Is the Wii Overpriced?

[noname2200]

I've never heard any of these arguments before.....(don't mean that as a personal attack on you, mind you, just the author).

Alright, from the top:

On a profit-basis, I'm fairly certain that the Wii costs much, much less than it costs to produce. That's what Nintendo's always done. I believe that's what Sega did, and most of the dozens upon dozens of other console manufacturers as well. Contrary to what revisionists will tell you, the "razor and blades" model of gaming did not really exist before Sony invented it. Good for gamers? Sure. Something we should all expect as a given? Not so much.

Then we get to the trolling parts. Leaving aside the simple truism that everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for, does the author have any support for his contention that the Wii costs less to make than a Gamecube did? All I see is "the Wii's just a glorified Gamecube lol," so until someone points out what I'm missing I'm going to assume he's just an idiot who's stuck in 2006.

His comments on the Wii's software...deserve no notice, and thus they shall have none.

As to the price drop argument, I could simply tell the author to read about the Blue Ocean strategy, but judging from this work I suspect it'd be beyond him. I'll settle for pointing out that a price drop is not our God-given right, but something that's done to spur sales. And if he thinks Nintendo is now, or has ever been, enough of a humanitarian to give a fig about purchasing good will at the expense of sheer profit...well, he's already proven that he's not much into studying or thinking, so I suppose the point is moot.

Conclusion: If the Wii is overpriced, this author did not state a convincing argument as to why. I could make a much better (although still flawed) case in about twenty minutes, assuming I took my time and proof-read it through four times. I'd be surprised if half the people on this forum, including most Nintendo-lovers, couldn't do the same.