Shane Satterfield, Editor-in-Chief of GameTrailers has said on a recent episode of Invisible Walls that Wii U will retail for $299.99. Satterfield says that’s he heard through certain channels that this is going to be the launch price. Shane is the same person that proclaimed before E3 that the Wii U launch lineup is “looking pretty damn good.”
that is a very good price, affordable. not too expensive, i payed $50 less than that for my PS3.
…..HOW
Oh wait i thought you said less than $50 for it, not less than 300.
ikr perfect price not to much not to little almost anyone can get that much money its a perfect price
firsty
kewl i hope so
Nope.
That price is based on the poll that’s currently running on their Wii U section of the site. It’s by no means right, he’s just basing it off of the majority vote, that for some reason want it to be 300 instead of 250. I’m gonna love their “whatever” faces when they announce a price and it’s 250, or better yet 269.99.
I really doubt it. 299 sounds right for brand new best on the market even if it is marginally better
Gametrailers hahaha i suspect a little more than 300, more like 320-340
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Fucking troll, go away. No one cares for you. If they suck why do they have more money then you? And make the very pc you are probably typing this on?
I use a mac
Of coarse! But technically doesn’t a division of microsoft make some of the harware. For mac computers now?. Oh well idk. Either way troll mac or not please don’t troll here
no. microsoft doesnt even manufacture computer hardware. get your facts straight before you start bashing trolls, or else you’re going to look like a total idiot.
I wasn’t sure if I was correct so that’s why I said oh well idk in my comment, learn to read comments before you bash people bashing you for being a troll who bashes other companies
Yo dawg I noticed you like bashing people.
I only bash fanboys and trolls, people with respectful comments, I do not bash.
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Im willing to bet you probably wrote this on a PC. You kno, made by Microsoft?
Well he could have done it on his iPhone. You know, made by apple…lol but your probs right :P
iPhone? Look buddy if you’re in a state of mind that for some reason allows you to think a shitty, expensive crApple product allows you browse the web and comment on sites like these, then you’re an idiot. Android phones ftw, my Samsung Captivate can blast a performance hole in your 4s the size of your asshole and it’s years older. Even blackberries do things like this. Fuck Apple.
iPhones are perfectly capable of browsing blogsites like this you fucking moron.
This cocksucker is fishing! Lots of us are on iPhones like me.
Im on my iPhone right now xD
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Thats what its like using the mobile site eventually, the type boxes get thinner and thinner everytime
I didn’t know Microsoft started to manufacture PCs prior to this writing.
well, i built my pc….so im microsoft?
I built mine too …. we must be billionaires ….
I use a macbook you PC using losers
get a life…I can save enough money to go to a resort by buying a PC than buying a Macbook, you troll.
So very true!
You are too broke to have enough money for a kickass PC? LOL!
Ehem… Ubuntu here.
i have had it at $400 in my mind since they announced the thing
I’m thinking $350. Nintendo Land may change that, though.
I’m also thinking $350. If it turns out to be $299. I’ll just the extra $50 to pick up a game. If it’s $400 well, I got more saving to do.
I’m fairly certain (and this is speculation) the price will at least be no less than $300 but no more than $400 (US Dollars). This would be a reasonable pricing range, especially since the launch date is expected to be sometime before Black Friday.
I’m doomed if it comes before Black Friday. I’m not willing to wait in front of a store for 5 days straight. Odds are that they might sell out because of that day, I think. :(
Well, that’s the speculated release. We won’t know until this September when it is launching.
Amazon offers Black Friday deals all week, and some other sites might as well.
You could always pre-order it at a store that accepts them. That way no matter what they hold one for you. That’s what i’m doing anyway.
Man, pre-orders never crossed my mind. Thanks! I think I’ll do that. I thought I’d have to wait until a restock until I could get one.
That would be nice
it better be! or less.
which would of course not stop the wii u from being sold at a price point of 300€ in europe which is equivalent to 370$
just like it happened with the wii (250€ at launch -> roughly 300$)
if it comes to that i won’t buy it, as much as i’d want to
i’ll not let nintendo europe take a big steaming dump on me again
Not as bad as Australia. The Wii launched for USD$249 and AUD$399. The exchange rate at the time should have made ours $299, maybe a tiny bit more, but not $100 more.
There is more to this than you realize. That USD$299 price doesn’t include taxes, so when they get to the checkout they pay more than the $299. They also have a low average wage. It all works out fairly evenly, except for Australia, where a $100 premium on the Wii was ridiculous. Heck the 60gb PS3 retailed for US$599. In Australia, we paid AUD$999. Frigen ridiculous. You guys have it MUCH better.
the wii was 250€ in all european countries.. and there are some with fairly low average wages
i don’t see how it worked out evenly when the wii was 250$ in the US but 250€ in europe
but what do you mean when you say that price doesn’t include taxes? why should a retail price be published without the appropriate taxes?
if the wii u costs indeed 300$ then this time around it will likely be even steeper, but i’m still hoping for a positive surprise
didn’t know it was that bad in australia.. be glad you’re not in brazil tho
game consoles are almost not affordable there.. but that’s not nintendos/sonys/microsofts fault
however i find little comfort in the fact that it’s even worse in other places
i’d rather not have anyone to have to pay more than the average price
nothing that can be done about a countries taxes (perhaps that is australias issue?), but the retail price of the wii in europe had nothing to do with taxes
In the US, the ‘retail price’ doesn’t include taxes, so when they go to the register to pay for the item, they actual pay more. There is no law in the US that says taxes need to be included in the retail price on-shelf, so they’ll always pay more than the USD$299 depending on the tax-level per-state. But European countries and Australia, all have the relevant taxes and stuff (like the GST in Australia) already added on to the price before you purchase it which is why the retail price ‘seems’ higher.
i see thanks for the update
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You could always buy it in the us if you convert our power type and tv type. Plus I’m sure I’m spending over $800 when I get my wii.
Batman
Asscreed
Zombi u
Mario
Pikman
That is almost $300 worth of games
Oh and project p100.
It really is too bad more people are not bring their secret games to light……
Oh and I’ll be getting another wiiu game pad. With two to 4 new classic controllers. I guess I’ll finally get wii fit too while I’m at it.
I still have to get last story and pandora.
Also the 3dsxl cost more than a wiiu game pad and kids will be playing those. Oh and I have to get 3 of those for x mas.
I was going to get a ps3 and Xbox but I’d rather get a surface pro and project it to the tv or buy the game I want on pc.
Forgot about ninja gaiden.
Honestly, this kinda worries me… 350 should be the right price for a true next gen system…
But we are also in a horrible economy, where people really CAN’T pay that much money. Besides, why does it being priced less worry you? No sane person I’ve ever come across has ever uttered the words “That system is too cheap, it needs to be more expensive!”
The reason why he’s worried iss because the capabilities could be low compared to other next gen consoles, he’s worried that ports will not be easy, and gaming opportunities will be lost, much like the wii situation. Don’t start saying graphics don’t matter, I know gameplay is obviously important, but graphics,physics, can add to the overall gameplay and art. Its not like we think that mario will have to look like crysis, we want this power reserved for larger, different games. And yes 299 dollars for the wii U would be awesome, but he and I are just noting our concern that with that price in mind and nintendo not taking a loss, we probably aren’t getting a console much different from 360, and PS3.
Of course they do matter, but what people are expecting as far as a “huge leap in graphics” is most likely not what they’re gonna get. People are saying “Oh yeah, the 720 will be 4-6 times more powerful, that’s a lot,” when it really isn’t. If the 720 is “4-6 times” more powerful, it’ll barely be a huge leap over the 360, let alone Wii U. And if what is being rumored is true, especially with the 3rd party games being able to output in native 1080p (Like, Assassin’s Creed 3 and Batman), especially the other rumors of it having 1.5-2GB of RAM (compared to the 360 having 512MB and the PS3 having 256MB), AND the CPUs and GPUs are a few years newer than the 360 and PS3’s, saying it’s “not much different” is just plain stupidity and ignorance, sorry to say. I get the whole concern of it not being “powerful enough,” but you also have to consider the fact that the next generation consoles WILL NOT be all that powerful either. I don’t understand how people cannot wrap their minds around that.
I understand that it will not be a huge leap, but it will be a leap nonetheless, and remember, microsoft and sony may sell their consoles for a loss until they become profitable, they have that luxury. I,m expecting next gen xbox and sony consoles to 1/3 more powerful than current PC’s. Which is actually roughly about 4-5times that of the 360. This will be similar enought to the wii U I think that the wii U will be kind of like the ps2 of its generation, lowest graphics, while still being able to handle most ports, and a lot of good games. The games consoles, at least what I’m predicting, of this nest gen will all be similar in aa way, but I have a feeling sony is going to make another really expensive console. So I’m guessing sony at top microsoft second and nintendo i n third, all with relatively similar specs
Even if it’s like the PS2 of this next generation, what’s your worry exactly? The PS2 dominated the sixth generation despite being technically inferior to the third place console, the Gamecube, so I don’t understand how the Wii U being lowest in specs will automatically make it a third place console. If the Wii U is $299, that would be perfectly fine. Let’s keep in mind, the Wii was $250, and sure, that thing had outdated technology, but let’s go back even further. Gamecube was $199, despite it being more powerful than PS2, N64 was $249, despite being technically superior to PS1 and Sega Saturn (which were both priced at $299 and $399 at launch). Wii U being $299 with already-outdated technology shouldn’t be something to worry about.
No sorry if I was unclear I didn’t mean place by sales, I meant place with graphics. And my only worries are that it won’t be the equivelant of the ps2 for this generation. Also wasn’t gamecube sold for a loss?
It was. Hiroshi Yamauchi (Nintendo’s global president at the time) believed that people don’t play the system, but the software on it, and that it’s unfair how they’re forced to buy a new system to play new games, so he believed that it should be “as cheap as possible.” I think it was also cheaper, though, because it lacked a DVD player.
That’s true, its like what they are doing now with the wii U dvd player, except without the money loss, from selling at a loss
Why would it worry you?? It is more expensive than the Wii right!? PLUS! it doesnt (or at least people dont think) it comes with an extra game like Wii Sports did with the Wii…lastly, dont complain about somthing being cheap, be GREATFUL! :D
Technology advances, things are getting cheaper. If the Wii was released today, it’d release at maybe half the price it originally released at and if the Wii U was released when the Wii was released, it’d be much more expensive than $300, let alone $350.
The Wii-U wouldn’t have been able to have been released at the same time as the Wii, seeing as it’s using higher-end 2009/2010 tech. Even if the Wii-U used what was equal to it’s higher-end 2009/2010 tech, it would’ve cost even more than the PS3.
Imagine if they did though, it would cost like 1000 dollars.
and Nintendo would’ve had to go after the PC market.
That would be interesting
More like suicide
Agreed
Reasonable price, i cant wait to pickup this bad boy >:D
Is anyone going to want it in White? Just wondering. Everyone I’ve talked to is interested in getting it in Black, as do I.
No way, man. Black is where it’s at.
I’m getting a white one. Why? Because to make it match my Wii and all my Wii accessories, to make fingerprints not as visible as the black color and to distinguish my Nintendo consoles from my Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles. :)
Btw, 300 dollars sounds like a very good price to me. Wii U’s hardware is basically the same as PS3/360 which means that the price should be reasonable, to compete with the other consoles as well as being affordable for everyone.
“basically the same as ps3/360”
seriously?
that sentence makes me cringe
ps3/xbox are btw sold way beyond their manufacturing costs by now
i shouldn’t wonder if making one costs less than 100$
If the rumors are true, 1.5-2GB of RAM on Wii U vs. the 512MB and 256MB on the 360 and PS3 isn’t even CLOSE to being “basically the same.” Let’s also take into account that the hardware inside is at least a few years newer than what’s in the 360 and PS3, meaning different processors, completely different architectures, etc. Please don’t overgeneralize things to the point of stupidity.
Yes this exactly, but I think the price will be more like $349.99.
wrong not even close to being “basically the same as PS3/360 hardware…” its called NEXT GEN for a reason…
White!! because it just seems sexier in that color ;P
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Here is my guess, before Patcher….Lol
It’s going to cost around 300 – 350 range and it probably going to be release before or around thanksgiving holiday. (* sarcasm)
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299.99 is very very reasonable. So This is my target point I do hope Nintendo give us an extra bonus like 50 bucks off for early buyers just my wishfull thinking but 300 is fine.
That’s a bit lower than I expected but that’s a very good price, seeing as it doesn’t have an internal HDD or the ability to play Blu-Ray Discs, DVD’s, and CD’s.
Who in their right mind would want it to cost MORE?
I don’t care what some of you people value it at, the cheaper it is the better. Not to mention more sales.
^ This.
Some people are just concerned how much power is under the hood, is all.
Im glad its not 599 U.S dollarz :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOHqG1nc_tw
Then us in the UK will get shafted with the exchange rage, I’m guessing £250…
You said it all for me. That’s all too true unfortunately :(
I’ll pay $1,000 for one right now.
some people have just too much money ;)
Umm… I’ve watched the episode, and I believe in the game they play( which is you’re given 500 dollars for Q4), he says assume the price is 300$. I don’t think he actually says “The Wii U will cost 300$.”
299 is a reasonable price. The second its up for pre order on amazon I will order it. I hope that Super Mario Bros Wii U is one of the games released on launch that game looks amazing..and so does Rayman and Wii Fit U so I hope those three games are available on launch I will buy them
$299 is the perfect price, but it also makes me a little worried about what’s inside, Id be more comfortable hearing 349.99 dollars, unless they plan for taking a loss like other consoles which they already stated they’d never do again.
..ima liking it. I shood git 1 at launch baby! C:
A Nintendo system that is 4-5x as powerful as my X360 and priced the same as PS3; can I have two please!!!
This is a reasonable price, in my opinion.
i say 280
As long as the Wii U is at least five times the power of PS3 and Xbox360 and the price of $299.99 is affordable… I’m purchasing it!!!!!!
FUKING BULLSHIT !! THIS PIECE OF CRAP WILL BE OVER $600 , NINTENDO JUST WANT MONEY FROM OUR WALLETS AND RIPP US OFF , 3DS costs $300 at launch ..Few months later BAM !! $200 ..and we get shitty shovelware Nes/GBA games that came out years ago instead of new games ..WHY NOT SOME NEW GAMES ?? WHY OLD SHITTY GAMES WE PLAYED YEARS AGO ?? Same thing will happen with this Wii U …NINTENDO WILL RIPP US OFF AGAIN LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO !!!!
Don’t waste your breath Ness the Lochness Troll. You don’t know fucking shit about prices. Nintendo doesn’t rip everyone off like Microsoft.
Oh what about the 3DS ? that was a fucking ripp off and the vita launched at the same price as the 3ds yet it offered more and was way more powerful ..and microsoft ripping people off ???
You’re truly a loser. The Nintendo 3DS was first in line in creating a portable console… and furthermore, it’s the FIRST handheld that shows games presented in 3D with no glasses. Can the PS Vita do that? FUCK NO! The PS Vita may be powerful than 3DS, but didn’t sell very well worldwide.
Nintendo 3DS: 18.3 million worldwide
PS Vita: 2.5 million worldwide.
Sony’s portable is sinking like the Titanic.
the play station vita sucks and doesn’t even compare to the 3DS I’m typing this on
The VITA doesn’t suck man. It just needs time for it to get some unique series, just like the PSP, seeing as how beast the PSP has become over the years.
psp vita also has youtube nico nico netflix apps
How exactly did microsoft rip gamers off? I’m happy with my xbox and do not see anything bad about it. Sure you have to pay for xbox live, but you get a smoother, safer, and ultimately more awesome experience. I,m fine with it so far and don’t feel ripped off in any way, and don’t say I’m a fanboy because I own consoles from every company.
Well technically owning more than one console doesn’t all of sudden mean you’re not a fanboy but, regardless, I agree with you.
You’re probably right, I like nintendo and microsoft equally, but sony a little less so I may be slightly biases/fanboyish. I understand what you mean
Well it’s nice to see we’re all on the same page.
First of all, Joseph… my bad. I used own an Xbox 360 fan since my original was a victim of the red ring of death. Although I can’t afford Xbox Live Gold membership, that doesn’t stop me from supporting Microsoft and even Nintendo.
I used to own an Xbox 360 console (2 GB)… *
Its ok, I understand, I was a victom once too, but I guess we shouldn’t have played it for 6 hours straight in the middle of summer with a broken air conditioner….they made 2gig models? Wow I didn’t know that, we bought the elite which came with a ton of memory!
hi there its a 4 gb with only 2 gb free space
hi there your right xbox 360 alwsoume when xbox 720 comes out with western didgital veloci-raptors over 10,000 rpms hard drives at 250 gb 10,000 rpms 2.5 inch i can not wait for gamers try a 10,000 rpm hard drive
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You make me LOL.
3DS was $250.00 AT LAUNCH…it is a great piece of hardware which has picked up on the amount of games tha are available for it.
Great price ?? LOOOOL !!! for a cheap piece of hardware that is fucking expensive for a underpowered handhelds
You failed in economics, Nessie the troll. Stay the fuck in school!!!!!!
me has gots more mugging of old ladies to do to gets the money. pity dat in the greece rite nows they all poor.
I don’t think the Wii U will cost 300. If you want a true next gen console with with a game pad included in side and Nintendo Land that seems like a 49.99$ game, it’s going to cost you a lot. Oh and don’t forget that nintendo doesn’t like selling things at a loss. The 3DS was 250 when it came out. I know the Wii U is not worth only 50 more then the 3DS. I think the Wii U will cost 399.99.
Why did my icon change.
..I dunno why?
no one from nintendo claimed that nintendoland was included at launch
personally i could do without nintendoland being a bundled title.. rather save some cash for another game
nintendo did say they don’t want to sell at a loss, but that doesn’t mean they’ll sell at a huge profit either
300$ is plenty to buy capable hardware with considering the huge discounts they get for high volume purchases
on top of that resistive touchscreens aren’t as expensive as people think they are.. i’d be very much surprised if the controller costs more than 50$ to produce
a decent GPU with about 1 TFLOPs (4-5 times the power of the xbox360) would not cost more than 60-70$
determining the cost of the CPU is not as simple, since it will be using a custom POWER7 based CPU, and even the available versions are not sold individually, but i wouldn’t expect more than 100$ for the CPU
judging from what we’ve seen from the wii-u so far 300$ wouldn’t seem unreasonable for the hardware
I still don’t think it’s going to be 300. The wii controller is of right now 39,95 and the wii mot is a third of the size the game pad is and has no screen. I know it’s not going to be alot but I think it’s going to be around 70. The 3DS was 250 when it came out………. 50 more for Wii U????? 3DS is not HD and can’t handle the kinds of games the Wii U will have and it does not have a 70 daller controller. Wii U will cost 400 whitch seems like a great price to me.
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Am i the only person that thinks sonysofts graphics were not worth the extra 250 to 350 compared to the wii graphics i say it’s no more than a 60 dollar difference
there your right i have wii xbox 360 and ps3 conduit 2 on wii graphics are on pare with xbox 360 or ps3 and yes only 30 mb/s read write speeds took 30 minutes even too play ps3 games
They are not on par, they are horribly undetailed and just plain jaggy, the best canidate for being close to 360 ps3 would be smash bros brawl, that game looks amazing, I wish it were in HD!
$299 sounds spot on. With the Pro Controller NOT included, and only a small download game for Wii U demonstration.
$299 was price on wii u and oh yes november 18 is wii u release date
Yeah?
Well I heard he likes to touch little boys in their no-no spots.
See how easy it is to speculate out of thin air?
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