I got this from the Game Zone, one of the sites VGC lists in their News section on the home page. Apparently, EB Games Australia and Zawi have both listed the price of the Wii U in their part of the world, each of which converts to ~$600 US. Also, Gaming Bolt is reporting that Carrefour (which is the largest French Mall) has also priced the Wii U. This again converts to ~$600 US. - Source
Now, before some of you jump to the conclusion that these are all definitely placeholders, the article notes that this isn't the first time EB Games Australia has revealed the price of a Nintendo system early. In July '10, 7 months before its launch in Japan, they started taking preorders for the 3DS at the price of $348 AU. This turned out to be only $1 less than the actual launch price in Australia. Considering there is probably about 7 more months, maybe less, til the Wii U launches, this may turn out to spot on, as well.
Having said that, I know you that even if this turns out to not be a mere placeholder, you still can never do a straight conversion to get the price of a console in another region of the world, so most likely the Wii U will be less than $600 in the US. Given that the 3DS was $100 less in the US compared to AU, I would guess the Wii U would end up being $150-$200 cheaper, or $400-$450, here in the States.
So, do you think this will end up being the right price? If so, will it hurt Nintendo's chances of dominating again next gen?
