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Will it happen this year?

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jonathanalis on 23 August 2014

i always think in something: ps4 is 400$, but you have to pay 50$ more per year to play online, and also, have to buy a game you like for it, and probably you will buy other controller. But it would cost 570$. With some loss, they could sell it for 500$.
But Sony dont, because the price tag 400$ is better than 500$, a unawared consumer would take the 400$.

Nintendo sells for 330 a wii U with mario kart, a second controler, ready to play local and online multiplayer forever.
But couldnt nintendo sell wii U for 250$? + mario kart + wiimote would cost the same. But unawared consumers seeing the 250$ price tag on shelves, would be more appealing, wouldnt?

And now enter the second think. Amiibos. A wii U is needed if you want to buy a amiibo. If nintendo is betting on amiibos, is better to sell more wii Us, even with losses, because they could profit more with the figures.



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ExplodingBlock on 23 August 2014
jonathanalis said:
i always think in something: ps4 is 400$, but you have to pay 50$ more per year to play online, and also, have to buy a game you like for it, and probably you will buy other controller. But it would cost 570$. With some loss, they could sell it for 500$.
But Sony dont, because the price tag 400$ is better than 500$, a unawared consumer would take the 400$.

Nintendo sells for 330 a wii U with mario kart, a second controler, ready to play local and online multiplayer forever.
But couldnt nintendo sell wii U for 250$? + mario kart + wiimote would cost the same. But unawared consumers seeing the 250$ price tag on shelves, would be more appealing, wouldnt?

And now enter the second think. Amiibos. A wii U is needed if you want to buy a amiibo. If nintendo is betting on amiibos, is better to sell more wii Us, even with losses, because they could profit more with the figures.


I think Amiibos could sell regardless if they actually did anything, they just look really cool, nice collectibles, and Mario and Pokemon merch sells



Frogger on 23 August 2014

I don't think so. It's selling at a profit and is still $100 cheaper than the competition. I agree with people saying 2015. Honestly though, I don't thing well see a price drop until after March when the investor meeting happens.



baloofarsan on 23 August 2014

Heavy bundling will hide pricedrop. NSMB +MK8, DKC:TF + SSB, HW + B2, Pikmin + CT:TT + SM3DW.
Only hardcore gamers understand what I just wrote!



TheWPCTraveler on 23 August 2014

They'll dump the 8GB variants this year. Expect massive fire sales.

For the 32GB Deluxe variant? That'll happen next year.



 
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ExplodingBlock on 23 August 2014
baloofarsan said:

Heavy bundling will hide pricedrop. NSMB +MK8, DKC:TF + SSB, HW + B2, Pikmin + CT:TT + SM3DW.
Only hardcore gamers understand what I just wrote!


I understand everything except CT: TT

Edit: Nvm it is captain toad



zorg1000 on 23 August 2014

I think a very soft cut will happen this holiday. Phase out the Mario/Luigi bundle and release both games on one disk at retail, drop the Mario Kart bundle to $299 and release a Smash Bros bundle at $299.



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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 23 August 2014

Probably not till they have to



                  

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melbye on 23 August 2014

Probably no pricedrop, but maybe some value-bundles



Dunban67 on 23 August 2014

IMO they will lower the price after this fiscal year (up to April 1)

If they sell their goal this year at the current price then the Wii u hardware sales will break even due to writing off losses of leftover inventory from last year -