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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. Another brilliant deduction! by ShadowMarth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    NES: $200 SNES: $200 N64: $200 GC: $200 Wii: Pric... Er, $200

  2. duh by minus_273 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    considering nintendo has NEVER released a home console for anything different, i think it is obvious.
    NES - 199
    SNES -199
    N64 - 199
    gamecube -199

    therefore Wii -199

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  3. A good guess by i_finally_got_an_acc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Considering that every single Nintendo console has launched at $200, he's probably not that far off. I would be very surprised if the launch price wasn't $200.

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