| Viper1 said: I don't think intrinsic value here works over actual retail price. I mean isn't retail price the whole point of this price debate? |
Using the strict retail price of the console is misleading at least to me personally. Consoles aren't TVs, you can't just walk out with the box and nothing else, theres no value in the machine alone. The value comes from the games that are played on the console and the importance of Wii Sports is that its an extremely valuable game. The important number for those thinking about the value argument is the minimum and average cost to get an acceptable experience at home.
In the strictest sense the Wii is about the 2nd cheapest console behind the PS2 and the most valuable console on the market. Wii Sports and Wii play are the keystones to the value argument because for $300 the full experience of the console is unlocked between Wii Sports, Wii Play and then tack on another $50 for Mario Kart and thats an excellent experience out the door for $350. An Xbox 360 Arcade with an extra controller and the usual couple of games is at least as expensive and the experience isn't as good as a Wii with that ultimate combo and the sales prove it.
My point is that the Wii nails both the value argument and the price out the door argument at the same time. The issue with the recent sales is not that the price of the console is weakening it because its already extremely cheap, its that the ultimate value combo is losing its effectiveness whether you use Mario Kart or Wii Fit as those markets are approaching saturation. We can see this because the sales of the mainstay Mario Kart and Wii Fit are weakening.
Tease.
