Why Do People Act Like Wii U Isn't Wii 2.0?

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RavenXtra said:

kitler53 said:

RavenXtra said:

It's not a Wii. The Wii was about renouncing the traditional in order to expand their audience. The Wii U tries to play the best of both worlds by trying to balance tradition with new gameplay options and fails at doing either.

The people mentioning that Nintendo tried to keep the price down are suffering from severe selective memory as well. Wii U launched for $349.99, that's only $50 less than the PS4.

speaking of selective memory..

...wiiU launched at $299.99, that's only $50 more than the wii.

There's a reason why the Basic model got shelved. It still works for my point though, the Wii U is more expensive than the Wii and also the most expensive Nintendo console released to date. I wouldn't really call that trying to keep prices down.

If we consider inflation, a dollar in 2006 is equivalent to $1.15 in 2012. That means a Wii in 2012 would cost about $287.5. So the difference between the basic model and the Wii is about $12. For the casual, low-cost gamer, the difference in features between the basic model and the deluxe would not have mattered. 

edit: Also the gamecube, which released for $200 in 2001 would be about $260 in 2012. The Snes which released for $200 in 1991 would be $337 in 2012, N64 would be $292 in 2012, and the NES released in 1985 in North America would be a WHOPPING $430 in 2012.