Wii under $250; 6M shipments by March 2007

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1. I hope thats enough…seriously.

2. I guess it wouldn't have made much sense to withhold this information any longer, that is, from both the consumers and the other two of the Big 3. I do hope that Nintendo continues to withhold the launch date to keep Microsoft and Sony (especially) on their toes. But I'm suspecting that maybe, at least a fews weeks from now, we'll start to hear word of an actual, confirmed launch date.Now let's see what we're gonna get for our $250 (sans one cent).

3. With a $250 pricetag for the given info, I'm not going to be one of them. $200, that'll be more inviting.

4. $250 is inviting if it is siting next to a $500-$600 PS3. $250 is invting to me period.

5. I would pay $300 for the Wii the controller is totally worth it. I payed that for a PSP and look what a ripoff I got. Two Words: Riiiiidge Raaaacer!!!

6. I've already decided to buy 2 Wiis at launch. One for my familly and one for my mom. She has a GameCube and loves Animal Crossing. This will bring her back lot's of memories from the 80's (virtual console).I still think that Nintendo should make a bundle with only the following:-Wii console-2 Wii-motes-Wii SportsI wouldn't include the nun-chuk attachement in the box, keep it simple, include the Sport title that only use the Wii-mote and this would look alot like the NES package.Bring it on!

7. "significantly less than $250" means "$249.95", you know…And that price would be about right!

8. So, I guess we'll have Wii here, in Europe, by March 07. Almost a years wait.

9. Poor PAL format gets shafted again.

10. Well, they have stated the want a WORLDWIDE SIMULTANEOUS launch. Wanting and actually having are two different things, but if they do manage to launch it worldwide withing weeks of each other or on the same date… I sure hope they have more than 6 million consoles by MARCH. That's probably just a safe-statement number, as they know from DS they'll need much more for the Japan market alone.So PALlies, don't worry. You'll get yours this fall/winter too. I'd be willing to bet on it… I'm just worried by the number they hope to ship within the end of the fiscal year is all. Sure hope it's just a safe-bet approximation.

11. Either PS3 is overshooting their estimates or Wii is undershooting theirs is all I have to say.

12. This is awesome news. I didn't expect it to be more than $250, but we still didn't have official word. Now we do…. w00t!

13. so last time we got price info Ninty said under $300 now we get under $250, it seems that every few months they drop the excpected price by $50, so who knows where it will drop to by launch.those projection numbers for the first 6 months seem about the same as what sony and microsoft said, which means there will be shortages if the demand is the same.

14. The more they ship out the better. I am going to buy 5 within the next year or so. 2 for myself, (one for Miyamoto's John Hancock.) One for my sis, step bro, and cousin's birthdays.

15. All this guff over Wii's price point is simply Nintendo messing with our heads. Think about it: They give us a bit of info and keep quiet. They release some hardware and save more for later. They have not given us a price, simply an estimate; “it's going to be under $250,” "The Wii console will be a price that you all will really like, and it will cause you to line up for it." If Wii was going to sell for $250 Nintendo representatives would not have hinted to us an estimated price point that's anywhere near that actually price. So far Nintendo's marketing moves for Wii are nothing like they're past systems (probably due to new employees worldwide including Reggie FillsAmie, now President of NOA!) They have taken a totally new approach with Wii and they will do that with the price as well. Nothing led us to believe that the Wiimote would be the next controller. I have seen many designs by fans for the “New Controller” and out of those hundreds only one was a remote shape. I even said to myself, “yea right not in your wildest dreams, a TV remote shaped controller LMFAO! I ate my words.” Nintendo has not done anything by the books, except stay hush hush like they always do about info, so why should we believe their price quotes? We shouldn't! If Wii were going to sell for $250, then in all the Iwata interviews, all the Reggie interviews, all the Kaplan interviews they would have all been saying “Wii will be under $400.” That still competes price wise with Xbox360 and PS3 (not taking into account the technological superiority of the non Nintendo consoles.) Don't forget our friend Tax will be added on, more then once in some cases. Nintendo takes this into consideration. Another thing, I bet it is darn cheep for Nintendo to build a Wii console.In conclusion after studying Nintendo's moves for many years, what they are doing with Wii is fresh and I love it! If they say Wii will be under $250 it will be. The most it would be is $200, my gut is telling me $150-$170 range. If its $250 it will come with games and additional controls. Considering the GameCube is selling for $99 right now.If Nintendo wants a broader audience, a new type of game play and friendly price point (as well as the importance of a large library of games this generation for Wii) are three of the four spices needed in the stew. The fourth being advertisement. They need to get the word out to everyone, to a point where you cant escape it. Commercials, TV, Radio, Magazine ad's, Movie Theatre ad's, Public Transportation, internet. Nintendo needs to be nailing them out and they need to be nailing them out hard, fast, appealing, and exciting. Advertisements for past Nintendo systems have been pathetic and sparse. Nintendo like any company makes mistakes, its run by us and we are only human, but Nintendo is great at learning from past mistakes. The only people who know Nintendo still exists and is releasing the Wii console are mainly the industry, fans, and game players. The average everyday person whom Nintendo wants to appeal to says things like “oh Nintendo is still around?” Don't make the same mistake twice.ADVERTISE NINTENDO, ADVERTISE!!!!!!

16. 249 is less than 250.Yet I would like to see a 199 Wii!

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