A brief history of Nintendo consoles, and why Nintendo Wii should be $199
May 12, 2006 on 2:57 pm | In nintendo, nintendo wii, video games, wii |
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
US Release: October 18, 1985 (limited initial release)
US Price: Initial limited release $100, later sold for $199 as the NES “Action Set”
Units sold: 60 million
After the video game crash of 1983, Nintendo help revive the video game industry with the release and it’s first home console, the Nintendo Entertainment System. The NES, an 8-bit video game console, was released in limited markets in the USA in October 18, 1985, followed by a nationwide release in February of 1986. The NES(bundled with “Super Mario Bros.”, the first modern platform game) sold 60 million units worldwide.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
US Release: August 13, 1991
US Price: $199
Units sold: 49 million
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES was the second home console from Nintendo, better known as the Super Famicom in Japan. Nintendo became the best selling 16-bit video game console, despite it’s late start, beating out other home console’s like Sega’s Genesis. The SNES, which was release on August 13th, 1991, and was bundled with “Super Mario Word” went on to sell 49 million units worldwide.
Nintendo 64
US Release: September 29, 1996
US Price: $199
Units sold: 32 million
Nintendo’s third home console, the Nintendo 64, was first introduced as Nintendo Ultra 64(referring to it’s 64-bit processor) on November 24, 1995(code named “Project Reality”). On February 1, 1996 just five months before its Japanese debut, Nintendo dropped the “Ultra” from the name, due to a possible trademark infringement. With only 2 launch titles, the Nintendo 64, or N64 was released in the US on September 29, 1996. The N64 sold 32 million units worldwide.
Nintendo Game Cube
US Release: November 18th, 2001
US Price: $199
Units sold: 20 million
The Nintendo GameCube was Nintendo’s fourth home video game console. Released in the US on November 18th, it has sold over 20 million units as of early 2006. Code named “Dolphin”, the GameCube is the most compact and least expensive of the that generation’s era consoles.
Nintendo Wii
US Release Date: November 2006 (?)
US Price: TBA
First announced at E3 2005 as the Nintendo Revolution(code name), the Nintendo Wii will be Nintendo’s fifth home video game console. On April 27, 2006, Nintendo announced the official name of the console as Nintendo Wii.
“Wii sounds like ‘we,’ which emphasizes that the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.”
Shortly after the new name of the console was announced, Nintendo received a mixed response of criticism, disbelief and sometimes confusion.
What makes Nintendo Wii special and different from the XBOX 360 and PS3 is the motion sensing controller(or wiimote).
From wikipidia:
The primary controller for Wii uses a one-handed remote control-based design, which, when turned on its side, can be used like a gamepad. Named the “Wii Remote” (often referred to as the “Wiimote”), the controller communicates wirelessly with the console via Bluetooth, with which it is possible to operate up to 4 Remotes as far as 10 meters from the console. Using internal sensors and an external sensor bar placed near the display screen, the movement and position of the Wii Remote can be sensed in 3D. The controller also contains an internal speaker and a rumble motor for audio and force feedback functionality.
The Wii Remote features an expansion port, with which it is possible to augment the controller, with various shells and add-ons. Nintendo has announced several such expansions, including a “nunchuck” controller with an analog stick, a “classic controller” for playing games that require more traditional gamepad functionality (such as Virtual Console games), and a “zapper shell” for traditional shooting gameplay.
Why the Nintendo Wii should be priced at $199
Looking back at the history of Nintendo, you can see that every video game console which they released was priced at $199. Even when the PlayStation, PS2 and XBOX came out at $299, Nintendo kept their launch price at $199.
It is probably safe to assume that Nintendo will keep the same price strategy for Nintendo Wii, and analysts seem to agree. Nintendo has lost a great deal of market share over the past few years, especially with the GameCube. However, with the release of Nintendo Wii, they have a chance to win back some of this market share, and the pricing of the console is probably going to be on of their biggest strategies. With the lower end XBOX 360 and PS3 systems starting at $299 and $499 respectively, a price of $199 will drive a lot of sales for Nintendo.
Bet on the Wii will selling for less than $200, says Scott Steinberg, vice president of marketing for Sega, one of the major game publishers for Nintendo consoles. Prices for both the Microsoft and Sony machines are higher due to their heavy-duty processing power, and the PS3 will also feature Sony’s next generation Blu-Ray DVD drive.
It’s clear that Nintendo stole the show at this year’s E3. There is a lot of interest out there in their next-gen new-gen concole, and priced at around $200 will definitely help Nintendo recapture some of the older and more casual gamers that they have been going after, as well as the hard-core player.
Nintendo is expected to release pricing and availability date information sometime in August or September.
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A brief history of Nintendo consoles, and why Nintendo Wii should be $199
May 12, 2006 on 2:57 pm | In nintendo, nintendo wii, video games, wii |Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
US Release: October 18, 1985 (limited initial release)
US Price: Initial limited release $100, later sold for $199 as the NES “Action Set”
Units sold: 60 million
After the video game crash of 1983, Nintendo help revive the video game industry with the release and it’s first home console, the Nintendo Entertainment System. The NES, an 8-bit video game console, was released in limited markets in the USA in October 18, 1985, followed by a nationwide release in February of 1986. The NES(bundled with “Super Mario Bros.”, the first modern platform game) sold 60 million units worldwide.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
US Release: August 13, 1991
US Price: $199
Units sold: 49 million
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES was the second home console from Nintendo, better known as the Super Famicom in Japan. Nintendo became the best selling 16-bit video game console, despite it’s late start, beating out other home console’s like Sega’s Genesis. The SNES, which was release on August 13th, 1991, and was bundled with “Super Mario Word” went on to sell 49 million units worldwide.
Nintendo 64
US Release: September 29, 1996
US Price: $199
Units sold: 32 million
Nintendo’s third home console, the Nintendo 64, was first introduced as Nintendo Ultra 64(referring to it’s 64-bit processor) on November 24, 1995(code named “Project Reality”). On February 1, 1996 just five months before its Japanese debut, Nintendo dropped the “Ultra” from the name, due to a possible trademark infringement. With only 2 launch titles, the Nintendo 64, or N64 was released in the US on September 29, 1996. The N64 sold 32 million units worldwide.
Nintendo Game Cube
US Release: November 18th, 2001
US Price: $199
Units sold: 20 million
The Nintendo GameCube was Nintendo’s fourth home video game console. Released in the US on November 18th, it has sold over 20 million units as of early 2006. Code named “Dolphin”, the GameCube is the most compact and least expensive of the that generation’s era consoles.
Nintendo Wii
US Release Date: November 2006 (?)
US Price: TBA
First announced at E3 2005 as the Nintendo Revolution(code name), the Nintendo Wii will be Nintendo’s fifth home video game console. On April 27, 2006, Nintendo announced the official name of the console as Nintendo Wii.
“Wii sounds like ‘we,’ which emphasizes that the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.”
Shortly after the new name of the console was announced, Nintendo received a mixed response of criticism, disbelief and sometimes confusion.
What makes Nintendo Wii special and different from the XBOX 360 and PS3 is the motion sensing controller(or wiimote).
From wikipidia:
The primary controller for Wii uses a one-handed remote control-based design, which, when turned on its side, can be used like a gamepad. Named the “Wii Remote” (often referred to as the “Wiimote”), the controller communicates wirelessly with the console via Bluetooth, with which it is possible to operate up to 4 Remotes as far as 10 meters from the console. Using internal sensors and an external sensor bar placed near the display screen, the movement and position of the Wii Remote can be sensed in 3D. The controller also contains an internal speaker and a rumble motor for audio and force feedback functionality.
The Wii Remote features an expansion port, with which it is possible to augment the controller, with various shells and add-ons. Nintendo has announced several such expansions, including a “nunchuck” controller with an analog stick, a “classic controller” for playing games that require more traditional gamepad functionality (such as Virtual Console games), and a “zapper shell” for traditional shooting gameplay.
Why the Nintendo Wii should be priced at $199
Looking back at the history of Nintendo, you can see that every video game console which they released was priced at $199. Even when the PlayStation, PS2 and XBOX came out at $299, Nintendo kept their launch price at $199.
It is probably safe to assume that Nintendo will keep the same price strategy for Nintendo Wii, and analysts seem to agree. Nintendo has lost a great deal of market share over the past few years, especially with the GameCube. However, with the release of Nintendo Wii, they have a chance to win back some of this market share, and the pricing of the console is probably going to be on of their biggest strategies. With the lower end XBOX 360 and PS3 systems starting at $299 and $499 respectively, a price of $199 will drive a lot of sales for Nintendo.
Bet on the Wii will selling for less than $200, says Scott Steinberg, vice president of marketing for Sega, one of the major game publishers for Nintendo consoles. Prices for both the Microsoft and Sony machines are higher due to their heavy-duty processing power, and the PS3 will also feature Sony’s next generation Blu-Ray DVD drive.
It’s clear that Nintendo stole the show at this year’s E3. There is a lot of interest out there in their next-gen new-gen concole, and priced at around $200 will definitely help Nintendo recapture some of the older and more casual gamers that they have been going after, as well as the hard-core player.
Nintendo is expected to release pricing and availability date information sometime in August or September.
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Nintedo Wii to be priced at $199?…
On ibloggedthis.com today, they’ve got an article on the Nintendo Wii price, and why they think it will be released at $199, a full $200 cheaper than it’s full sized competitors, and their reasoning is pretty good - every other Nintendo console from …
Trackback by buttonbashers.com - XBox Live Arcade News — May 13, 2006 #
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Notice the trendline for the units sold. 7 million should be predicted.
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$199 wouldn’t be too surprising. From what we’ve been hearing, the Wii’s CPU/GPU aren’t really much more than higher clocked, die-shrunk versions of the GameCube’s, so I’m expecting the overall cost for the chips/circuitry for the Wii to cost less than the GameCube’s did at launch.
There are still a few things that could drive the price up a bit, like the built in 512 mb of flash memory and all of the wireless tech, the motion sensors in the controllers, etc. but most of this has been around for a while too and should also be reasonably inexpensive to produce.
A $249 price would probably be “good enough” for decent sales, but a $199 price tag would make it a lock for millions of people, I’m betting.
And I think you can throw away the trendline, TjJo. There hasn’t been this much excitement surrounding a Nintendo product since probably the SNES. 7 million units sold might be a reasonable expectation for sales in the first month or two of launch, if Nintendo can produce that many.
Comment by Tukka — May 17, 2006 #
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Its already known that it will be cheaper than the competition, so that definitely locked in my purchase. Plus backwards compatability has always been a sales driver, for systems like the PS2, so where the Wii can download for all previous Nintendo consoles, and play Gamecube disks, that should help too, since that way when people do buy, they dont have to fork out alot of money to get games to play on the system they already spent alot of money on. The motion sensors used, for the most part are fairly cheap. the accelerometers used in the Wiimote and Nunchuk cost on average of fifty cents (they’re simple).
As far as sales, if they kept things stagnent like they have with trying to be family friendly on all games, and really not offering graphics to keep up with the competition, yeah I’d imagine they’d have extremely low sales. However, since they’re going to be undercutting the competition (by a conciderable amount in some cases, example PS3), and have some pretty revolutionary things, I think they’d have higher sales numbers. Also, with games like Red Steel, they might be easing up on having things be totally kid friendly (although, there were similar games on N64, just few and far between), which would win back some fans who wanted something more of an adult nature (Mario is fun, but I’m in my 20s, and after a stressful day, I also like blowing something up). Also, dont underestimate nostalgia!
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I thought the Wii was going to be around $500. It looked awsome. I’m totally amazed that it’s going to be so little. I’m buying one. If its $200, I might even buy 2. You know, for my brother and I. If you think the Wii is a piece of crap, u got it all wrong.
Comment by Aaron — May 17, 2006 #
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It’ll sell for $199; looking back on Nintendo’s history its inevitable. I hope its released before the PS3. PS3 will be ranked 3rd of the console wars. Its going to be Xbox 360 and Wii to do damage this year on Sony’s PS3. PS3 is wayyy to expensive and not worth it. Plus HD-DVD will be the over the top format. Same video quality as Blu-Ray, just smaller storage which isn’t a bid deal anyways. I bet Xbox 360 and PS3 will have the same graphical capabilities hands-down. Can’t wait for the Wii to come out; already have an Xbox 360!
Comment by fungamer — May 19, 2006 #
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just look at my name and all your questions will be answered
Comment by Whatever just get a wii — May 24, 2006 #
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[…] It looks like we have been on the right track with our analysis and explanation of why the Nintendo Wii should be released at the retail price of $199. In a recent interview done by Game Daily Biz with Satoru Iwata, Mr. Iwata hinted that the launch price of the Nintendo Wii might be similar to the release price of past Nintendo consoles. BIZ: I know that Nintendo has not officially announced a price for the Wii, but a rumor we spotted this week in EGM suggests a $249 price tag. Do you want to comment on that? […]
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[…] Today, Nintendo made an official announcement on the Nintendo Wii launch release price. The system will not cost more than $250 in the US. This means that it could be $249, or $199 or possibly anywhere in between. We’re still hoping that Nintendo sticks to their accustomed $199 release price. Following its overwhelming debut at E3 2006, Nintendo today announced the current fiscal year unit shipment forecast for its new home game system, Wii™. Nintendo also confirmed that the price of the Wii system, which incorporates unique freehand control, will not exceed $250 in America, or ¥25,000 in Japan. The company plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2007. […]
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Actually it was said that it wouldnt be more than 25,000 yen:
1 Japanese yen = 0.00891504 U.S. dollars so 25000×0.00891504 = 222.876, meaning the Wii won’t be more than that :P But expect it to be $200 since consoles always sell more in japan.Comment by Redsteel — May 27, 2006 #
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Nintendo owns in Japan, the console is cheap but it really doesn’t matter since most of the people here buy their games legally. That’s where the real money is made in the licensing.
Comment by onj — June 20, 2006 #
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What fungamer said is completly wrong. The xbox 360 is crap in japan, they wont even touch the thing over there. Also, the graphics chip in the PS3 is stronger than anything in the world you can buy for a computer. So yes, its going to have better graphics than the Xbox 360…
About the Nintendo Wii, I’m thrilled about it. I personally think that Nintendo will break the trend of declining sales and hopfuly get back on their feet to be on par with Sony again.
Comment by VampireLordAlucard — June 23, 2006 #
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VampLord, please get your facts right before posting. The Xbox 360 has the best CPU but worst GPU of the new-gen, the Wii has the best GPU but the worst CPu and the PS3 sits in the middle for both which should make it more balanced in theory. Where the Wii wins is that it has a seperate physics chip (PPU) that shifts a lot of processing off of the the CPU and removes the bus time to ship it to the GPU to render. The said the controller and the fact it’s a Nintendo console wins it for me!
Comment by Boggy79 — September 13, 2006 #
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Boggy Ur a faggot leave your house once in a while
Comment by BoggyIsGhey — September 13, 2006 #
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How about everyone just waits til all the consoles are on the market and then start talking trash. Each system will have its pros and cons…
Comment by Keiffer — October 7, 2006 #
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the price should be $199
Comment by bob — November 12, 2006 #
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The price should be at $199. if they make it lower, Nice!
If they Make it Higher, Bad!Comment by Phage The Untouchable — November 15, 2006 #
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actually I read somewhere that its gonna be $249.99 actually i think is reasonable.
Comment by Nintendo Fan 800 — November 15, 2006 #
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i hope they make the nintendo wii @ $149 soi can get it cuz we are kinda poor but i really want it so if it would be $149 or lower im in good shape
Comment by boomboom — November 17, 2006 #
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I like Nintendo its not that expensive because my mom has 6 kids and she wont spend 499 or 299 on a game. Also I like how you can play GC games on it because I have a gamcube, and the internet
Comment by Jaye491992 — November 17, 2006 #
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Sony and Microsoft actually think people have that much money to spend on a game, well some do but mosh dont so I think the Nitendo Wii should sell
Comment by Jaye491992 — November 17, 2006 #
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ur all faggots and u dont know crap
Comment by socal gamer — November 21, 2006 #
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listen nintendo you better make sure wii is worth buyin coz ever since super nintendo all ur games were pure crap and they are not worth not even a penny so hopefully dis one will be better and dont price it more than 200 otherwise no one will buy it includin myself
Comment by game freak — November 27, 2006 #
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I think it is reasonably priced yuz sum crazy
mo fosComment by Spencer — November 28, 2006 #
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I acctually like nintendo. I grew up playing Nintendo 64 and now I have Nintendo Gamecube. I hate the way that all the stores just keep moving it to the dark back corner of the store like it never excisted. I also don’t understand the whole Xbox 180 and Xbox 360 I mean they all play video games so why do you need so many systems all you need is ONE to play ALL the games!and why don’t they make every game for each system because there are people that are poor and don’t have enough money to buy a new system so they can’t play the new games they want. N-E ways i hope that the Nintendo Wii is less than $200 becuase my parents are C-H-E-A-P CHEAP!!! and we are also poor so make it cheap Nintendo and keep trying your best to be the best. P.S. Nintendo Rules!
Comment by AmandaLovesInuyasha — December 4, 2006 #
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as much as all the other game systems cost i would like to have a Nintendo any day. The PS3 sucks my uncle has one and there is nothing different. All they have is a new look.
NINTENDO RULES!!!!!!!
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Nintendo does rule! I will be sure to purchase a Nintendo Wii @ the reasonable amount of $200!!!
Comment by Brittany — December 9, 2006 #
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I am a single mom and was thinking of buying this for my 12 year old son for xmas. I don’t know much about game systems and i still haven’t been completely sold on this Wii.
Comment by tracy — December 21, 2006 #
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There was a console before that named the Color TV game 6
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I was really looking forward to buying a wii and becoming the master of hyrule (zelda). However, after reading all your sad comments, i think ill spend my money on a mountain bike and GET A LIFE.
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are there any other websites that have more information on the nintendo wii
if so please list all (in English please.)Comment by suezane hifrhete — March 14, 2007 #
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Rumors are going around that the Wii may be reduced to $199 by August/September 2007.
That would be great, as I could pick it up for my birthday.Keep in mind that this system is backwards compatible and plays Nintendo Gamecube games!
Comment by Dean Lewandowski — June 1, 2007 #
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I think the price for the Wii now is WAYY too high cause when i bought one it was $300 for the Wii colsole and an extra Wii remote!!! LOWER THE PRICE!!!!
Comment by Marissa — October 23, 2007 #
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Nintedo Wii to be priced at $199?…
On ibloggedthis.com today, they’ve got an article on the Nintendo Wii price, and why they think it will be released at $199, a full $200 cheaper than it’s full sized competitors, and their reasoning is pretty good - every other Nintendo console from …
Trackback by buttonbashers.com - XBox Live Arcade News — May 13, 2006 #
Notice the trendline for the units sold. 7 million should be predicted.
Comment by TjJo — May 14, 2006 #
$199 wouldn’t be too surprising. From what we’ve been hearing, the Wii’s CPU/GPU aren’t really much more than higher clocked, die-shrunk versions of the GameCube’s, so I’m expecting the overall cost for the chips/circuitry for the Wii to cost less than the GameCube’s did at launch.
There are still a few things that could drive the price up a bit, like the built in 512 mb of flash memory and all of the wireless tech, the motion sensors in the controllers, etc. but most of this has been around for a while too and should also be reasonably inexpensive to produce.
A $249 price would probably be “good enough” for decent sales, but a $199 price tag would make it a lock for millions of people, I’m betting.
And I think you can throw away the trendline, TjJo. There hasn’t been this much excitement surrounding a Nintendo product since probably the SNES. 7 million units sold might be a reasonable expectation for sales in the first month or two of launch, if Nintendo can produce that many.
Comment by Tukka — May 17, 2006 #
Its already known that it will be cheaper than the competition, so that definitely locked in my purchase. Plus backwards compatability has always been a sales driver, for systems like the PS2, so where the Wii can download for all previous Nintendo consoles, and play Gamecube disks, that should help too, since that way when people do buy, they dont have to fork out alot of money to get games to play on the system they already spent alot of money on. The motion sensors used, for the most part are fairly cheap. the accelerometers used in the Wiimote and Nunchuk cost on average of fifty cents (they’re simple).
As far as sales, if they kept things stagnent like they have with trying to be family friendly on all games, and really not offering graphics to keep up with the competition, yeah I’d imagine they’d have extremely low sales. However, since they’re going to be undercutting the competition (by a conciderable amount in some cases, example PS3), and have some pretty revolutionary things, I think they’d have higher sales numbers. Also, with games like Red Steel, they might be easing up on having things be totally kid friendly (although, there were similar games on N64, just few and far between), which would win back some fans who wanted something more of an adult nature (Mario is fun, but I’m in my 20s, and after a stressful day, I also like blowing something up). Also, dont underestimate nostalgia!
Comment by Hellmark — May 17, 2006 #
I thought the Wii was going to be around $500. It looked awsome. I’m totally amazed that it’s going to be so little. I’m buying one. If its $200, I might even buy 2. You know, for my brother and I. If you think the Wii is a piece of crap, u got it all wrong.
Comment by Aaron — May 17, 2006 #
It’ll sell for $199; looking back on Nintendo’s history its inevitable. I hope its released before the PS3. PS3 will be ranked 3rd of the console wars. Its going to be Xbox 360 and Wii to do damage this year on Sony’s PS3. PS3 is wayyy to expensive and not worth it. Plus HD-DVD will be the over the top format. Same video quality as Blu-Ray, just smaller storage which isn’t a bid deal anyways. I bet Xbox 360 and PS3 will have the same graphical capabilities hands-down. Can’t wait for the Wii to come out; already have an Xbox 360!
Comment by fungamer — May 19, 2006 #
just look at my name and all your questions will be answered
Comment by Whatever just get a wii — May 24, 2006 #
[…] It looks like we have been on the right track with our analysis and explanation of why the Nintendo Wii should be released at the retail price of $199. In a recent interview done by Game Daily Biz with Satoru Iwata, Mr. Iwata hinted that the launch price of the Nintendo Wii might be similar to the release price of past Nintendo consoles. BIZ: I know that Nintendo has not officially announced a price for the Wii, but a rumor we spotted this week in EGM suggests a $249 price tag. Do you want to comment on that? […]
Pingback by iBloggedThis » Nintendo Wii $199 release price hinted by Satoru Iwata — May 24, 2006 #
[…] Today, Nintendo made an official announcement on the Nintendo Wii launch release price. The system will not cost more than $250 in the US. This means that it could be $249, or $199 or possibly anywhere in between. We’re still hoping that Nintendo sticks to their accustomed $199 release price. Following its overwhelming debut at E3 2006, Nintendo today announced the current fiscal year unit shipment forecast for its new home game system, Wii™. Nintendo also confirmed that the price of the Wii system, which incorporates unique freehand control, will not exceed $250 in America, or ¥25,000 in Japan. The company plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2007. […]
Pingback by iBloggedThis » Official Nintendo Wii launch price announcement: Under $250 — May 25, 2006 #
Actually it was said that it wouldnt be more than 25,000 yen:
1 Japanese yen = 0.00891504 U.S. dollars so 25000×0.00891504 = 222.876, meaning the Wii won’t be more than that :P But expect it to be $200 since consoles always sell more in japan.
Comment by Redsteel — May 27, 2006 #
Nintendo owns in Japan, the console is cheap but it really doesn’t matter since most of the people here buy their games legally. That’s where the real money is made in the licensing.
Comment by onj — June 20, 2006 #
What fungamer said is completly wrong. The xbox 360 is crap in japan, they wont even touch the thing over there. Also, the graphics chip in the PS3 is stronger than anything in the world you can buy for a computer. So yes, its going to have better graphics than the Xbox 360…
About the Nintendo Wii, I’m thrilled about it. I personally think that Nintendo will break the trend of declining sales and hopfuly get back on their feet to be on par with Sony again.
Comment by VampireLordAlucard — June 23, 2006 #
VampLord, please get your facts right before posting. The Xbox 360 has the best CPU but worst GPU of the new-gen, the Wii has the best GPU but the worst CPu and the PS3 sits in the middle for both which should make it more balanced in theory. Where the Wii wins is that it has a seperate physics chip (PPU) that shifts a lot of processing off of the the CPU and removes the bus time to ship it to the GPU to render. The said the controller and the fact it’s a Nintendo console wins it for me!
Comment by Boggy79 — September 13, 2006 #
Boggy Ur a faggot leave your house once in a while
Comment by BoggyIsGhey — September 13, 2006 #
How about everyone just waits til all the consoles are on the market and then start talking trash. Each system will have its pros and cons…
Comment by Keiffer — October 7, 2006 #
the price should be $199
Comment by bob — November 12, 2006 #
The price should be at $199. if they make it lower, Nice!
If they Make it Higher, Bad!
Comment by Phage The Untouchable — November 15, 2006 #
actually I read somewhere that its gonna be $249.99 actually i think is reasonable.
Comment by Nintendo Fan 800 — November 15, 2006 #
i hope they make the nintendo wii @ $149 soi can get it cuz we are kinda poor but i really want it so if it would be $149 or lower im in good shape
Comment by boomboom — November 17, 2006 #
I like Nintendo its not that expensive because my mom has 6 kids and she wont spend 499 or 299 on a game. Also I like how you can play GC games on it because I have a gamcube, and the internet
Comment by Jaye491992 — November 17, 2006 #
Sony and Microsoft actually think people have that much money to spend on a game, well some do but mosh dont so I think the Nitendo Wii should sell
Comment by Jaye491992 — November 17, 2006 #
ur all faggots and u dont know crap
Comment by socal gamer — November 21, 2006 #
listen nintendo you better make sure wii is worth buyin coz ever since super nintendo all ur games were pure crap and they are not worth not even a penny so hopefully dis one will be better and dont price it more than 200 otherwise no one will buy it includin myself
Comment by game freak — November 27, 2006 #
I think it is reasonably priced yuz sum crazy
mo fos
Comment by Spencer — November 28, 2006 #
I acctually like nintendo. I grew up playing Nintendo 64 and now I have Nintendo Gamecube. I hate the way that all the stores just keep moving it to the dark back corner of the store like it never excisted. I also don’t understand the whole Xbox 180 and Xbox 360 I mean they all play video games so why do you need so many systems all you need is ONE to play ALL the games!and why don’t they make every game for each system because there are people that are poor and don’t have enough money to buy a new system so they can’t play the new games they want. N-E ways i hope that the Nintendo Wii is less than $200 becuase my parents are C-H-E-A-P CHEAP!!! and we are also poor so make it cheap Nintendo and keep trying your best to be the best. P.S. Nintendo Rules!
Comment by AmandaLovesInuyasha — December 4, 2006 #
as much as all the other game systems cost i would like to have a Nintendo any day. The PS3 sucks my uncle has one and there is nothing different. All they have is a new look.
NINTENDO RULES!!!!!!!
Comment by jared — December 7, 2006 #
Nintendo does rule! I will be sure to purchase a Nintendo Wii @ the reasonable amount of $200!!!
Comment by Brittany — December 9, 2006 #
I am a single mom and was thinking of buying this for my 12 year old son for xmas. I don’t know much about game systems and i still haven’t been completely sold on this Wii.
Comment by tracy — December 21, 2006 #
There was a console before that named the Color TV game 6
Comment by Andy — February 16, 2007 #
I was really looking forward to buying a wii and becoming the master of hyrule (zelda). However, after reading all your sad comments, i think ill spend my money on a mountain bike and GET A LIFE.
Comment by Kaner — February 22, 2007 #
are there any other websites that have more information on the nintendo wii
if so please list all (in English please.)
Comment by suezane hifrhete — March 14, 2007 #
Rumors are going around that the Wii may be reduced to $199 by August/September 2007.
That would be great, as I could pick it up for my birthday.
Keep in mind that this system is backwards compatible and plays Nintendo Gamecube games!
Comment by Dean Lewandowski — June 1, 2007 #
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Pingback by Nitendo Spille bokser « School Writing — September 10, 2007 #
I think the price for the Wii now is WAYY too high cause when i bought one it was $300 for the Wii colsole and an extra Wii remote!!! LOWER THE PRICE!!!!
Comment by Marissa — October 23, 2007 #