Iwata: The Wii U ‘is not going to be cheap’
Seeing the sheer amount of awesome tech the Wii U packs, I wouldn’t blame you for being worried about what it’s gonna cost – even I’m concerned about it. Nintendo is refusing to provide even a ballpark figure for how much it’s gonna go for, but Satoru Iwata just went on record saying that it’s “not going to be cheap.” In a separate interview, he also apparently said that it’ll cost upwards of $250.
Earlier, Reggie mentioned that the console is going to be competitively priced with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and will offer “fantastic value” for its asking price. I doubt they’re gonna pull a PlayStation 3 stunt and price it at an outrageous $600, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a tag anywhere up to $400.
I think the message here is that if you want a Wii U, you’d better start saving now.
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Please be $250!! If its at $250 then PS3 and possibly PS4 is screwed! But the bad part is, y get a console when u can get a handheld(refering to 3DS) when u can get the next best console?
its power 7s fault LOL
I’m hoping it will be somewhere in the 350-400 price range. I know the Wii U is quite the piece of technology, but Nintendo has always been fair when it came down to the prices for their systems.
Im guessing it will be between 350 to 400. I am gonna say it this sucker is going to have a series 8000 cpu.
With so much time to save, $350-400 plus a non pack-in game (we may see another Wii Sports type game), saving should be no problem.
There is no way its going to be more inexpensive than Wii. I am pegging this system at $400, $450 max.
I think the lowest they will go is £300 ($350)
I’m expecting $400 or under. Anymore would be overkill.