Comparing WiiU's sales to Gamecube

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Dulfite said:

TheLegendaryWolf said:

Adameh said:
Wasn't the Gamecube something like $149 at this point of it's lifecycle, half of what the Wii U costs?

Exactly. The Wii U started off at $350, making it Nintendo's most expensive console

Yes but what does $149 = now after you adjust for inflation?

And if you take that number and adjust it for a post severe economically recessed world?

And if you take that number and adjust it based on what the cost of developing games is now (much higher, yet still selling the same amount = less profit, so they have to make it up somewhere else like hardware).

There are a NUMBER of LOGICAL reasons why the Wii U isn't selling for $149 right now. If it was, I believe it would absolutely be selling a whole lot more, but Nintendo would be losing more money than they are now with selling a whole lot less right now.

And it's necessary to consider the cost of its competitors. PS2 and XB launched at US$ 299 while PS4 is US$ 399 and X1 is US$ 499.