Exaclty. All they can do right now is have value bundles. And since Wii-Remotes aren't that much to manufacture anymore, I guess you're right that they can bundle one or two in each console and still maintain a 349.99$ price tag. 

In 2014...or until they start getting close to or actually receiving profit from each unit sold, they won't drop the price anytime soon. What they could do is drop the Basic set all together and just sell the 32 GB only with black and white (despite that still being small, it's flash memory, much more expensive than GB of a hard drive, so don't expect huge increases anytime soon in size). Since they want "Nintendo-like" profits, they can't drop the price.

Along with that, they should maybe bundle in different games instead of Nintendo Land. I think a Wii U Deluxe / Premium with a game like Super Mario 3D World or Donkey Kong Country - TF would sell like crazy. Of course, they could also sell a 32GB Wii U without a game in it to look appealing at $299 compared to the competition. I do wonder though if selling one without actual storage space inside the console (except some memory for the OS and updates) and instead offer an SD card of 32GB or 64GB, would reduce the price. Because I'm sure that a 32GB SD card is cheaper than actual flash memory like they have in the conosle itself. They would reduce the price there, and not really change anything, aside from the fact that there's an SD Card in the console instead of the internal flash. 

Good point. The wii u launched at £249 and £299 for the basic and premium in the UK.

In may Asda sold all they had for £149 and £199 respectively. They sold out and Asda stopped stocking them. Go to Asda and they are listed as "sold out".

I think £199 or euros is the sweet spot for the console. The word is out that it is vastly underpowered and unlike the wii is expensive. No one seems to care the cost comes from the tablet. Joe Public just thinks its overpriced.

Iwata said he expects Pikmin 3 and SM3DW to move hardware. Pikmin 3 doesn't seem to be doing that as he expected. I hate to think that this time next year he would be waiting for titles to move hardware and it not happening. 

zorg1000 said:

 Also with the holidays coming up there will for sure be some nice discounts and bundles going on. I think in April we could see a $299 Mario Kart bundle which in my opinion is a great value.

Lol whoops! I can't read. 

I don't think they'll be giving up on the gamepad without Nintendo Land, they would always have a game that has unique Gamepad functionality in it (something like Wii Sports U). 

I don't see them dropping the price until probably when Mario Kart hits, maybe bundled. They have to drop the price when they release a major title. With the Mario Kart brand being as strong as ever (after those 30+ million Mario Kart Wii software units sold), I'm sure they'll be able to break even and make profit, even if dropping the price means being sold at a loss again. With more units sold, the loss may not be as bad as it is now. 

Lol whoops! I can't read. 

I don't think they'll be giving up on the gamepad without Nintendo Land, they would always have a game that has unique Gamepad functionality in it (something like Wii Sports U).