Nintendo Wii For $170?

For months the Internet community has been waiting for some sort of details in regards to the Nintendo Wii. Release date, launch titles, price, availability have all been question makrs. Well IGN may be able to give us a hint at one of those answers:

Nintendo’s new Wii console could be yours later this year for less than expected. Tokyo-based Nikko Citigroup has issued a report on Nintendo’s rising stock price, and between all the jargon is the financial institution’s forecast that the Wii will carry a Japanese price point of 19,800 yen. Current exchange rates would put an equivalent US price at $170.00. However, console prices rarely convert according to exchange rates. At most, we can probable take this report to indicate an anticipated US price of under $200.

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It seems pretty obvious that this is a headline catcher, but it still brings great value. As stated at IGN, this most likely means a $200 release. We here at IBloggedthis couldn’t be happier about the possibility of a $200 price tag. $200 is VERY reasonable this day and age when it comes to video consoles. If there is any way that the Wii is available for $170, then that is just the cherry on top!