will Wii U officially become $199 this year?

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g911turbo said:

Screamapillar said:
No, but $249 bundled with software is definitely a possibility. Nintendo should do a Mario Kart 8 bundle for $249 for the holidays.

 

This is the lowest price you might see this year.. Doubt they will bundle Mario Kart right off the bat unless it Is for 299. 

 

Nintendo is in this business to make money even if it means selling less volume than the competition.  What good is losing money on every system for them. Right now their royalties from 3rd party games is not enough (Sony can rely more on that, so they can risk a loss on the system itself). 

 

Nintendo is not going to drop the price of the hw and give away their newest released IP for free! 

Nintendo makes the majority of its money from 1st party software sales. The higher the install base the more likely people will pick up games like 2D/3D Mario, Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Pikmin, Kirby, Wii Series, etc. 

If they wait til 2015/16 its probably that PS4/One will be $299 which puts Wii U in theexact same position its in now.