Wii U To Be $200 And Launch November 18th?

[Squilliam]

darkknightkryta said:

Squilliam said:

 

They have a console with similar capabilities as other HD consoles so why should they charge twice the price? The tablet is there to make the system more accessible (less intimidating) and offer wider gameplay possibilities. $199 - $249 are both good prices, $299 seems to be quite excessive. The system isn't significantly different in terms of hardware to the original Wii and that system was originally supposed to be priced at $199 without a game so $199 for the Wii U without a game seems pretty comparable.

Yes, you're right, but what's their market?  Are they assuming the  90+ million people who bought a Wii don't own a 360 or PS3?  I mean, Microsoft and Sony are fighting tooth and nail for "teh corez gamerz", who's gonna be left for Nintendo?  I mean, I have a hard time believing Nintendo would gimp their console so much just to go after Sony and Microsoft's shrinking market (By shrinking I mean they're yearly sales are decreasing).

Their market?

• The people who own the Wii/Nintendo fans.
• People whom are intimidated by the regular controler.
• Hardcore gamers who'll buy all consoles regardless.
• People who would have otherwise only considered the HD consoles.
• People who want to use apps (512MB dedicated to OS).
• People that are enticed by the new possibilities for playing games.

I think that they have a pretty good shot at selling a good quantity of consoles, but I cannot predict whether or not they'll have another smash hit. I would say sales between the 360 and Wii is a good target to guess at.