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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. Seems like I didn't trust them... by adminsr · · Score: 3, Informative

    Anyone remember Merril Lynch's $900 ps3?

    linky

  2. Wow, flash news here by masklinn · · Score: 5, Informative

    The NES had a launch price of $200, the SNES had a launch price of $200, the N64 had a launch price of $200, the GameCube had a launch price of $200.

    Nintendo has had launch prices of $200 for 20 years now, you have to be pretty fucking impressive to even have the nerve to utter that they could launch a console for an unheard-of-before price of $200

    Well, at least that time Merrill Lynch may be spot on.

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  3. Re:I think a $300 retail price at launch is likely by prockcore · · Score: 4, Informative

    One word: inflation. The price of each and every component used in producing the Wii has increased significantly

    No it hasn't. Consumer electronics aren't affected by inflation.

    From capacitors and resistors to DVD lasers, they're all cheaper today than ever before.

  4. Game prices and piracy by Ruediger · · Score: 3, Informative

    I would love to get a Wii (all my consoles were from Nintendo, with the exception the Atari 2600), but I belive the price will be prohibitive when it gets here (Brazil). The consoles are quite expensive, but the games are WAY expensive. I was looking forward to get a newer Nintendo system (my last one was the N64), but after seeing the price of the games for the Game Boy Micro, DS and GC I gave up. Just to give you an idea:

    The cheapest Game Boy Micro I found goes for R$399.00 ~ $181.00 (expensive, but affordable considering you only need one console). GBA games: R$ 69.00 (older games) to R$249.00 (WTF!?) ~ $31.00 to $113.00

    I don't know anyone who has any of these consoles, but I know quite a few people who have PS2. The PS2 costs about $295,00 (with mod chip installed), but the games are virtually free due to piracy.

    Is the situation similar in other countries? That would explain why Sony sells so many PS2.

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