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Jay520 on 23 January 2012
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Silver-Tiger said:
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NintendoPie said:
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Anything higher than 349 seems unrealistic for me. graphically it seems to be on par with the PS3 and 360, and they're both going for 249 (If you buy the Kinect bundle). I don't think people are willing to spend more than 100 $ or € more for an equal HD console + touchscreen interface/controller. Obviously there must a way to connect a second controller (how else are gonna play multiplayer?) and charging more than $100 for a controller?...nah, unlikely.

So what do we get? $249 console + $100 controller = $349. But who knows? Maybe Nintendo does another 3DS and adds a hefty profit on it?


I seriously doubt the Wii U will be on par with current HD consoles in terms of power. Do you have any evidence to support your claim?

Why would it not be? I've seen specs and reports that say it is indeed more powerful than the PS3/X360. I don't have them right now but I know I heard and saw them. The Wii U like all other consoles won't show it's true power right away anyway. 


I'm actually expecting the Wii U to be fairly ahead of the PS360 in terms of power.

Of course they could make the Wii U much more powerful, but Nintendo has never tried to compete with the graphical capabilities, high-end GPU and CPU will only make the console too expensive and they won't stand a chance anyway when Nextbox and PS4 arrive. Why would they make it Uber-powerful? The Wii sold the most consoles this gen despite having the worst specs.

Also, source for underlined part?



I never implied the Wii U to be considerably more powerful than the PS4/720 or even on par with those consoles. I just don't see why you expect the Wii U to be on par with the PS360, which will be past gen consoles when the Wii U. The've only followed the route of using last gen hardware one time, and that was with the Wii. Nintendo has said themselves that they want to attract more 3rd party support and go after the hardcore, so I don't see why it's unreasonable to assume the Wii U to be at least more powerful than the PS360.