And yet another rumor about 'Wii 2'..from IGN.

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

Carl2291 said:

Kenryoku_Maxis said:

 According to sources with knowledge of the project, Nintendo's next console could have a retail cost of anywhere between $350 and $400

AHAHAHAHA!  Come on IGN.  At least produce plausable lies.  Aside from the fact Nintendo would never make a Product over $300 in the current market, something that is 'near or slightly above the power of the XBOX360' would not cost $350.

Nintendo doesn't really care about the consumer as much as you make it sound...

They released the 3DS at $250, when it apparently costs like $100 to make, then I'm pretty sure they'll want to make just as much, if not more profit on the home console.

When did I ever say they were focused on the consumer.  Its just history.  Nintendo has never released a console over $300 (except the original NES).  They always focus on selling consoles at $250 or less.  For exactly the reason you saw with the Wii, lower cost equals more sales.  Plus, as a benefit, they can make a lot more money on a cheaper system than a system that takes $500 to make and they sell for $350 (aka, what MS and Sony did this gen).

Nintendo never makes a system that costs more to make than what they sell it as.  And if rumors are to be beleived, their going to make a system 'about the same as an XBOX360.  Why would that exceed $300 dollars when MS is selling the XBOX360 for less than that?