Nintendo Announces Wii Pricing
So Nintendo gave us an idea of the pricing on their next system the Wii (yeah I liked Revolution better too). According to Nintendo it will not exceed $250 US (about $300 CDN if your up here), now we all know that “will not exceed 250” probably means $249.99 but this is still an excellent price point for a system that Nintendo hopes will widen the gaming market; hopefully they can come with some good titles for release. I can see many parents this Christmas looking at their options: Nintendo $250, Microsoft $500 (really the core isn’t worth it), and finally Sony $600 (same here with their low-end system just spend the extra dough if you really want it), and seeing a system in the Wii that’s affordable, and interesting considering the revolutionary control scheme.
I am very intrigued by the Wii and it’s possibilities, but as with the DS it seems limited or gimmicky (if you wish) at first, and it could take a year for titles to start coming out to show off it’s full potential (look at how the DS evolved though, WOW). Microsoft looks like they might have some must-play new franchises coming out, which is great considering the current state of sequel-itis that the industry has. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft dropped the price of the 360 on or before November 17th (PS3 release date). As for Sony, they have followed up Nintendo’s price point, with what I consider to be damage control, the President is now making a point of stating that the PS3 is NOT a toy, and if you think of it as a toy then yes it’s an expensive toy. I do really respect what Sony has done for the game industry, but it appears to me that they either developed an inferiority complex with the current systems, where Microsoft’s big box out powered them, or they want to create an elitist gamer movement for the super rich (think of the Skulls of gaming). I love to play all the systems and do not fall in for “fanboy-ism”, but at $600US (probably $700CDN) I can’t justify. I guess my Sony platform will remain to be the PSP, and possibly I’ll get around to playing some of the stellar PS2 games.
I am very intrigued by the Wii and it’s possibilities, but as with the DS it seems limited or gimmicky (if you wish) at first, and it could take a year for titles to start coming out to show off it’s full potential (look at how the DS evolved though, WOW). Microsoft looks like they might have some must-play new franchises coming out, which is great considering the current state of sequel-itis that the industry has. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft dropped the price of the 360 on or before November 17th (PS3 release date). As for Sony, they have followed up Nintendo’s price point, with what I consider to be damage control, the President is now making a point of stating that the PS3 is NOT a toy, and if you think of it as a toy then yes it’s an expensive toy. I do really respect what Sony has done for the game industry, but it appears to me that they either developed an inferiority complex with the current systems, where Microsoft’s big box out powered them, or they want to create an elitist gamer movement for the super rich (think of the Skulls of gaming). I love to play all the systems and do not fall in for “fanboy-ism”, but at $600US (probably $700CDN) I can’t justify. I guess my Sony platform will remain to be the PSP, and possibly I’ll get around to playing some of the stellar PS2 games.
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