Wii U to be priced at $299?

[Feniris]

se7en7thre3 said:
Obviously no sizeable HDD is included, and since the Upad has motion tech, we have to assume no wiimote plus or nunchuk as well. That's the only way I can see a low $299 justified, because Nintendo cannot go weak on the power front. Their aim has to be, minimally speakingk PS2-esque, where all the multi-platforms go through Wii U...porting to the other consoles. 720 KineXt, PS4 will create powerhouses but the big N has to make sure that disadvantage only apply only to their exclusives. if that happens, then we'll see on equal graphical ground who would win on the Maddens, GTA, etc competing strictly with their unique method of play...Wii Universe, Microsoft KineXt, or PS4.

Xbox and Gamecube games later in the generation we're both superior (at least graphically) in 3rd party releases to the PS2 version.  (See Splinter Cell or Resident Evil 4)

I don't expect anything different for this gen.   However, at least the Wii U will be worth porting a low end version of all 3rd Party releases to, which is more important anyhow.