| steven787 said: 69.99 is fair. What do you think about the pack in idea? |
I don't think Nintendo would offer the board as a pack-in at the current retail price - they'd probably lose money at 250USD and that's just not the way they do business.
Nintendo also has history against them: No aftermarket peripheral has ever gained mass popularity for a console, as far as I am aware of. That's not to say that Nintendo can't pull it off, but somehow offering the board as a peripheral only will not be enough to push the volume that Nintendo would like.
What I can see, however, is Nintendo marketing two SKUs: The current one with Wii Sports, and another Wii Fitness bundle that includes the board and the pack-in game. It then becomes Nintendo's Trojan horse, entering health-conscious households worldwide. Once the board hits critical mass alternative games will start appearing.
