Why Nintendo won't drop the price of Wii U this year

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Aielyn said:

RolStoppable said:

Aielyn said:

RolStoppable said:
Yes, I remember. Good games and a good price point. What makes you think that the Wii U doesn't need both of those things?

What makes you think that $50 more than the Wii is so much that it takes the system from "enough to create a phenomenon" to "not going to sell well, even with great games"? It's not like we're talking PS3-launch level prices.

It's a $100 difference between the Wii and Wii U. And the answer is the Gamepad.

Wii U Basic is $300. Wii was $250. That's a $50 difference.

Indeed, in Australia, the Wii was $400, the Wii U Basic is $350. And the Wii was selling far better. Games decide sales, not price. If the games are high enough quality, people will pay the price.

But who cares about the Basic? It should be phased out asap.

 

Personally, I'm only going to buy a Wii U once they cut the price to 250 Euro. I don't want more value, I want to pay less.