Retail wants £249.99 Wii U... but lower price could surprise trade

[heartgold]

Retailers want Wii U to be priced at £250 when it launches.

But Nintendo could be prepared to set a cost price that will allow shops to sell cheaper than that – and ensure the machine is this Christmas’ must-have gaming item.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/retail-wants-249-99-wii-u-but-lower-price-could-surprise-trade/098678

Great news to hear that it could possibly be priced at £250 and below. Feel free to read the rest of the retailer's opinions in the link above.

 

[triassic911]

Sounds like a good deal either way.

 

[jalaneme]

£229 would be blinding, it's not far off from the dsi xl price though.

 

[chartube12]

£250 is 388.88 us Dollars...HELL NO!

 

[jalaneme]

£250 is 388.88 us Dollars...HELL NO!

for us in uk that price is quite cheap.

 

[chavosaur]

£250 is 388.88 us Dollars...HELL NO!

Yes, but seems a strange price for any us retailer to put it at -.- What did you expect, nintendo to put it at 200 dollars and be on their merry way? This is nintendo... Id say anywhere round 300$-below is a effing steal.

 

[JN_big3]

That is pretty cheap but nothing is impossible. I also read from other forums that the price will be $299.

 

[heartgold]

£250 is 388.88 us Dollars...HELL NO!

lol no, it doesn't work that way. US shall be priced cheaper than that. We have 20% VAT and generally electronics are more expensive in the EU compared to the US.

Don't use direct conversions.

 

[chartube12]

299 would still be horrible. With average state tax between 5-7% this means we'll still be paying over 300 for the system and no games...Nintendo land doesn't count as a real game BTW.

 

[Hielkenator]

I can't pay that.....

http://www.bol.com/n...7373/index.html

It will probably 399 euro.
still to expensive compared to PS3 and xbox 360.
Nintendo has to lower the price or have something special up their sleeves.....

 

[Fluto]

Guys calm down we'll be paying $400 min

 

[triassic911]

299 would still be horrible. With average state tax between 5-7% this means we'll still be paying over 300 for the system and no games...Nintendo land doesn't count as a real game BTW.

Why are you complaining. For a launch console, the price wouldn't be bad at all.

 

[spotanjo3]

It is ridiculous to guess and assume something like that. Nintendo say themselves that they will make sure it is very affordable. I will wait for their reveal price. Be patient and stop complaint.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

£250 is 388.88 us Dollars...HELL NO!

The price isnt really a full conversion.
My guess is you guys will get it $300+tax

 

[KingVamp]

Are you guys really complaining about $300? Really?
Do you guys prefer $599 us dollars?

btw Games are there for every type of person rather you want them or not.

I know you guys expect the other console to be price around the same area if not more,so the complaining doesn't seem
quite fair.

 

[EZ-Megaman]

299 would still be horrible. With average state tax between 5-7% this means we'll still be paying over 300 for the system and no games...Nintendo land doesn't count as a real game BTW.

Don't dis Nintendo land bitch.

On a more serious note, that would be a cheap and tempting price for a new console. Sadly, I haven't seen many games for the console that excite me for the Wii U.

 

[chartube12]

Are you guys really complaining about $300? Really?
Do you guys prefer $599 us dollars?

btw Games are there for every type of person rather you want them or not.

I know you guys expect the other console to be price around the same area if not more,so the complaining doesn't seem
quite fair.

I have never paid more the 250+ tax for a console. I have had every Nintendo console and Sega console.

 

[SSVAV]

Now they aren't going to do the same thing Sony did, selling PS3 for 400-600 bucks.

Or are they.

 

[Skelletonike]

£250 is 388.88 us Dollars...HELL NO!

lol no, it doesn't work that way. US shall be priced cheaper than that. We have 20% VAT and generally electronics are more expensive in the EU compared to the US.

Don't use direct conversions.

If if follows the trend from the past years, it'll cost around 311€ in most europe (direct conversion so it should be around that, maybe they'll round it to 315€), so that means in US the console would cost 315$, since a Vita costs 250€, a 3DS costs 150€, etc...

299 would still be horrible. With average state tax between 5-7% this means we'll still be paying over 300 for the system and no games...Nintendo land doesn't count as a real game BTW.

Stop complaining about horrible pricing, my country has a 23% tax in electronics and everything else that's not food. D<
My country and most of the other European countries will be paying 388$ for the console, whereas you'll get 70$ off, stop complaining when you don't have any reason to. D<
We're the ones that should be complaining about always paying more for the same system. z.z

 

[Maz7006]

Considering you'd need to buy an extra game pad, or some Wii motes if you don't have them PLUS at least 2 launch games, then it would be way more than this.