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superchunk on 22 June 2012

I will buy it regardless of its price. I know it won't be some outrageous price and $250 to $350 is fine with me. It already has at least 5 games at launch I want plus the features I want.



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Marks on 22 June 2012
BasilZero said:
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$99 bundled with a good Mario game (for the sake of comparison, I'd pay $299 for the PS4 or Xbox 720)


That's ridiculous.  There's no way it would be $99, and the PS4/720 would not be $299 unless they want to have the same specs as the Wii U.  I think the Wii U will be around $250-400.   If I had the money, I would pay at most $300 to buy it day 1.  However, I don't have much money to spare for a home console, so I probably wont be able to buy it day one regardless of its price.

EDIT: When I say same, I mean similar.


Did you even look at the topic's title? Its asking "what price would it take for YOU to buy the system on day 1", not what price it should be marketing wise (like as if there werent threads about that particular subject).


The problem here is that "would you pay" also assumes how much you think the console is worth.  This also isn't an issue of the money he has because he said he would pay $299 for PS4 or 720, which actually is possible.  

Not really, the topic's asking what price would it take for the consumer/poster to buy the system at day 1, he said his honest answer, I see nothing wrong with that. He stated his opinion and I dont see anything wrong with that.


Then I am stating my opinion on his opinion.  There's no reason for an argument here beyond that.


If that is the case, than in my opinion, you shouldnt have a opinion on his opinion, which in my opinion seems to be the best opinion in terms of opinions at least to me in my opinion.

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NintendoPie on 22 June 2012

300$ at the most. This is practically what everyone else has been saying here, so put me under the "Popular" choice.



blkfish92 on 22 June 2012

Well if it's 200 bucks day one indeed



           

osed125 on 22 June 2012

$300 with some game included (most likely going to be NintendoLand)

$350 if it include a game and both the GamePad and the controller pro (highly doubt this will happen at launch, but maybe at some point in the future)



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TWRoO on 22 June 2012
osed125 said:

$300 with some game included (most likely going to be NintendoLand)

$350 if it include a game and both the GamePad and the controller pro (highly doubt this will happen at launch, but maybe at some point in the future)

So you are valuing the controller pro at $50? seems a little high even for being sold seperately to me.

Unless you meant an extra gamepad (ie console + game + 2 X UPad + UPro)

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I currently expect Nintendo to pack a UPad (naturally) and a Wii remote+ & nunchuck in the launch models... as the Wii remote method of play is still going to be important, and the UPad can do everything the UPro can do so there is no need to pack in a UPro except for specialist bundles (I don't expect Nintendo themselves to ever pack in a UPro controller to the console, though will likely allow it with some games)



osed125 on 22 June 2012
TWRoO said:
osed125 said:

$300 with some game included (most likely going to be NintendoLand)

$350 if it include a game and both the GamePad and the controller pro (highly doubt this will happen at launch, but maybe at some point in the future)

So you are valuing the controller pro at $50? seems a little high even for being sold seperately to me.

Unless you meant an extra gamepad (ie console + game + 2 X UPad + UPro)

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I currently expect Nintendo to pack a UPad (naturally) and a Wii remote+ & nunchuck in the launch models... as the Wii remote method of play is still going to be important, and the UPad can do everything the UPro can do so there is no need to pack in a UPro except for specialist bundles (I don't expect Nintendo themselves to ever pack in a UPro controller to the console, though will likely allow it with some games)

A 360 wireless controller cost $40, so I find it quite possible that the pro controller could cost the same or higher, making profit out of it of course



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