Wii Must Not Have a Low Price?

From nintendorevolution.ca : "When people walk into a game store and they see a PS3 for $599 versus a Wii for $199, they'll assume the PS3 is better, much like a game that is $50 must be better than a game that sells for $20, even if it's only because the $50 game is brand new and the $20 game is an old classic."

Do Nintendorevolution.ca have a valid point here or will the low price only work in favour of Nintendo?

[RealDoubleJ]

how many americans were actually aware of the Dell Jukebox's existence?? It certainly didnt have a slick marketing campaign with U2 advertising it I can assure you. The Wii can still sell a bucketload to non-gamers at a $199 price because of Nintendo's intellectual properties, a huge army of cute fluffy mascots vs. Sony's....Spyro? Crash Bandicoot? Ratchet & Clank?? Families will have more interest in Wii technology (especially cheaper technology around kids) while PS3 will battle it out with the 360 for the much vaunted teenage/young-adult demographic.

[FamoAmo]

Nintendo will dominate in Japan mainly due to the new controller and the Price!! Gamers or hardcore gamers will pick the ps3 over nintendo due to games but I think Nintendo will be 2nd in the console race right next to the 360 which is gonna win and sadly to say ps3 with a 600$ price tag and games that look worse than the 360's will finish 3rd!!

[Fat Onion]

who would buy a ps3 as a gift for a kid at that price?

most kids 10 and under cant even tell the difference in graphics.

[Sphinx]

and when I hit the lottery, or pull off a million dollar heist, I will buy the PS3 so I can play... wait, all the games I want to play are on the 360 and Wii!

[Droidbro]

if your family is anything like mine or mexican they will buy the cheapest system there. it may not be the ps3 or 360 the kids wanted but they'll still tear open the box and play the first chance they get. the majority of console gamers are pretty uninformed about this kind of stuff

[Sphinx]

Mexican?!? OMG Hahaha!!!

[ArchChef]

Its pretty impressive that you can surf the internet. I would imagine the Klan hood would limit your ability to type.

[UnbeWiivable]

"juan of da grate tings about xbox360 end 'ow hot it get is yu can cuk tacos in da dvd drive"

[Killswitch]

Alot of us fail into the playstation stories and there out of control lies for about 4 or 5 years, but now we are awaken and can see the truth. And the truth is that Microsoft has their team of people that will make them a great system to buy and Sony have there over powering way of doin' things and we all see it now, big bullies just like our president of the United States. Hey the funny thing about it is we don't like whats happening to us over there in WAR but the same thing is happening to us over here,just look at Sony's approuch there no diffrent, not by a long shot. So if i had to choose Nintendo would be my first choice and Microsoft would be my second just because of the price diffrences and there history background, Hey I ask many of people? will you be buying a PS3 shyyt 8 out of 10 said hell no!! and they said that they rather spend that on a used car, and then buy a MS, or a Wii.... Thats the truth

[Ugly American]

Nice political commentary. But what did you say? Are you really in this country?

[TheMART]

Nonsense about the price of the Wii.

There are researches that the most expensive console of it's generation always fails to sell. The cheapest often also is less in graphics and so on.

That's also this time around. The Wii is less in graphics then the other players in the market. But it has something special. I mean I want great graphics but updating a PC is too expensive. So I buy a great console doing the same for the price of one GPU for my PC which had to be replaced in 2 years time because it became outdated by that time for the newest games. SO I bought a 360.

Then I see also the fun with less graphics on the Wii. Now I want a Wii also. Because it's not expensive. Because I can have next gen graphics and fun gameplay for the same price of an expensive PSZero. So I will have Wii60

For parents with small childeren, the choice is quit easy. Not so much money to spend: Wii
More money to spend: 360, or even still a Wii.
PSZero? Would look like to be for hardcore gamers, but they're positioning it as a PC a videoplayer, all but a real gamemachine. So I guess they will sell less. Wii will do better then the Gamecube for sure. Nintendo found its innovative way again. 360 will gain much more market then the last gen.

Nintendo's price (which I think will be 249 Euro's/dollars instead of some sources it will be 199) is just right for what one gets. Let's not forget a core 360 also cost 299 Euro. So it's not a lot cheaper as the first choice next gen system

[Zolar]

This is funny. I would think someone would go to a store and see that the wii is cheaper and want to buy it because you can buy more game etc.

[NintendoFanatic]

It bugs me when people say, "Ya, the wii doesn't have good graphics but it has fun gameplay." The boss himself said that the wii will have graphics barely less than the 360, which is, in my opinion really good. For 200-250, your saving money and buying the best system. It's going to have great graphics and the best gameplay.

[Marriot VP]

I'm sorry mate, but what they have said is that the Wii on a normal CRT not High def. will have very close graphics to the competition.

There's no way a non high def console could come close to a HDTV 360 game this year.

[UnbeWiivable]

I disagree, A SMART SHOPPER WOULD WALK IN THE STORE SEE THE PRICE OF A PS3, THE LOOK OVER AND SEE THE PRICE OF THE XBOX360 AND THE Wii AND SAY, "WHAT FLIPPIN' IDIOT WOULD BUY A PS3 WHEN YOU CAN GET A 360 AND A Wii FOR THE SAME PRICE??!!"

[Mighty Boom]

The 360 is bad azz, but nintendo will always be able to pull some money out of my pocket...

[Ugly American]

I agree with #1. The dell MP3 player vice the iPod super hype is why the iPod sold so well. It was a great campaign, very trendy, and hard to resist. I know. I bought one. I looked at the Dell, but at the time, it seemed like everything was compatible with the iPod. iTunes ALSO sold me on the iPod.

When a parent walks into the game store to buy the video game as a Christmas present for Billy, the sticker shock is going to be enormous. There are the parents who spoil their kids, and WILL buy them. There is also the early adopter who will snatch them up. And don't forget the evil e-bay'ers. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are definitely NOT unknown names. In fact, most of these parents are going to have PLAYED with the NES and know that name better anyway. It is flawed logic to think that people will buy the PS3 due to the larger price. I typically believe that quality comes a price, but this time it seems a little stupid.

[kidvideo]

I didn't follow the hype. I got the Dell DJ 20 GB I now have 4000 tunes via Napster on line ad only paid $179 for it 2 years ago. It works great.Doesnt have the same status as APPLE but the music sounds the same. PS: 360 rocks.

[Marriot VP]

The nintendo wii is having a Camera, PPU and Headset will make the price much higher than 200 bucks.

Also the specs are more like a xbox 1.5. Xbox started at what 300 with bare console and controller. With the Wii it comes will a lot more like a premium 360.

Wii = 300$

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[halo4life]

the PSP is better cuz it costs more, Please

[redzionist]

just like last time xbox and nintendo will share the crown in their seperate game styles and target crowds while playstation will be left in the middle with no one left. It's already sad that they had to push back their release just to compete with the 360 but they through the price up thinking that blu-ray will convince everyone that they are better, I guess they don't realize that all blu-ray does is allow more space, how much more gameplay could you need? playstation doesn't stand a chance.

[redzionist]

playstation has lost everytime in their race for console superiority. I don't know anyone who thought ps1 was better then dreamcast. Gamecube and Xbox beat ps2. and this time around they were so blown out that they had to push production back. Not to mention with online gaming sweeping all nations, playstation can't even compete with microsoft. They did well with the psp, but no where near microsoft standards.

[JackWorm]

You have to remember (and i work in electrical retail) that most shoppers have an IQ of 10. Luckily, those shoppers normally have a bank balance around the same. If they are told it is brand new by a sales guy, they will buy it. The same way i sold loads of expensive sony TV's last generation when the Samsungs were identical

[Grennoki]

Nintendo Wii is probably the better choice who many of us need a Playstation 3 so we can play MGS4 or some other games that dont seem to fun or the fact 200-400$ of it is for a Blu-Ray player for Hd Dvd's so we can see things clearer when is a game ever going to take that many gb's not for the life span of the PS3 look at how big Oblivion is it is only over 4 gb. So Nintendo wont be inferior in a store just because it costs less the average gamer will want a Wii why they dont care about Hd or Picture Editing garbage it is for the games not the software it contains.

[Killswitch]

I was born and raised in Washington,DC been here all my life an still live here, I stay on New Jersey Ave,NW a couple blocks from the White House and Downtown ChinaTown.

[zonetrooper5]

graphics are very good but its the gameplay that counts. i have an xbox 360 with 2 games which are Oblivion elder scrolls and GRAW. i am also thinking about saving up now and buying a nintendo Wii and a few games. PS3 i will buy in a few years as its too expensive for me to buy, £425 for a console, i think i will pass. Ipods are not that good either, batterys don't last very long and they hype of MP3 players. i have a Creative Zen Sleek Photo 20GB and i got it a month early yetaday for £109 half price from argos. creative, cheaper, sounds better, lasts longer and is the xbox 360 of the MP3 players. it can do all what a Ipod can do.

[EVER OLVERA]

I respect Nintendo and all the innovations that they have given the videogame industry. Their marketing campaign and hard/soft/ware will catch the casual and fanatic consumer. I still play N-64, especially Killer Instinct Gold. (Here's wishing Rare is secretly working on a new Killer Instince for the 360, that will rule). I personally own a Xbox 360 and just recently bought a Nintendo DS Lite, because my girl was taking up my gaming time ever since Xbox Live Arcade started, she's a casual gamer of course, and she is lovin the DS Lite and the Xbox Live Arcade.
Anyway's, I believe Microsoft and Nintendo will reap the differences that they offer as opposed to PS3. This time around I see MS on top, closely followed by Nintendo, and Playstation clearly considering their financial and Playstation options.

[mythosmint]

my problem is your arguements don't add up a logical conclusion and they are very weak and contradict each other:

1. "non gamers will not be enticed by a $400 price tag (on a Wii)" -Thats why nintendo says it will be between $200-$250

2. microsoft said no price drop

3. you say ps3 won't fail because ps1 & ps2 launched at $299?

4. iPods really started gaining momentum when apple started target different price points. In the 4th quarter of 2k5 ipod sold 30 million iPods. This means consumers bought more when they had different price options.

5. you list systems that failed because they had high prices with another weak argument.

6. "the Wii could thrive at a price tag between $200-$250" - Wait then what is the point of your article?

A good arguement would have been:
"Wii's low price will not drive
sales by itself. And here is why:"

mythosmint

[Dustin_c_miller2008]

i believe all 3 game systems are going to do great. sonys ps3 does have a big price tag but when i see something thats priced high i get that because i think its better just because of the price. but im getting a wii they will all be number 1 in my book.