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Assyrian612 on 07 July 2013
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forethought14 said:
Assyrian612 said:
forethought14 said:

Wii U needs a price drop because the PS4 is just 50$ more expensive? Also because PS4 is more powerful? Wasn't the cheapest 360 at Wii's launch 299$, while Wii was 249$? 50$ difference, huge horsepower advantage for 360 (bigger horsepower difference than WiiU to PS4), more games for 360, Wii still sold better. All Wii U needs is games, and a reason for purchasing it, and you'll have people buy it, it's simple! The 50$ price tag difference will not affect much.

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You have to remember the economy at the time bro. People wanted the best deal and Wii gave them innovation at the time. Packed with a good line up of games such as smash, zelda, and galaxy it was hard to pass up a Wii at that price. As time progressed that market faded and Nintendo tried to continue over to the next innovative tech piece. Unfortunately the price doesn't favor what other options are available. A 32GB Wii U at $349.99 vs a 500GB PS4 at $399.99. I really really doubt people fail to see this. A price drop would boost sales and improve the install base. It would also give Nintendo a chance to compete. Without a price drop it's not looking good. I expect a price drop around the releases of Xbox One and PS4 maybe a few months after. Good news for Nintendo is its partnership with Sega. That could be a key thing in the future.

The economy was much better in 06, people were able to buy more expensive things, not sure why you're making that relevant to now since people will be spending less since times aren't equivalent to back then (they are worse). They will look for the best prices for what they're getting. Wii U at $349.99 also comes with a game, something the PS4 most likely won't have included, and I really really doubt people would fail to see this. 350 (plus tax) with a game included (Nintendo Land), roughly 380$ with tax (but they should have other bundles with different games as well, a Wii U deluxe / premium @ 349.99 with Super Mario 3D World would be great), or 399 and you'll need to buy at least one game, which will increase the total price to nearly 500 (399.99 + 59.99 + tax). Plus, all Wii Remotes and accessories will work with Wii U, so there will be no need to purchase extra controllers like you'll need to for PS4 if you'd like to have more than one (are PS3 controllers compatitble with PS4?). Overall, people will notice the total value of Wii U to be at least over 100$ cheaper than buying a PS4, and I'm sure people would want to save as much as they can. Not saying that lowering the price of Wii U wouldn't be a good thing, but it won't look good for Nintendo if they do lower it. Not lowering it will not cause them disaster. 

Not sure what Nintendo's partnership with Sega would do to be honest. I could care less about Sonic games....

What economy did you live in? 2006 the economy in the U.S slowed down and consumer debt rose. I'm pretty sure people didn't have money falling out of their pockets like leaves on trees. The Wii like I said was the best bargain deal at the time. Regarding the Wii U even at $349.99 I doubt people are sold on that price bcuz it comes with Nintendo land. That's not Wii Sports which was a deal changer, Nintendo Land is not. The value of the Wii U is shown when you mention controllers, but I have Playstation Move controllers too so no need to buy controllers for my PS4. Finally regarding the price of the Wii U. Nintendo's best option is to keep the price as is for now, but either when the release happens for the PS4 and Xbox One they drop their price or wait a few months after. Here's another option you mentioned bundling it at $349.99 with a "worthy" game such as Mario, but Nintendo Land? No. I really really doubt people would fail to see this.

On the note about Sega and Nintendo partnership this is huge. Reference the success Sonic brand has had on the Wii. Maybe Sonic doesn't appeal to you, but other Wii U owners or potential Wii U buyers will gain interest when they notice Nintendo has other publishers supporting their console.