IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
And yeah, in my opinion $50 made the most sense back then as well. $179 and $199 should basically look the same to the average buyer, but I guess it does make sense since the XL version was already in development and expected to be $199. |
Yeah, $250 was definitely too much for what the console had to offer at the time as reflected by the poor sales. Same issue for the $350 Wii U. From what I've heard, the Basic model is hardly selling at all in comparison to the Deluxe, despite being $50 cheaper, so the Deluxe model's price is the one that matters most. I think we can assume a $50 cut won't do a whole lot when considering there's already a Wii U at $300. The Wii U needs a price that it hasn't been at before, that's why they need a larger than expected drop to really ramp up interest. If they just do $50 people could say "wasn't the Wii U already $300? Meh whatevers." Bad example, but hopefully it shows what I'm getting at. :L