Wii U Meant for Consumers with Higher Disposable Income, Says Nintendo

[oniyide]

LordTheNightKnight said:

oniyide said:

NO way. 600 bucks, only psychos and trolls thought that would be the price of WII U. As for the recession, yeah I know what it does, it sucks. BUt people need to understand, things go up in price. THey all do, people need to DEAL with it.(1) If  you paid 250 for a WII a few years ago and 50-100 bucks more is going to hurt you, then dont play.(2) Ninty doesnt owe anyone anything.(3) They'll price it the way they see fit.(4) If you dont like it dont buy, if you cant ball dont play. 

1. This isn't denying things like inflation. This is about Nintendo feeling the need to make something expensive as a mass market product, at a time when more and more people have trouble paying for things. It's bad business.

2. Why are you assuming people bothered by the price are only thinking of themselves? How about some of us want game companies to not shoot themsevles in their feet, and for customers in general to be respected and not gouged?

3. They do if they want to stay in business. The customers actually hold the "don't owe you anything" card, which they demonstrated in the N64 and GC years by rejecting Nintendo's direction, and Nintendo was forced to change it to get on top again.

4. That shows you really don't understand basic economics, and thinks Nintendo is the vassal and the customers the serfs, or esle why would you defend Nintendo making a decision that drives away customers? Some of us here want Nintendo to stop driving their customers away.

basic economics?? Things go up in price, ALL products do, thats the way of the world. YOu really think that this Wii U would cost the same as the WII did at launch?? That makes no damn sense. THe WIi was just a GC with motion controls attached to it, and even the motion tech was kinda cheap, of course it eas inexpensive. This thing is supposed to be more powerful than PS3 and has to transfer info to at least two tablets. Unless you want Ninty to sell at a loss they cant sell this thing too cheap, and how expensive is too expensive?? Cause 350 for a NEW console is not that bad. PS3 hit the sweet spot around 300

N64 and GC, maybe they didnt do as well because the PS products at the time were just THAT much better. and please it wasnt like they were really expensive either. SO i dont know what price has to do with those. 

How about some people have no personal or financial stakes in NINTY's affairs. Some people need to prioritize their lives, if Ninty shoots themselves in the foot, what difference does it make to you?? Dont mean nothing to me, cause they dont put food on my plate. Worst case scenerio, they get another ass kicking and they have survived those, so whatever. Why are they disrespecting customers, by trying to make a product thats not cheap?? WHat kinda logic is that. By that logic Prada, Ferrari any buisness that makes not so cheap products are disrespectful??