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HappySqurriel on 12 January 2012
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kitler53 said:
Play4Fun said:
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"The market is going to continue to differentiate based on the types of experiences that consumers want. As an example, if I’m the head of a household of a family of four, and my disposable income is $50,000 to $60,000, I’m going to continue to look at the Wii because of the software, and it’s a great entertainment device. For consumers who want to have the latest gadgets and have a higher disposable income, that’s for the Wii U."

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"With the Wii U we're aiming for a high definition, more immersive version of the experiences we've cultivated under the Nintendo brand. As such, the hardware we'll be incorporating will require that we price the Wii U higher than Wii."

He is marketing, he isn't there to speak in absolute definitives.There's nothing about a $500 - $600 price range in there.

It's as simple as saying Wii at its' cheap price will be for impulse buyers and Wii-U, which will be more expensive than Wii, will be for the consumers who are willing to spend more money for the newest console experience (early adopters).

While Wii will have hardware more powerful than PS360, it will obviously not use cutting edge tech. It's impossible for it to require that high of a price range.

Since Iwata said it will cost more than Wii did at launch, I'm expecting a $300 - $350 price range.


if you think that nintendo can create a console that is

  1. able to create high quality graphics like that shown the the zelda demo
  2. ...while at 1080p resolution
  3. ...while also transmitting data to the wiiU controller's screen (i forget it's resolution)
  4. ...with a possibly of a second wiiU controller's screen as well
  5. include a wiiU controller which is far more complicated and bulky then previous controllers
  6. launch a $300
  7. ...while of course not sold at a loss because we know nintendo will sell it at least a cost if not at a profit.

...i'll take a bet that says you'll be disapointed.

While I'm pleased with the Zelda demo, I have few doubts that it is so graphically intensive that a 1 year old mid-range graphics card that sells for $100 today couldn't produce it with the performance range you're talking about. In the past 6 years GPUs have advanced a lot, and even budget hardware is far more powerful than the HD consoles are.