NightDragon83 said:
Those consoles are also 5-6 years old, and the Wii U won't be including bleeding-edge technology in its hardware like Sony did with Blu-Ray for the PS3 (which standalone players costed anywhere from $700 and up when they first launched in 2006). 360 was also extremely powerful for its time, being the first console to do HD graphics and rivaling any top of the line PC rig in 2005, so at $399 it was really a steal when it launched. I agree with the OP, but for different reasons. If it weren't for the tablet controller, Nintendo could easily release the console at $250 and still make money. No way the tablet controller adds more than $100 in costs (and that's on the extreme end of the price spectrum), so realistically tack on another $50 or so and include some software that shows off the system's capabilities the way Wii Sports (which began life as an E3 tech demo) did for the original Wii, and presto, there's your $299 price point. |
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