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Price Cut When and How much?

$50 this year 2014 148 32.17%
 
$75 this year 2014 17 3.70%
 
$100 this year 2014 29 6.30%
 
$50 first half 2015 106 23.04%
 
$75 first half 2015 3 0.65%
 
$100 first half 2015 4 0.87%
 
$50 last half 2015 101 21.96%
 
$75 last half 2015 6 1.30%
 
$100 last half 2015 9 1.96%
 
$50-$100 2016 or after 37 8.04%
 
Total:460
toastboy44562 on 02 July 2014
Kallumsmarties said:

To be honest after fantastic sales with Mario Kart 8, why should they drop the price? I just think if the price was the problem, they wouldn't of had such good sales due to the game. Always really needed was the right software.


50k in a week is fantastic? Sales will prob drop to 30k again soon...



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TechnoHobbit on 02 July 2014

I'm guessing it'll see a $50 drop sometime in 2015 timed with a big release like Mario Maker.



Bets:

1. If the Wii U sells closer to 10 million LTD by 1/3/2015 I win. If it sells closer to 9.5 million LTD by 1/3/2015 OfficerRaichu15 wins (winner gets 2 weeks of avatar control)--Lost.

zorg1000 on 02 July 2014

$199 Sept 2015



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

Scisca on 02 July 2014
ohmylanta1003 said:
Scisca said:
ohmylanta1003 said:
Scisca said:
It needs a $70 cut ASAP. The thing just isn't worth the asking price and never was. A Nintendo console can never cost more than $250. Never. Now considering just how close to being dead Wii U is, they need to go lower, at least to $229, so that their product "pretty much" costs half of what the competition costs. I'm sure it'd pick up steam and sell really well this Holiday if they cut the price like that. People don't want more value in a bundle, they want to see a lower price.


It really doesn't though. With the Mario Kart 8 bundle, which costs $330, the Wii U itself only costs $160 dollars. And a refurbished Wii U costs only $200. Either of those options puts the Wii U in the price range you requested.


No. The MK8 bundle still costs $330. Talking about refurbished (or as it really should be called - used) consoles is pointless. These are not new consoles and can't be compared to new consoles from the competitors. I only buy new consoles, so wouldn't pick such a console.

 

I think you guys are overestimating the MK8 effect on hardware sales. It wasn't really all that impressive. Didn't even push Wii U to the top for a single week and is pretty much already gone by now and Wii U is going to back to it's ca. 40k per week or maybe even lower. The software sold well, but hardware didn't explode, unlike what you are trying to say here. It desperately needs a pricecut. Games as well, of course, a cut alone won't save any console, but without the cut it won't sell well. Nintendo has to go all 3DS on Wii U. 3DS got a $80 cut, Wii U needs at least a $70 one. Nintendo hardware can't be so expensive, cause it's just not worth that much. And without consoles at home, the software won't move as well.


You pointed out what I already pointed out, bub. I said the bundle costs $330. It comes with 2 games, a Wii remote, and a Wii wheel. If you subtract all of these items from $330 (and assuming you can do math), the Wii U console itself costs $160 dollars. How do ya like dem apples? There is literally nothing to argue.


No, it's not how it works. The console still costs $330. Just a tad less than a PS4. You are using the RRP of the extras, which don't express the real value of these products. WiiMote? Cool, but I already have more of those than I'll ever need. Wii Wheel? Have one, don't need any tbh. The only thing that really has true value here is MK8 (if it's a retail copy included here, cause I don't care for download codes). So no, it's not $160 for the console. I'm gonna repeat it. People don't want more value. People want a smaller price.

Moreover, this bundle isn't available in Europe



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

Scisca on 02 July 2014
TomaTito said:
Scisca said:
TomaTito said:

Just found an ELSE, thanks Scisca, didn't notice before!

ELSE:
   Since there is a tiny list of games, the 32gb will last you a lifetime.
END


De nada

To tell the truth, a bit more memory would be nice to see, but then again - my Wii had just 512 MB and I never felt the need to upgrade. I kinda feel it will be the same with Wii U. Extra memory wouldn't make the console more attractive, a lower price would. 12GB version is too small, but 32GB would be ok for me, I wouldn't buy anything on the eshop till it's tied to the console and not an account either way.

On the other hand, I didn't have a problem filling up my 320 GB disc on PS3, so 500GB on PS4/XO seems ridiculously small, kinda like the 20GB PS3 were back in the day. Though obviously PS4 isn't that much of a problem, you can swap it for 2 TB anytime, but XO without the option of removing the disc... Heh, MS...

Hehe

32gb is fine. It's good that you can still upgrade your drive on Sony's console (is there no option to expand? I thought the PS3 allowed you to use usb sticks for something). But you stuck with the bought capacity for the Xbox One? WHAT? Haven't paid attention, if true, that sucks.


You can expand the memory with an outside hard drive in every console. PS4 is the only one that allows you to update the interior storage though and doesn't force you to keep yet another bloody box next to your TV.



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

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Scisca on 02 July 2014
QuintonMcLeod said:
Scisca said:

What huge backlog? The issue is the corelation between the price and the games released and upcoming. The tiny list of games might I add and no 3rd party support. Wii U has the bleakest future out of the 3 no matter how you spin it, thus isn't worth as much money.

Lets move your bias opinions aside and look at facts. The Xbone has many of the same titles as the PS4 and it is *not* selling as well. Nintendo released one game and now the Wii U is turning around and is outselling the Xbone. The price has stayed the same for the Wii U while the Xbone's price has dropped. Once again, it's not the price of the Wii U that's the problem. 


Read my sig and quit the bias bullshit.

So now you're comparing the Wii U to the struggling XO? Cool. But you have problems with your perception of reality. And unfortunately, it's not the way you'd like it to be. If you go to the front page, XO has sold 20k more consoles than the Wii U last week. And this comes after the release of possibly the biggest game in the generation for Wii U. Cause that's exactly what Mario Kart 8 will possibly be. This wasn't just "one game". It was a bloody Mario Kart. It's their version of Halo. Wake up man, NOTHING is turning aroung. The game came and its effect is already gone, Wii U will most probably fall behind PS3 next week, let alone PS4 and XO.

If you think that the backlog is great and price is great as well, then why isn't it selling? What's missing? Let me tell you - the backlog isn't that awesome (it's decent, but nothing to go apeshit about) and the price is too high. That's what's wrong. N can't address the backlog in one move, but they can improve the price.



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

mochachino on 02 July 2014
Burek said:
It will get a price drop too late and by too little.


Yep



AfricanSanta on 02 July 2014

I'd say a $50 price cut early next year, preferably at the same time a big release comes out. Maybe a price cut alongside Splatoon in NA/Europe and a price cut with Xenoblade X or SMTxFE (if it comes out in the first half) in Japan. Maybe even a $100 price cut, if they can cut it that much and still have it be profitable.



zorg1000 on 02 July 2014

Actually I could see a soft cut this year sorta like they did last year.

Last year they phased out the basic bundle and dropped the price of the deluxe bundle, I could see them phasing out the NSMBU bundle and dropping the MK8 bundle down to $299 while also releasing a $299 Smash Bros bundle for the holidays.



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

ohmylanta1003 on 02 July 2014
Scisca said:
ohmylanta1003 said:
Scisca said:
ohmylanta1003 said:
Scisca said:
It needs a $70 cut ASAP. The thing just isn't worth the asking price and never was. A Nintendo console can never cost more than $250. Never. Now considering just how close to being dead Wii U is, they need to go lower, at least to $229, so that their product "pretty much" costs half of what the competition costs. I'm sure it'd pick up steam and sell really well this Holiday if they cut the price like that. People don't want more value in a bundle, they want to see a lower price.


It really doesn't though. With the Mario Kart 8 bundle, which costs $330, the Wii U itself only costs $160 dollars. And a refurbished Wii U costs only $200. Either of those options puts the Wii U in the price range you requested.


No. The MK8 bundle still costs $330. Talking about refurbished (or as it really should be called - used) consoles is pointless. These are not new consoles and can't be compared to new consoles from the competitors. I only buy new consoles, so wouldn't pick such a console.

 

I think you guys are overestimating the MK8 effect on hardware sales. It wasn't really all that impressive. Didn't even push Wii U to the top for a single week and is pretty much already gone by now and Wii U is going to back to it's ca. 40k per week or maybe even lower. The software sold well, but hardware didn't explode, unlike what you are trying to say here. It desperately needs a pricecut. Games as well, of course, a cut alone won't save any console, but without the cut it won't sell well. Nintendo has to go all 3DS on Wii U. 3DS got a $80 cut, Wii U needs at least a $70 one. Nintendo hardware can't be so expensive, cause it's just not worth that much. And without consoles at home, the software won't move as well.


You pointed out what I already pointed out, bub. I said the bundle costs $330. It comes with 2 games, a Wii remote, and a Wii wheel. If you subtract all of these items from $330 (and assuming you can do math), the Wii U console itself costs $160 dollars. How do ya like dem apples? There is literally nothing to argue.


No, it's not how it works. The console still costs $330. Just a tad less than a PS4. You are using the RRP of the extras, which don't express the real value of these products. WiiMote? Cool, but I already have more of those than I'll ever need. Wii Wheel? Have one, don't need any tbh. The only thing that really has true value here is MK8 (if it's a retail copy included here, cause I don't care for download codes). So no, it's not $160 for the console. I'm gonna repeat it. People don't want more value. People want a smaller price.

Moreover, this bundle isn't available in Europe


I can't even comprehend how ridiculous you are being. Okay. Let's say that no one needs a WiiMote (which is most likely not true) and that no one needs a Wii Wheel (probably very true). So just forget that those are even included (which is stupid, but whatever). The bundle still comes with a must have game that costs $60 and a free game that costs $60 if you choose Pikmin 3 or a little less than $60 if you choose a different game. Now, let's assume that because most people (unlike you, who, for probably the sake of your argument, decides that the code is worthless) like free shit that's really, really easy to acquire (just type in the code to your Club Nintendo account, literally the easiest thing ever), we can still subtract the 2 game prices from the $330 dollars to get a Wii U price of $210 dollars. Pretty cheap, eh? And of course I'm using the RRP of the extras. Why the hell would I not? That literally makes no sense at all. If someone were to buy a Wii U and then buy 2 first party Nintendo games for their console (which will most likely happen, because people buy Nintendo hardware for Nintendo games), it would cost them...drumroll please......$420! But with this bundle it only costs $330 and you get a FREE Wii Wheel and WiiMote that you can throw in the trash, use, or sell. The bundle saves you a whole $90 and I didn't even include the extra $10 dollars of sales tax you're saving! Literally the whole point of any bundle is to effectively reduce the price of the console, which this bundle does quite nicely.

And the fact that it isn't available in Europe (which isn't entirely true, as we all know it is available in some countries in Europe, Poland not being one of them I guess) doesn't really have anything to do with our argument.



I bet the Wii U would sell more than 15M LTD by the end of 2015. He bet it would sell less. I lost.