oni-link said:
archbrix said:
HappySqurriel said:
Being that cheap Chinese manufactured LCD ebook and media players with a similar size and resolution display were selling with a MSRP of (around) $100 last Christmas, and (at worst) you could say that the components it doesn't have that the Wii U controller would need would be roughly the same cost as the components these devices have that the Wii U controller doesn't need. With this in mind, why would the Wii U controller be prohibitively expensive when the Wii U launches some-time next year?
To be clear, I'm not trying to imply that the Wii U controller would be as cheap as a conventional controller, but I also don't see why it would be $50 more expensive to manufacture than the Wiimote and Nunchuck; and (therefore) why it would require the Wii U to sell for more than $300.
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I completely agree.
By the time Wii U launches, the PS3 will be able to sell at $199 without a loss. Wii U may have an elaborate controller, but it's not a blu-ray player.
Even if it's sold at a minor loss (very minor, if at all), I can't imagine they'd price it at more than $300, particularly after the 3DS price debacle.
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1. 3DS says hello!!! (though with ~$100 to manufacture it may not be losing money)
2. POWER7 CPU and ATI R770 GPU says otherwise; so mosdef this is gonna be a beast!!! THQ even went so far as saying it'll be like Blu-Ray vs DVD.
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1. Uh, I'm aware of 3DS... which is the very reason I cited it as an example of why Nintendo has learned (hopefully) not to price their systems too high.
2. POWER7 and R770 don't say otherwise; where did I say the Wii U wasn't going to perform great? The point you're missing is that they were smart with choosing components that will offer optimal performance without necessarily having an exceedingly high price tag come 2012. 
