Koray Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Gamers still mulling their options following the unveiling of cool new consoles from Nintendo and Sony at the recent E3 2006 conference might want to take a closer look at the Wii, given that Nintendo has formally priced the machine well below the competing boxes.The price, $250, is half the cost of Sony's $499 PlayStation 3 console and considerably less than Microsoft's top-end Xbox 360 that sells for about $400. Nintendo has set its sights on shipping six million Wii systems worldwide between its launch later this year and the end of March 2007. The company also said it expects to sell 17 million Wii games during that period. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060526/bs_nf/43564 I hope all the "Wii will only cost $100" nintendo fanboys are reeling in shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si1a23 Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 O Wiily? Well, at least Wii is still the cheapest of the next-gen consoles. I'm still getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terid Kane Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Good price I guess. Does that mean the PS3 is more powerfull graphic-wise or that nintendo is too generous? Probably neither... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckboy Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 There were people who actually thought Wii would cost 100 dollars? 250 is an awesome price. I can't wait for this system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyde Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Haha, truthfully this was a while ago. But, eh, sexy nonetheless. I'm going to love playing with my Wii, all day and all night long. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 $250 is a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron C-T Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 That's awesome. Too bad I'm still mulling my options here. Where's that set of games that's going to make me go "oohwtfIwantthatsystem?" I didn't get it this generation.. not around the time when I bought my GC anyway.. then stuff I wanted started popping up everywhere. =/ Currently: X360: Sonic Next, GTA4 PS3: Sonic Next, (GTA4?), FFXIII Wii: Super Smash Bros >.> Not exactly enough to make me want any particular one. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terid Kane Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Only the fact that Zelda: TP will be avaible for Wii and that a new SSB w/online play feature will be made is enough to make me buy it. Not to mention the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorSatyr Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Saw this in EGM. WOOT! I'm so getting it; then I won't need emus anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I'm a tad suprised, but not by a large margin. I was expecting 200 dollars since well... thats what GCN cost at launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesker Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I thought it was always $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tentril Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I don't remember them confirming it. They said "under $250". I still think it'll be like $150-$200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I was hoping for a $200 myself, but considering how consoles traditionally sell for $300 and the other next gen consoles are selling for $400 and $600 dollars, $250 is a really great price. Also, although that article claims Nintendor confirmed a $250 price, I though Nintendo only anounced a specific price for the Japanese release (25,000 yen) and only said that the Wii "would not exceed $250." That certainly suggests a $250 dollar release, but doesn't confirm it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidimanNull Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Wait 1/2 years for the price to drop, its cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Point is, I wouldn't mind paying $250 to get it at launch. The GCN didn't have that good games at the start and had no online capabilities, so there was no reason to hurry. But the Wii has half a dozen amazing launch titles and an other amazing games coming a little later. I wouldn't mind paying full price to get my hands on that as quick as I could (which is obviously more than I can say about the 360 or PS3). Of course, the Wii probably will drop price rather signifigantly, but if it sells well, then there'll be no real hurry to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowgoten Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Btw - Famitsu reported that Nintendo's senior management director Yoshihiro Mori has confirmed the price of Wii, the console will cost 25000 yen (US$222) in Japan. The price is about 1/3 of PS3 and less than half of Xbox 360. So more along the lines of $225 for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Roughly AU$330. Not bad, much better than the supposed $800ish for X360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I still dont even know which of the next gens i want to buy... let alone can i afford any of them period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 From my perspective, it's the same war except the Wii brings more to the table than either the PS3 or Xbox360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hell that is cheaper than when the PS2 and XBox originally started out. Now I am happy. And it meet my expectations. I didn't think Nintendo would go as low as $200... its a shame that the price for the extra controllers will probably be in the upper forties... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosol Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 teehee. It's settled then. Wii first, 360 later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazeHedgehog Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 As was said earlier in the thread, I don't think $250 is the price. I recall a lot of places saying "WII PRICE CONFIRMED: $250" only to retract that story, saying Nintendo has said it'll be $250 or cheaper. This has caused quite a bit of confusion. If you check Nintendo's Press Site, there is no press release for "Wii Confirmed at $250" - just a press release that, as I've said, "Wii will be $250 or cheaper". That does not mean it's definitely $250, it just means it could be - or it could be cheaper. $200 is still within range, and almost all Nintendo hardware has launched at $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SefirothDB Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 "$250 or cheaper?" $249.95 price confirmed XD Honestly, they can charge that much if they want and still be the cheapest console in the market... wouldn't be surprised if they did that, being Nintendo the profit whores they are. Hopefully there will be a Black Wii+MP3 bundle >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark the Echidna Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I think it will cost $230.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I think the number will be fairly round for people in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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