How do you think the Wii U will do its first 3 months? Based on what we know now.

[archbrix]

DanneSandin said:

archbrix said:

DanneSandin said

True that WiiU is only facing PS360 - but that's quite a formidable opponants mind you... Remember that WiiU will at least be 200 bucks more expansive when it comes out...

Not if the $299 rumor proves to be true.  The PS360 won't retail for $99 this year.

1.  Fair enough, but it'll still be $150 more than PS3 -

2.  and that gap could mean that only hard core gamers will buy the system: why would soccer mom buy it, when there's cheaper options with great libraries?

1.  Well, to be $150 more than PS3, Sony's machine would have to drop to $149 this year.  A drop to $199 is more likely, making WiiU $100 more.

2.  Nothing will stop the 360 from being a great deal this year.  Nintendo's main goal should be to make their system look appealing; there are easily enough early adopters and Nintendo fans looking to upgrade to gobble up every machine they can ship at the $299 price point... assuming that they have great launch games, of course.  Any chance of reaching the soccer moms (i.e. non-gamers) en masse will come later as the system comes down in price and has more games.