| binary solo said: A $199 32 GB Wii U would compete globally with Xb one pretty well and it would comnpete strongly with PS4 in Japan. Nintendo really needs to put daylight between Xb one's price and Wii U. There is only a $50 gap right now, with Xb one having 2 free games, making the Xb one hardware effectively cheaper than Wii U. There is no way tey can compete with that with just games and figurines. What they should do is use the popularity of the figurines to cross subsidise a significant price cut, on the basis that, of course, with an increasing install base you will get even more Amiibo sales. Nintendo's problem is they are stuck with a mindset that they must make profit on hardware, which means a $199 price point is off the table. At $199 you would get several million current PS4 / Xb one owners buying a Wii U, because why the hell not at that price? Do it Nintendo. |
I really doubt that. The Wii U is not in demand from a conceptual stand point and price won't change its audience drastically. Its not a viable replacement for someone interested in either a PS4 or X1, the audience for Wii U is mostly Nintendo fans and that will never be competetive with the mass appeal of PS4 or even the Xbox One, systems which have been driven by third party software the Wii U simply doesn't have, nor can deliver on. A $199 price might be the difference between selling 20m or 24m but not being competetive with PS4/X1. History hasn't given much evidence to the whole idea of secondary purchases as a viable means to shift systems, outside of the phenomenom known as the Wii which had a successful gimmick we have the gamecube and xbox, both dropped prices like a rock, both had compelling exclusives, both sold relatively little.
P.S I'm referencing actual figures like NPD not vgc's, which paint a closer picture betwen X1 and Wii U sales. X1 is doing 100k+ every week.
