Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told Bloomberg that Wii U will “likely be priced at more than 20,000 yen”. Roughly translated that’s around $250, so it’s likely that the system will retail in North America for $300 or more. Nintendo has already said that it won’t reveal pricing or a release date until a later date.
Instant purchase!
DO A BARREL ROLL!!!!!!!!!!
275 USD. I’m calling it now.
so it’ll be 300€ like the original Wii was.
that’s less than I expected so am not complaining!
now, gimme dat WiiU!
Hm, nice pricing point. I also want to know the pricing for the games themselves. Will they be $60 like the others or retain their $50 price point?
Just taking a wild guess, but I feel Nintendo would charge $50 for games, but some third party developers for more expensive games like Call Of Duty will go ahead and charge $60 anyway
I can’t remember if it was a rumor, but I remember reading an article on here saying that WiiU titles will retail for $50.
Just posted an article on this. AC3 is $60, less interesting titles are $50.
After e3 Amazon raised the price of the few Wii U games they have listed from $50 to $60. Nintendo may still only charge $50 but i’m sure 3rd party games will be $60. It would be nice if the DD games were cheaper than in store but we’ll just have to wait and see.
Perfect price range, imo.
I’ll buy
$300 is totally fine by me. Slightly more expensive than the Wii was, and it is definitely worth more than the 3DS launched at since it is a full-fledged console.
It’s not surprising since these days consoles keep getting more and more expensive. The GameCube was $200 when it came out and then the Wii was $250.
but inflation makes that about even ;)
Good price considering what it offers, even though it’s just a minimum. I’m buying on day 1 whatever it costs.
afordable!
Gah!
I really don’t want it set higher than $300. The more videos that pop up, the more intrigued I am, but a sexy low price would really compel me. That and a console bundled with accessories and games.
Not gonna lie, I laughed really hard at “sexy low price”
PLEASE FOR $300
sounds about right.
cool! XD
$300 =/= £193, call it £200. Not bad, was expecting like £350.
But at the same time, let’s remember that British retailers have a tendency to ignore the exchange rate and mark things up against the dollar. I’d say £220-250. Even so, it’s acceptable, at minimum price. :D
That price works for me.
Why does he have to tell mayor Bloomberg?
Because Bloomberg thought the Wii U was a soda machine.
And we all know how much he hates soda.
^ your full of win
$350 USD Is max for me, glad to hear it Iwata.
$300 with Nintendoland, then it’s a good buy.
Agreed! Or Mario U would be acceptable.
Retail price $299.99 + game worth $39.99 == $339.98
Chances are, NintendoLand will be bundled with the console, plus a U Pad.
Yeah, if it isn’t bundled I doubt anybody will buy Nintendo Land.
Depending on the hardware specs i think it should be at minimium 300 but no more than 400 usd . I know the wii u is extremely powerful i just hope it holds up in power against competition
Agreed, personally I never really cared too much about price. I knew it would be at least $299 US/Can. Which seems totally cheap compared to PS3 launch. What I think a lot of people want is power and huge third party support in 3rd party games, if that meant it cost $200 more, it would be totally worth it not to have to buy a Xbox720 or PS4. I think Nintendo is too worried about losing the casual/inexpensive market, and that’s too bad. Personally I think a lot of hardcore gamers are Nintendo fans and just want a place where they can play Nintendo exclusives, classics, but also have awesome 3rd party games.
Instant buy! Thanks Iwata :)!
I wonder how much in the UK …
Sometimes companies don’t even bother to convert dollars to pounds, so we Brits get totally ripped off >:(
$300 =/= £193, call it £200
Not bad! I was expecting it to be waaay more expensive.
some good news at last :)
Excellent news!! I’m pretty pumped.
i just keep trowing money at the screen and the money flew out the window…
um now what…..
Jump out the window
Excellent price point. Now we’re talking good news
I betting $299.99 with Nintendoland already packed in with the console.
I am expecting a price tag anything from $350 and +. Anything below would make me worry that Nintendo isn’t investing too much in it. :P
If it is 250 bucks Im definitely going to get it…if 300 then i still might get it but at a later date…
299.99
M. Night Shyamalan twist: this is the price of the Wii U console. Tablet controller sold separately.
OH SHIIIIII
I don’t think that’ll happen, but when they announced it supports two, Nintendo didn’t make it clear that the second controller will be included. THAT will be separate.
yeah it’s going to be 300 bones I just know it. which is fine by me as long as they bundle that beast with at least one game.
The article is a year old.
Thank (insert name here) that you noticed. I thought I was the only one who noticed/read the URL.
It might actually cost $250. Look at it this way, Nintendo does not want to make another “3DS disaster” again and they keep on saying it is going to be an affordable system. They want people to buy it and making it $250 could possibly ruin the PS3 (jk). Also, the price of games in Japan are always higher than the ones in the US. The 3DS costed about $300 worth of yens(i think it was 25,000 yens), but costed only $250 in the US.
That article is from last year. All this information is irrelevant.
Very reasonable minimum. Hoping it doesn’t go up too much, so my friends can get it. :x
$300 is perfect. Any more the $350 and I may have to hold off on a holiday purchase, depending on how my funds are looking at the time. $400 and I will definitely have to wait until after New Years.
A Wii U console priced at $299.99 ? I’M BUYING IT!!!!!
but what about the colors?
Article is a year old. Doesn’t help.
Leave ducks to rivers.
needs to be 599 us dollars
The only console that’s $599 is Sony’s next console.
All Sony consoles starting from the PS3 will cost $599!
Wow, you just posted a 1 year old piece of news!!! X-D
Look at the date of the source, pals!!!
wow, a one year old piece of news!!!!! Ha, ha, ha!! Pathetic.
Look at the date of the source article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-08/nintendo-falls-amid-questions-whether-new-console-can-repeat-wii-s-success.html
EPIC FAIL sickr, Epic fail! This was from 6/8/2011!
I’m buying it no matter what it looks like at launch. I know Nintendo will bring most all their franchises to Wii U eventually. I want to be one of the first ones to get some of those!
I think 300 is a great intro price. With it, they can compete with the current generation of consoles while not being too high to scare of newbies. Granted, I’ll be pre-ordering this puppy regardless, but 300 is a nice price, Nintendo. Looking at your list of launch titles you’ll need to sweeten up your audience as much as possible.
200 to 300 equal instan buy because we all know the Wii U will be release close to the holidays and people tend to splurge on gifts for others. 350 is getting kind of steep but not bad enough like Sony did with the PS3 LOL
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now the wiiu will succeed for sure!
Aw yeah! Looks like they’re trying to hit the $300-$350 mark. That would be so cool. Leave luck to heaven.
U ARE LUCKY IN AUSTRALIA IT WILL BE $600 IKR EXPENSIVE
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