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Nintendo's Iwata on the Wii Price Point

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wiiiiiiiiiiiiiii dept.

kukyfrope writes "Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President, recently talked with GameDaily about the rumors surrounding the $249 Wii price point, his take of the PS3 price point and controller, and to reassure us that the GameBoy is far from dead! 'You may want to check our past records of price points when launching past hardware... I think you'll agree that we always come up with an affordable price point.'"

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  1. Sure it will. by jwdeff · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "... and when we say affordable, you may want to check our past records of price points, launching price points for any past hardware."

    The NES, SNES, N64, and Gamecube all launched at $199.99.

  2. no more than 250 anyway by TheAxeMaster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Even if they do raise the price, it won't be for over 250. Sure some people may pay more than that at launch (ebayers) but retail will not be over 250. And that's the biggest selling point nintendo has. Their consoles have never been cutting edge. They haven't needed to be to be fun to play.