A supposed source who claims to have attended the GameStop product conference says that Wii U will launch for $200 and will be released on November 18th. Nintendo has mentioned numerous times that have made mistakes with the pricing at the Nintendo 3DS launch, so you never know. We should find out for certain when Nintendo of America holds its Wii U event on September 13th.

http://mynintendonews.com/2012/09/02/wii-u-to-launch-at-200-and-launch-november-18th/

Call us Rumor Informer all you want, but according to an inside source who attended the recent GameStop product conference, that’s the details that were clearly discussed. A November 18th launch with the Wii U launching at $200. Nintendo has told us repeatedly we would be surprised by the launch price of the Wii U and certainly $200 counts as a surprise. It’s not really known if GameStop was speculating as a company or basing things on information they were given at the corporate level to prepare their stores for launch.

$200 sounds a bit far fetched, but that is what the GameCube launched at, and it immediately makes the console competitive price wise with the current generation. On top of that, it clearly makes them the cheapest of the future generation consoles and thus highly likely to fly off store shelves for a long while. If they wanted to ensure Wii U penetration then this is the best way to do it. At that price I am sure people are worried about specs, but reality is the specs have likely never changed and that is selling the console at a loss. They said they wouldn’t sell for a loss, but times change no? That being said, it may only be the US where it sells so cheaply since we have the “lowest” form of currency.

We find out in a whopping 11 days folks.

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I'll definitely pick one up for $200. Maybe not at launch though.

I don't believe it. $299

$200 with the tablet controller and making a profit? The console would be far more bare bones than even Eurogamer could've imagined

Sal.Paradise said: $200 with the tablet controller and making a profit? The console would be far more bare bones than even Eurogamer could've imagined

And it will still kick Sony and Microsofts console in the crotch, both in this current gen and the one it will be starting.

Jesus! $200!? I may get one at launch if this is true.

Proving the internet is a reliable source.

We will found out September 13.

lilbroex said: Sal.Paradise said: $200 with the tablet controller and making a profit? The console would be far more bare bones than even Eurogamer could've imagined And it will still kick Sony and Microsofts console in the crotch, both in this current gen and the one it will be starting.

Yep! Might as well just make a cardboard box that says Nintendo on it and sell that. Forgot who said that first, must have been some wise, wise man.