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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. 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.

  6. 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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  7. 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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