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. |
I totally agree with what you just said. The Wii U won't go over $349.99! You guys need to stop thinking it'll be over that, if the price for the PS3 was high for Sony Fanboys then, a $349.99 price will be way too high for Nintendo Fan's. The controller can't be that expensive either and a launch/bundle game wouldn't caust much , too, because it won't take long to develop. Overall I think the price point will be $299.99 at the start and at the end of it's lifetime (or in the middle) it will be around $199.99 to $249.99.
