To be honest, I can see how people might have two different opinions on the Wii U's price; some could say that it is a fresh console with a decent entry price and others will claim that it is a more expensive alternative to the PS360 with roughly the same capabilities. This is where the conundrum will come into play for both 3rd parties and consumers. Significant 3rd party exclusives are pretty much out of the question since multiplatform development is easier than ever and the combined userbase of the PS360 is too large to ignore, especially in favour of a brand new console with a strained relationship with 3rd parties for nearly three decades.
I'm a little torn, this is where the smaller leaps in hardware comes into play again, the relatively small gap between the Wii U and the PS360 hardware could downplay the Wii U's percieved value, but this will ultimately be shown around and after launch.
It matters little to me though, I never buy consoles at release price and always wait about a year, by that time there's more good software to be had too and launch titles are (hopefully) cheaper to purchase.
I'm still not sure what to think of the Wii U, but I do believe it will run into some pretty major obstacles along the way and from the get-go. Still, that probably won't stop me from eventually buying one since the system intrigues me somewhat and certainly more than the Wii ever did.
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