According to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the Wii U represents the best value of all home consoles available today. The executive made the claim during a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, where he listed the reasons why he thinks you should upgrade to the new system.

"We convince them with the games," Fils-Aime said when asked how to spur people to upgrade to the new console. "So as an example, you can only play Mario Kart 8--this fabulous game that has sold millions of copies across the world--only on the Wii U because of the enhanced capabilities, the HD graphics, the new elements that we bring to bear for that particular game."

The Wii U's Amiibo support and value, relative to the competition, also represent key points of differentiation when shoppers are looking for a new console, Fils-Aime said.The same is true for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which launches this Sunday. Fils-Aime said that while you can still play Super Smash Bros. Melee or Brawl, the only way to experience Smash Bros. with high-definition graphics and with eight-player multiplayer is to buy the new game.

"The good news, for us, is that we're presenting the best value right now in new home consoles," he explained. "$299, includes two games; it's a compelling proposition for consumers this holiday."

The two free games Fils-Aime is talking about are Super Mario 3D World and NintendoLand, which come bundled with the 32 GB base Wii U model.

"For us the message is simple; you want to play these great games, you want to have these fantastic experiences, you have to upgrade to the Wii U," he added.

By comparison, the Xbox One currently sells for $350, while the PlayStation 4 goes for $400. The Xbox One's value recently got a boost, as Microsoft cut the price by $50 and introduced a special bundle that comes with Assassin's Creed Unity and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for $350.

On Black Friday, however, you'll be able to score even better deals on those machines, as various retailers will sell the Xbox One Assassin's Creed bundle for $330 and the PS4 bundle with copies of Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us for $400.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-u-is-better-value-than-xbox-one-or-ps4-nintend/1100-6423651/

To be honest, why would he not say that? loll. If he said something like, the ps4/x1 is a better value than the wiiU, he would get fired faster than my "pull out" time

...well its true, you can get a Wii U and two games for $300. That is objectively the most value you can get from any of the consoles out now.

Now how many people are going to freak out and attack Nintendo because they didn't care to read anything but the title?

I actually have to agree the Wii U is a better value this holiday season in my opinion. However what would have made it better is if the Smash Bros Wii U bundle was a thing. I really think that would have pushed at least 50k+ Wii U's sold in the US.

I would agree, but considering how he phrased it ("the Wii U represents the best value of all home consoles available today."), I'm afraid I can't.

That title belongs to the Wii.

Here's the problem with anyone saying this like its a fact of reality; people have different tastes and they will always say something its a better value. Whether its Xbox, PS, or Nintendo opinions are strongly felt things regardless of monetary value.

Great value, indeed. Wii gamers should definitely give the Wii U a shot. Two great games and a console for $300 is a great value. Of course, it all depends on where the consumer places "value".

If it's games, Nintendo has delivered imo.

It's his job to say that...
I'm sure a Sony exec, and a MS exec would say the same thing for their company. Would look pretty stupid for someone like Phil to come out and say, "well the PS4 obviously holds more value to consumers than the Xbox One."

the wiiu is better value because you can buy plastic nfc figures separately for 2 or 3 games?, and said nfc technology is the cheapest possible kind so cant handle storing more than one games data at once, but retails with the figure at the price of a much more expensive part.

Okay Reggie, sure.

Value is decided by the customer not the producer.

$300 is five times more than what they were going for yesterday.