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Wii European Launch: Dec 8, 249 Euros
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EternalDarko
Member
NO You can not. 150 is the base unit price of the PSP.travisbickle said:
A little much in my opinion. Wii sports look like a budget priced game, £20.
I don't mind having old technology, but the price should match it. In 2002 Nintendo gave us GC with Rogue Leader which pretty much crapped on most games. It only cost £129.99
Now 4 and a half years later, we get a much smaller upgrade in quality than we did from N64 - GC, and yet they charge more for it.
X360 core is only £20 more, and it's way more powerful. Are we paying that price just for the ideas behind it? or "teh innovation"?
I don't mind having old technology, but the price should match it. In 2002 Nintendo gave us GC with Rogue Leader which pretty much crapped on most games. It only cost £129.99
Now 4 and a half years later, we get a much smaller upgrade in quality than we did from N64 - GC, and yet they charge more for it.
X360 core is only £20 more, and it's way more powerful. Are we paying that price just for the ideas behind it? or "teh innovation"?
radioheadrule83
Banned
PSP at £169.99 - Base pack with two cheap games. (No Memory Stick), or a Value Pack and a game.
VS
Wii at £179.99 - new controller style / wireless control + bundled game + built in Wifi
VS
360 Core pack at £199 - More powerful hardware capable of HD resolutions but without wireless controller, HDD, Headset or cable bundled in the premium box.
People who already have 360s have an easier choice. I'm still definately picking a Wii up at launch but part of me knows the price isn't quite right. They just knew they could get away with it. The 360 core pack to premium ratio is in their favour, the import duty you'd get walloped with is in their favour, the PS3 being delayed is in their favour.
Oh and silly Argos
VS
Wii at £179.99 - new controller style / wireless control + bundled game + built in Wifi
VS
360 Core pack at £199 - More powerful hardware capable of HD resolutions but without wireless controller, HDD, Headset or cable bundled in the premium box.
People who already have 360s have an easier choice. I'm still definately picking a Wii up at launch but part of me knows the price isn't quite right. They just knew they could get away with it. The 360 core pack to premium ratio is in their favour, the import duty you'd get walloped with is in their favour, the PS3 being delayed is in their favour.
Oh and silly Argos
wait if people buy it at that priceZer0 said:
I personally wont, I'd rather pay 600 Euros for PS3 because I know the tech inside justifies the price. Would be different if I didnt own a cube, but 250 euros for a new controller is too much.
I dont think people are stupid, they buy the latest $500 graphics cards, but they dont pay $200 for only 2 years old ones.
Magicpaint
Member
Rocked said:
What?
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
My condolences Europe. Knowing these guys they'll find a way to screw over people who import the system.
"What? Region-free? We said that?"
"No you can't go online in Europe with a Japanese/American system."
"Wiimotes held by Europeans cause battery acid to leak onto their hands."
Sorry I'm just being silly and dumb.
"What? Region-free? We said that?"
"No you can't go online in Europe with a Japanese/American system."
"Wiimotes held by Europeans cause battery acid to leak onto their hands."
Sorry I'm just being silly and dumb.
Chittagong
Gold Member
SantaC said:
Slow? Eh, I've always got my stuff within a week from Canada to Finland. I guess I've been lucky.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Rocked said:
Coming up with reasons for the years of abuse is one thing, kinda like Stockholm syndrome. But making shit up, that's something else!
Oh come on guys. Everyone was expecting that. It's a common practice - the prices in US are the same in EU except that they are in EURO. We Europeans are like cows that are ready to be milked. I've grown resistance to this already so I suggest you do the same. Since the platform is region free you should be able to get one from the US by a friend.
Tieno
Member
It's rape, but still not as bad as the days before the euro where every european country had their own currency and they charged ridicolous prices. Now with the euro vs dollar it's much more transparant. Still rape though (on game prices more than on console prices). That goes for every console.
Yeah... in the end I think the price will hurt Nintendo more than the 50 bucks they squeeze out of early adopters could possibly do any good.
I just don't see anyone jumping on board but the hardcore and from my point of view that's a huge mistake. Everything in the package is sleek, nice, family friendly and what not, but the price is NOT 'mass market ready from day one' as Reggie said.
Though kudos to NoE for keeping their promise to launch 2006, I'll pick one up at launch.
I just don't see anyone jumping on board but the hardcore and from my point of view that's a huge mistake. Everything in the package is sleek, nice, family friendly and what not, but the price is NOT 'mass market ready from day one' as Reggie said.
Though kudos to NoE for keeping their promise to launch 2006, I'll pick one up at launch.
travisbickle
Member
Rocked said:
But the DS and PSP are relevant gaming products, ie. supported, that will have a lot of top games coming to them over the next few years and are convenient for the casual gamer.
radiohead said:
Look around you'll get a deal on PSP, didn't GAF tell you they weren't selling so shops are trying to give them away.
I had a morning browse on the highstreet a few weeks ago in Glasgow and got..
A PSP with Loco Roco and Daxter for £150 and a 512mb stick for £20, and usb adaptor, screen protectors and case £10.
So that's a portable games/movie/music player with built in wifi, web browser and location free tv player for £180 (and I haven't talked about retro gaming on it)
Same price as a Wii with one game, do we know if it plays dvds or browses web at that price, and you'll have to buy flash memory on top of that if you want to save games.
It's not good value at that price, and there are alternatives for casual gamers, which I'd say is the market Ninty are going for.
EternalDarko
Member
How is it rape on game prices?Tieno said:
MSRP of gurrent gen games is £40. Street price comes to £34.99 and online price is £29.99. I expect Wii will be exactly the same....with budget pricing for Wii moniker series of titles being abour £20 to 25.
Mr. TV Goggles
Banned
I don't think 25,000 yen would translate to 200 dollars/euros.koam said:
as much as nintendo wants people to believe their launch spin, like sony and ms:travisbickle said:
hardware launches = getting shafted
it's nothing new and it's done because the hardware manufacturers know they can get away with it.
for wii mass market will come a year or so down the line once the early adopters have paid for a good chunk of the r&d and a few spectacular parties/vacations. even miyamoto said their line-up is looking to be very strong after a couple of years, like ds.
travisbickle
Member
StephaneC said:
Is that Tim and Greg?
Was that in Britain? Who is it meant to appeal to? "Loser Tim" and "I can't remember the last time I was ranked for a tournament Greg", pair of idiots, Nintendo is so out of touch.
Nintendo's pricing strategy for Wii is based on the Japanese market where XBox 360 all but dead. In Europe/UK/USA, the relatively high price of Wii will let XBox 360 take significant sales away from it. Let's not forget that amongst casual gamers the PS2 will be king at £94.99 v Wii's £179.99. Most casual gamers are impressed by price & value rather than technology plus the wide range of games available which definutely favours the PS2. I expect substantial price drop for Wii console in the Spring. After the initial launch hype at Xmas, I expect sales will be very sluggish which will force Nintendo to cut the price. It makes no sense to go after the casual market but price the Wii for the hardcore crowd.
travisbickle
Member
DSN2K said:
Yeah it was a bit harsh, Nintendo aren't that out of touch.
radioheadrule83 said:PSP at £169.99 - Base pack with two cheap games. (No Memory Stick), or a Value Pack and a game.
VS
Wii at £179.99 - new controller style / wireless control + bundled game + built in Wifi
VS
360 Core pack at £199 - More powerful hardware capable of HD resolutions but without wireless controller, HDD, Headset or cable bundled in the premium box.
People who already have 360s have an easier choice. I'm still definately picking a Wii up at launch but part of me knows the price isn't quite right. They just knew they could get away with it. The 360 core pack to premium ratio is in their favour, the import duty you'd get walloped with is in their favour, the PS3 being delayed is in their favour.
Oh and silly Argos
I wonder why you didn't mention the PSP base pack for 149 pounds. Oh and btw it has "built in WiFi" too.
Wink said:
Ahmm...console sales are not won in 1 day nor in a month. Nor 6 months. It takes years.
Nintendo have left themselves with enough space to make money and price cut steadily over-time...
It will get a mass-market price as soon as early-adapters and gamers get their units. Then if sales start to drop/slump...price drop, rinse and repeat as required.
Anyways I can't believe you think the Wii price is a mistake...if anything is a pricing mistake it's the PS3...Sony have their work cut out pricing that machine to the mass-market as you say.
When is it even going to hit sub $300?:lol 2008/2009?By then PS4 will probably be in development as too the X-Box 720 and Wii-mk-2.
Nintendo will do fine and the Wii price will drop depending on demand...
radioheadrule83
Banned
Ajax said:
Everyone knows. Was mentioning you can get multiple games not enough? Besides which, its not a console -- 360 is, and with the 360 having an expensive WiFi peripheral out there on sale, thats where the comparison should lie.
Every post I make is some pro-Nintendo anti-Sony conspiracy to you. I'd put you on ignore but no doubt I'd have to read you being quoted. Why do you even go in Nintendo threads?
Aurora, here is what you get for GBP 271:Aurora said:
- Wii console
- 2 Wiimotes & 2 nunchucks
- AV Multi-output port for component, composite or S-video
- Built in Wifi
- Wii Photo
- Meteo Station (the best argument to sell the Wii to your wife
)Multiplayer games
- Baseball
- Tennis
- Boxing
- Bowling
- Pool
- Darts
- Ping Pong
- Air Hockey
- Duck Hunt
- Quiz Matching Game, + 4 other Wiiplay games I don't know about
Single player game
- Best Zelda game ever
Amazing value AFAIC.