Wii for $200?

[homestarmy]

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I see this is old news. Is it still valid at all? I know they said it would be $250, but is there a possibility of that changing? $200 is reasonable (though it really should come with two controllers) but $250 is a bit much IMO.

I ran a quick search and didn't see a post about this.

Discuss.

 

[pontifex]

250 seems to be the price

 

[waggy]

its $499 and $899 (with remote and game._)

 

[mb]

You mean the search didn't bring up the dozens of Wii threads?

No, it is not valid; it IS old news. It will be $249.99.

 

[nycxandy]

That post was made before NOA announced the $250 price.

 

[homestarmy]

It's announced, yes, I know. But is there any change of it being changed? How is it that they can sell it for so much less in Japan than here?

WTF?

 

[homestarmy]

You know, it is probably because they see people are so stupid to consider paying $600 for a PS3, this still looks like nothing.

Thanks Sony.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: homestarmy
It's announced, yes, I know. But is there any change of it being changed? How is it that they can sell it for so much less in Japan than here?

WTF?

It can be changed, but they won't. It is set at $249.99 for the US and will launch at $249.99.

If it's any cheaper in Japan, it's because it is made there (I think).

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Engadget or something posted the compusa merchandise racks in warehouses and stuff was marked $249.99 on the shelving, so it ain't gonna change

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: homestarmy
It's announced, yes, I know. But is there any change of it being changed? How is it that they can sell it for so much less in Japan than here?

WTF?

It can be changed, but they won't. It is set at $249.99 for the US and will launch at $249.99.

If it's any cheaper in Japan, it's because it is made there (I think).

actually i beleive they said the reason it is cheaper in Japan was the exchange rate or something like that. It was some stupid reason.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: homestarmy
It's announced, yes, I know. But is there any change of it being changed? How is it that they can sell it for so much less in Japan than here?

WTF?

It can be changed, but they won't. It is set at $249.99 for the US and will launch at $249.99.

If it's any cheaper in Japan, it's because it is made there (I think).

actually i beleive they said the reason it is cheaper in Japan was the exchange rate or something like that. It was some stupid reason.

aren't they made in japan? probably has something to do with shipping them to the US also.

 

[Trevelyan]

Stinks too... I think it loses a lot of appeal at the $250 price compared to the $199 price.

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan
Stinks too... I think it loses a lot of appeal at the $250 price compared to the $199 price.

works for me, still cheaper than the PS2 when it debuted in 2000 or 2001 or something

 

[BigToque]

Inflation analysis of consoles...

Graphs

 

[Trevelyan]

Originally posted by: BigToque
Inflation analysis of consoles...

Graphs

I don't know how valuable that information is. Technology changes so fast... I don't know if certain electronics can be said to have a fixed price range.

Here's my prediction:

XBox360 > Wii > PS3 in terms of units sold

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: homestarmy
It's announced, yes, I know. But is there any change of it being changed? How is it that they can sell it for so much less in Japan than here?

WTF?

It can be changed, but they won't. It is set at $249.99 for the US and will launch at $249.99.

If it's any cheaper in Japan, it's because it is made there (I think).

actually i beleive they said the reason it is cheaper in Japan was the exchange rate or something like that. It was some stupid reason.

aren't they made in japan? probably has something to do with shipping them to the US also.

I don't think consoles have been made in Japan since SNES days. They are made in China and such.

 

[secretanchitman]

$250 gets you the console, wii sports (game), cables, ac adapter, and wii remote+nunchuck.

$300 gets you all of the above + zelda twilight princess.

 

[homestarmy]

But you'll still need to buy component cables too, or do they come with it?

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: homestarmy
But you'll still need to buy component cables too, or do they come with it?

it probably won't come with component cables.

nintendo said that while the Wii will be HDTV compatible, it's really meant to work on standard 4:3 TV's.

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan
XBox360 > Wii > PS3 in terms of units sold

Nah. There are enough Playstation fans for them to still come out on top. But it won't be by the same huge margin as the current generation. I see all 3 consoles selling between 45-55 million each.

 

[bennylong]

I would buy at $199, but not at $250. Already have a XBOX 360 so the $50 makes a difference. Just looks cheaper

 

[frostedflakes]

It's cheaper in Japan because Wii sports is not included. Technically the Wii is $200 in the US, but it is bundled with a game, therefore $250 for the package.

I'll probably wait until after Christmas, hopefully Nintendo will sell the console itself for $200. If not I'll just pick one up used. The game I'm mostly looking forward to (smash bros brawl) isn't coming out until 07 anyways.

 

[warcrow]

$249.99 is the official launch price of the Wii for North America.