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SirScratchalot 28 May 2006 18:48:02 7,921 posts
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Machetazo wrote:

SirScratchalot wrote:
I´d gladly pay about 199£ at launch. Most likely that´s wher it´s going to wind up as well....
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.
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

Well, I mainly based it on the boss of the swedish distributor saying it would be around 2500 swedish crowns so I might simply be bad at working exchange rates...

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EuroTV wrote: I hope this bloody thing's coming out before Christmas. And £200 with a game would be just the right price for me.

And I hope the games aren't going to be fifty quid each, that would kinda blow the whole cheap appeal of it. (Blow and cheap in one sentence without being rude).

I think it's safe to say that the games will be 40£/€60 max. Nintendo have already intimated that this would be the case. Also, I think that you can be certain that will launch before Christmas. If they didn't it would be suicidal.

We are hearing rumours of an October launch, and who knows, considering that manufacturing a Wii must be a hell of a lot easier/quicker than manufacturing a 360 or a PS3, it might actually be true... Time will tell.

York 28 May 2006 19:03:44 8,667 posts
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Are Wii games on DVDs, or Gamecube discs?

York 28 May 2006 19:17:46 8,667 posts
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Truk wrote:
They come on little slivers of joy.

I'm waiting for the day that Nintendo games are delivered via little squirts of life-giving man juice.

York 28 May 2006 19:27:15 8,667 posts
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Telepathic.Geometry wrote:
and also to leave themselves room for a price drop for when the price wars begin.

I do wonder how soon a price drop could be expected. If it's going to be an instant plummet, for whatever reason, then I can live without buying it at launch (even £150 is a tad expensive).

York 28 May 2006 19:31:52 8,667 posts
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Truk wrote:

York wrote:

Truk wrote:
They come on little slivers of joy.
I'm waiting for the day that Nintendo games are delivered via little squirts of life-giving man juice.

Straight into the mouth?

Well clearly that depends on Miyamoto's mood at the time.

ProfessorLesser 28 May 2006 22:03:06 19,693 posts
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£150 seems like a nothing-price to me. Middle of the road.

Either go for the bargain-tastic £130 mark or the somehow-wholesome-feeling £170, but not an apologetic £150.

Furbs 14 Jun 2007 22:45:51 45,740 posts
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Your exile didnt last long

Furbs 14 Jun 2007 22:45:51 45,740 posts
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Telepathic.Geometry wrote:

Furbs wrote: Your exile didn't last long. /Adds nothing to thread

Neither did that ^^^ one

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