroid Prime 3 and Zelda Twilight GCN, it all makes sense now.

Like seriously man, did you know the PS3 uses spider-man font? That sh*t is doomed.

Teuthida · 09-15-2006, 02:02 AM

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...c=66&type=qcna

Greedy greedy.

BreakABone · 09-15-2006, 02:19 AM

http://www.nintendo.ca/cgi-bin/users...=en&id=4251894

Well seems like the Canadian version is only 280 bucks.

So still cheaper than the core 360.. and of course.. pack in game

Though I must say, after seeing some of the features the Wii will feature especially Mii. I don't mind the price so much.

Also.. well Wii Sports packed in with Boxing and Bowling.