Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:21 BST
Iwata: Wii U “likely” to cost more than $250
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has hinted that Wii U will cost more than $250 following its unveiling last night during the company’s E3 press conference.
Speaking to Nikkei, as translated by Bloomberg, Iwata said that the console will “likely” cost more than ¥20,000, which is £150 or $250 when converted into real money.
Wii’s launch price was £180 in the UK and $250 in the US in 2006.
In an interview with GTTV‘s Geoff Keighley, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime would have “fantastic value,” and that it’ll also have a “competitive value” as well.
No launch details for Wii U – such as price or launch timeline other than just 2012 – were announced
6 comments
#1
Erthazus
08/06/11, 12:05 pm
250$? No way.
#2
Strandli
08/06/11, 12:09 pm
Not surprised. Except for the controller/tablet, I don’t see what is expensive here. They are after all selling a console with comparable graphics to consoles released in 2006.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they sold this thing at 250$ with a profit.
#3
StolenGlory
08/06/11, 12:10 pm
Eurogamer on the other hand, is reporting that Mr. Iwata has said that the console will likely be priced over the $250 mark:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-08-iwata-wii-u-price-likely-over-USD250
#4
StolenGlory
08/06/11, 12:14 pm
LOL @ Zavvi; those clowns are advertising the console for £399.99 on preorder.
http://www.zavvi.com/offers/e3/just-announced.list?utm_source=ENZ-_2087606848&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ENZ-_2087606848
Likely a placeholder price but still
#5
Noodlemanny
08/06/11, 12:18 pm
I wonder how much the ‘controller’ will cost. That’s got to take a big chunk out of that £150. Maybe because of this it’s not going to be included with the console… that would suck.
#6
KL
08/06/11, 5:34 pm
Is the controller too big or Iwata’s head too small?