WTF Wii for $322?

[Circlenaut]

Please no!!! Nintendo promised the cost would be less then $250.

 

[Scouzer]

cheapy

 

[Hyudra]

probably because the USD is weak compared to the other currencies.

 

[Nik]

So? Like there's going to be any decent games out for it before it drops to below $250 anyway?

 

[Reckoner]

So much for buying it

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: GuideBot
So? Like there's going to be any decent games out for it before it drops to below $250 anyway?

The Xbox 360 thread is ------> way.

 

[bennylong]

No longer interested. Won't buy unless it's under $200. Already have a 360

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: GuideBot
So? Like there's going to be any decent games out for it before it drops to below $250 anyway?

The Xbox 360 thread is ------> way.

I don't own an xbox and I wasn't making any comments about an xbox. Where'd that come from?

 

[Reckoner]

That's the Euro price, it's still going to be under $250 in the US

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[KillerAngel]

There's no way they'll charge that much. I think I'll wait for confirmation from other sources before becoming very emo.

 

[DaiShan]

nm

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
That's the Euro price, it's still going to be under $250 in the US

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ohh ok good.

for around $200 i will buy it and maybe a Xbox360.

 

[everman]

US price is likely lower than the Euro price, we'll just have to wait and see. I'm buying it regardless if it's 200 or 300.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
That's the Euro price, it's still going to be under $250 in the US

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Thanks for posting that. After reading the first few replies, I was in a hurry to get it posted to calm the rebellion. European consoles have always cost more than the US or Japan due to taxes or some kind of ******.

I'm not interested in the Wii at all, but I still hope it becomes a decent hit to help the ever-growing games industry. Plus, even though I absolutely loathe the direction Nintendo has taken in recent years, I'll still love them for the NES and SNES.

 

[platinumike]

Im not paying over $200 for it. How can the wii compete at $322 if the 360 is expected to take a price drop?

 

[savvy]

If that's in Euros, it's still cheap.

 

[ChaoZ]

Nintendo is now officially dead.

 

[LanceM]

$322 US is basically the equivalent of 250 euros. This higher price will likely stick in the UK due to taxes. Everything I've read still notes a sub-$250 price in the United States.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: platinumike
Im not paying over $200 for it. How can the wii compete at $322 if the 360 is expected to take a price drop?

prices on games are expected to be under $50 for the wii

 

[MBrown]

:thumbsdown: if true.

 

[sniperruff]

hmmm maybe time to pre-order a couple and ebay it around christmas. should have done it with PS2...

 

[secretanchitman]

WTF $320?

now i really really really really really really really really hope that zelda is damn well worth the wait/money.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I pretty much lost interest after they dropped the much cooler name "Revolution". Now it's just stupid. I mean, I'd feel embarassed asking to buy the damn thing with a name like that! But seriously though... when I read in the article that the controller is a one-handed motion-sensor-type thing... I would not buy it for $5. So I guess this issue of "is it $250 or $322" is unimportant to me.

 

[Kevin1211]

wait... so is it $322 or not? that other article makes me confused..

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
That's the Euro price, it's still going to be under $250 in the US

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Nintendo President and Representative Director, Satoru Iwata expects the Nintendo Wii price to be $322 in the US, which is about 250 euros, or 25,000 yen. Earlier announces from Nintendo indicated that the Wii price would be below $250.

The Nintendo Wii price announcement comes as a shock for many video gamers who expected a price range from $200-$250.