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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. 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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  2. 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.