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IMHO, €200-250 max, or €250-300 max with a game thrown in. IGN have their own theories, but IMO, Nintendo needs to walk a fine line between being cheap enough for the mass market, but not too cheap. They need to be expensive enough to instill some confidence in the consumer, and also to leave themselves room for a price drop for when the price wars begin. Opinions? |
What price should the Wii retail at?
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Furbs wrote: Your exile didn't last long.
Edited by Telepathic.Geometry at 04:21:10 26-05-2006
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TripSkyway 2,584 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI'll pay up to £150 in yen without a second thought, higher and I might need to think about it.
Even the PS3 doesn't look to bad value at £300 in yen. Having an HD TV suddenly makes Blue Ray look tempting. -
neonlok 61 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI reckon 200 quid with two games 
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neonlok 61 posts
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Registered 16 years agoFurbs wrote:
Your exile didnt last long.gif)
No one need of agression here...do your lil kiddy work elsewhere not here in the Wii forums...do it at Kindergarden.
Sigh...some people. -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoneonlok wrote:
Oh dear.
Furbs wrote:
Your exile didnt last long
No one need of agression here...do your lil kiddy work elsewhere not here in the Wii forums...do it at Kindergarden.
Sigh...some people. -
sam_spade 15,745 posts
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Registered 20 years agoI reckon about £Shut.Up -
BartonFink 35,268 posts
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Registered 20 years agoA gizillion smezolians sounds like a fair price. That or 200-250 yo-yos
and also to leave themselves room for a price drop for when the price wars begin.
or the demand is just not there
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Four groats. -
York 8,667 posts
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Registered 17 years agoDeadlight wrote:
Go on, make a thread, then! I dares ya! What's the best you got?
Sigh, another Wii thread by T.G. I admire his enthusiasm but give other people a chance to make Wii threads!
"What colour Wii would you like to buy?"
Thought so. -
Teeth 7,987 posts
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Registered 18 years agosam_spade wrote:
I reckon about £Shut.Up
Give in to the hate! Come to the Slurpy side! -
Cappy 14,394 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThey should pay me after the miserable experience of owning their previous two consoles.
I'm feeling generous. One Pound. -
megastar 17,238 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIts this like a virtual version of "Bruce's Price is Right"?
What do you win? -
I'd spend a penny on it. -
York 8,667 posts
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Registered 17 years agoboabg wrote:
If it was bundled with a game.
I'd spend a penny on it.
And none of that Wii Sports nonsense. A proper game, like Mario. -
On its own: £99.99
In a game bundle: £129.99
There should be 3 bundles, one for the mario fans, one with a wii remote based silly game like wii sports and one with the most violent cliche ridden 50 cent-esque game out at launch. -
York 8,667 posts
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Registered 17 years agoGremmi wrote:
He should have passed the torch on to me.
yah.
I'd have swamped this forum with Wii so fast, you'd have drowned before you even noticed the stench. -
tingletanglebob 330 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI would buy it if it was £99 for the machine and about £25 - £30 for the games. I wouldnt pay more because the games visually look no better than the gamecube, why they couldnt just have released this motion controller for the gamecube is beyond me. -
SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSMG looks absolutely gorgeous so that statement is a bit of.
I´d gladly pay about 199£ at launch. Most likely that´s wher it´s going to wind up as well.... -
terminalterror 18,932 posts
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Registered 20 years agotingletanglebob wrote:
I would buy it if it was £99 for the machine and about £25 - £30 for the games. I wouldnt pay more because the games visually look no better than the gamecube, why they couldnt just have released this motion controller for the gamecube is beyond me.
Because very few people would buy it? -
Machetazo 6,373 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSirScratchalot wrote:
Really? Nintendo said this week that the price would be in line with that of US and Japan. That works out at £134 - They said US price won't exceed $250.
I´d gladly pay about 199£ at launch. Most likely that´s wher it´s going to wind up as well....
Plus VAT, I doubt it'll get past £150. Based on Nintendo's recent comments, there's no reason to expect to be paying more than that.
I think the price of games (RRP) is more of an undetermined issue, and as such more interesting to discuss, really.
I think £39.99 is an acceptable amount for most, for the games to remain accessible to the mainstream. Project: HAMMER will probably end up being sold cheaper, though!
Edited by Machetazo at 17:24:39 28-05-2006 -
morriss 71,293 posts
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Registered 17 years ago3p for Wii!
Erm, around £150-£200 -
MrSensible 26,517 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI think £150 would be spot on. -
ghearoid 3,758 posts
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Registered 19 years agoum, it should be no more than £129
that was also the launch price of the GC wasn't it?
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Chtulie 809 posts
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Registered 17 years ago€250 for the console, two controllers and WiiSports.
But that is 'should'.
Nintendo should have the basic package with two controllers for the 'inclusive' gaming stuff they've been talking about at every oppertunity (plus dev's will make sure their games will include 2 player modes at the least).
And including WiiSports or something similarly simple for a good demonstration of what the Wii does yet not quite impressive enough to be sold as a full game on it's own. -
I think a better question might have been, "What would you not pay at retail for a Wii?"! The answer to that in my case is anything over €300 for the basic package. I'd still get it, but I'd be forced to wait until the prices came down. -
BartonFink 35,268 posts
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Registered 20 years agoOver €300 would be totally wiidiculous.
€300 with a game and two controllers maybe. -
Heartcore_Ninja 1,727 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI wouldn't pay more than 20p for a Wii, that's how much it costs for a Wii in Sheffield's public toilets, so why would I pay over the odds? -
£200 with a game and controller would be the sweet spot for me.
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maybe another controller too? .gif)
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