Financial report says Wii could go for $170
by David Hinkle 
{ Aug 16th 2006 at 12:30PM }
Tokyo-based NikkoCitigroup has recently issued a report stating that Nintendo's latest rise in stock prices could see the Wii selling for a lot cheaper than the already ridiculously cheap price most financial types have been speculating. Predicting that the unit will sell for 19,800 yen in Japan, which translates into a $170.00 US price tag, would see the unit launching at a price point far lower than any of its competition, something with which the system would already be doing by releasing under $250 US as previously stated.This institution earlier predicted the unit would sell for 25,000 yen in Japan, but is now of the assumption that CPU manufacturing costs are going to be drastically lower than what Nintendo has expected. Regardless of why they changed their previous prediction, we'd like to see a $199.99 bundle with a free Virtual Console credit and extra Wiimote.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Marc @ Aug 16th 2006 12:52PM
"we'd like to see a $199.99 bundle with a free Virtual Console credit and extra Wiimote."
I second that!
vidGuy @ Aug 16th 2006 12:55PM
How bout a $229 package with two remotes, two nunchucks (Nintendo says anytime you get a remote you get a nunchuck), 5-10 VC downloads, and Wii Sports?
Elric @ Aug 16th 2006 1:21PM
Holy SH!T
Marc @ Aug 16th 2006 1:49PM
I'm fine with vidGuy's idea if you throw in the Classic Controller (which is also the "shell" that Nintendo stopped talking about).
Korexz @ Aug 16th 2006 1:51PM
Do you hear that...
Listen closely......
It's the death knell for Sony...
And further off... beyond the hills... children are crying for buying the 360.
Spaz @ Aug 16th 2006 1:57PM
I also would be happy to pay $250 if it had a pack-in game and an extra controller - I'm probably going to be buying these things anyway!
Not holding my breath for a $170 price tag, but amazing news nonetheless...
CAL GORE @ Aug 16th 2006 2:00PM
With a price like that, I could stand to buy two of them. Maybe use the second as a beautfiul paperweight, or hang it from my tree come Christmas...
PodMonkeys @ Aug 16th 2006 2:27PM
I hope the extra controllers, controller attachments, and the shells are all inexpensive as well. I always hated buying a system, then spending almost as much, or more on controllers, cables, and accesories.
Adam Johnson @ Aug 16th 2006 6:10PM
Come on people, sure the Wii will be cheap, but Nintendo is not that generous. I think that realistically the Wii will be $250 w/Wii Sports and hopefully another disc that includes demo for Duck Hunt, Wii music, etc... With that said I'd be thrilled to be proven wrong on price. The DS is pretty cheap for how great and innovative it is.
That1guy95 @ Aug 16th 2006 6:34PM
Praise Nintendo, if I wasn't a God fearing man I'd bow down to the big N.
Phronk @ Aug 18th 2006 1:31PM
I'd like a Wii with three controllers, unlimited VC downloads, and all the launch titles, for $100.
Thanks Nintendo!