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Merrill Lynch Predicts $200 Wii

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-a-bad-price dept.

Burlap writes "In a story at Forbes, Merrill Lynch predicts that Nintendo will severely undercut the competition with a $200 price point on the Wii." From the article: "An executive from SEGA, one of Nintendo's largest publishers, told Forbes.com on Tuesday that he expects the Wii to sell for less than $200. Post said the Nintendo machine, which features a wireless controller that responds to players' body movements, 'will appeal to a broad demographic of both hard-core and casual gamers.'"

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  1. That sure sounds nice, but... by PSXer · · Score: 5, Funny

    If i had a nickel for every time an analyst made a prediction that turned out to be incorrect, I'd have the $200 necessary to buy the Wii!

    1. Re:That sure sounds nice, but... by PSXer · · Score: 2, Funny
      Yeah, but patterns have to change sometime, right? Every single Playstation launched at $300 until the PS3. (Granted, Nintendo has 4 data points while Sony only has 2)

      They're going in a completely different direction than everyone else this time. Who's to say they'll keep the same old price point? (Then again, $200 would be way different from 'everyone else')

      I guess what I'm trying to say is that I have no way of forming a coherent argument.

    2. Re:That sure sounds nice, but... by Meagermanx · · Score: 2, Funny

      If I had sixty cents for every dollar I had, I'd be Canada.

    3. Re:That sure sounds nice, but... by SP33doh · · Score: 2, Funny

      If I had a nickel for every time I see a prediction on slashdot that turns out to be nothing that people haven't been saying for over a year, I'd have the $600 necessary to buy the PS3!

    4. Re:That sure sounds nice, but... by syousef · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not to mention you'd get to say "Wii told you so" :-)

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  2. As my Leprechan says. by Kaenneth · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a Wii price. A small hit to the pot-o-gold.

  3. Congratulations! by Chris+Pimlott · · Score: 3, Funny

    Merrill Lynch now owes you a dollar!

  4. Re:Another Wii by ZakuSage · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well Slashdot has always been full of rabid Nintendo fanboys.

  5. Re:Another Wii by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This prediction is very usefull to us gamers who hate to dabble in financial data. Based on Merrill Lynch's past prediction for the PS3, they overestimated the cost of the Wii by 30% - expect a launch price of $150.

  6. How life changes... by RyoShin · · Score: 4, Funny

    An executive from SEGA, one of Nintendo's largest publishers...

    If you had uttered this phrase to me 8 years ago, I would have told you that you need better jokes.

  7. IF this turns true... and only if by IgLou · · Score: 4, Funny

    I must admit I'd be getting a Wii and then I can play Pokemon! *sputter cough* I mean Resident Evil...

    On the serious side though, I'm in that group of "buy another console? Over my dead body!" I pinch pennies all the time now and I don't get to buy/play what I want anymore. Part of me actually wants all these consoles to undersell their expectations and then maybe just maybe these consoles will stop being pushed out so frequently.

    Oh well, I can always play on my computer.

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  8. Re:Potential Wii by bitt3n · · Score: 3, Funny

    put resident evil, quake, and DDR in a nursing home and no doubt you'll be cashing in on grandma's will in no time

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