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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
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I think after overpricing the 3DS they maybe willing to take a loss initially to meet sales marks. Whether that is going to be the case or not NO ONE KNOWS for sure. I don't even know for sure if they are losing money on the 3DS right now as Iwata's translation during the board meeting was a bit skewed. All we know is that the 3DS cost ~$100 to manufacture during launch. Nintendo could have re-negotiated the price or parts and what they sold to retailers since then in order to meet numbers with the price cut. AGAIN no one knows if this is the case. All I know is that looking at the individual pieces of the Wii U; it seems like it might be at the very least 2-3x more powerful than the PS3 looking at the CPU and GPU combination. This along with the rumored 1 GB of some RAM (probably MoSys 1-TSRAM) makes the Wii-U a very competent system!!! My only concern is the CPU and GPU and RAM that might be running the tablet could be a throw away but we still do not know how the controller works in conjunction with the main system.
Price prediction is $349.99-$399.99 with the controller selling for $89.99-$129.99. It is dependent if they are gonna have PICA200 running at 400mhz and dual (as opposed to single on 3DS) Nintendo/ARM 11 processors running at least 1Ghz (highest ARM11 is ever clocked at) or some throw away chips made from shady factories in china.
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i can dig it, i think your spot on about the prices for the most part, Ill still stick with it being 400-450, but i think your dead on about the controller
