oni-link said:
oniyide said:
oni-link said:
archbrix said:
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. 
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I was actually refering to oniyide's quote that Nintendo wasn't willing to take a loss or that Wii-U was not going to be more powerful than the PS3. I am still freaking out about the main console of the Wii U packing a modified POWER7 CPU and ATI R770 GPU. I was half expecting them to come out with console using a POWER6 or POWER5 (360's I believe) architecture along with a boosted R520 GPU. Now if we could only find out if they are still using 1TSRAM and how much of it!!!
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3DS doesnt say anything, because it did not LAUNCH at a loss. The price was dropped because people were not buying it for 250
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@oni
IT DOES SAY SOMETHING since Nintendo was willing to cut the 3DS price to a loss or almost a loss (depending on who you believe) shows that Nintendo, is willing to take a hit to make a system sell!!!
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true, but the price did not drop until AFTER launch. Thats why i say they will not launch WiiU for a loss, now if it does not meet expectations and they do a price drop, that i can see happening
