Iwata: Wii MotionPlus Will Be Cheap

"There will be games that will be enhanced by the Wii Motion Plus as well as games that can only be played with it. Users will need four if they have four controllers, but we're going to try to offer it for as little as possible. We haven't announced the price yet, but the cost of making the Wii Motion Plus is not that much, so I think we can make it very affordable."

Good news for those who are looking to get a whole set and not just one.

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considering something cheap and really being cheap (from a consumer standpoint) is something different.

i really don't think that one wii motionplus will be available for under 20 bucks.

maybe they're making it up to those who bought the wii and were expecting a 1:1 motion in the first place.

now that they have the $$$, they can take a few $ hit per wii motion-plus sold right?

maybe they're making it up to those who bought the wii and were expecting a 1:1 motion in the first place.

now that they have the $$$, they can take a few $ hit per wii motion-plus sold right?

nomadph

i don't think so. nintendo is renowned for making profits of anything they produce and sell.

i bet u nintendo originally had these for launch built in to the remotes, but held them so they could pull this on us and make the extra profit, no matter how small, on everyone who already has all of the peripherals. I wouldn't be surprised.fireemblemgamer

not that paranoid! they just should bundle it for free with games that support Wii Motion Plus. That would boost up their software sales as well as spread the wii motion plus around. i really dont think that the ratio of total controllers sold vs wii motion plus sold will be "one to one".

I'm actually expecting them to be priced around $10.Haziqonfire

Personally, I'm expecting them to be priced at $100; that way I can only be pleasantly surprised. ;)

I'm actually expecting them to be priced around $10.Haziqonfire

Hopefully. That would be a great price.

I'm actually expecting them to be priced around $10.Haziqonfire

I'm also feeling it, but well, what do I know?

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]I'm actually expecting them to be priced around $10.GabuEx

Personally, I'm expecting them to be priced at $100; that way I can only be pleasantly surprised. ;)

Good thinking;) always best to have a pessimisic view of things.

i bet u nintendo originally had these for launch built in to the remotes, but held them so they could pull this on us and make the extra profit, no matter how small, on everyone who already has all of the peripherals. I wouldn't be surprised.fireemblemgamer

Oh teh evil nitnendo!!1!! 1!

That's not too bad if it's $15. If you buy wii sports resort you get a free one so $45 bucks total isn't that bad. Isn't a nunchuk about $15 bucks these days too?Durhamster

Definitely in the agreement with the consensus of it being ten bucks ($9.99) but I wouldn't be surprised if it was $14.99. The Wii Wheel is just plastic and that's fifteen bucks so "cheap" to Nintendo could be anything...:?ZumaJones07

Thats true too.

On a side note, I saw a Wii Wheel being sold for about $30 at blockbuster the other day ... what the hell.

i heard somewhere that it will be around 50 dollars. it will probably be alot like wii play. the controller and wii sports resort.mgreco_1988

Wii Sports Resort is going for $49.99 with Wii MotionPlus inside it.

Wii MotionPlus is going to be sold seperately too.

i heard somewhere that it will be around 50 dollars. it will probably be alot like wii play. the controller and wii sports resort.mgreco_1988

$4.99 woud be nice. Nintendo needs to consider that if they price this even the slightest past high, it will divide the Wii console owner base and leave third parties unenthusiastic about making games for half an audience, or even smaller.

$4.99 ensures an immense amount of penetration into the Wii owner base.

I'm expecting it to be anywhere between $10-$20.

I really, really like the idea of $5, though. :P Seriously. When you're a fifteen year old girl with no job living in a lower middle class family and you have to save up for a month just to buy one game, you can't exactly afford having to pay a lot for a gaming accessory!

[QUOTE="mgreco_1988"]i heard somewhere that it will be around 50 dollars. it will probably be alot like wii play. the controller and wii sports resort.Haziqonfire

Wii Sports Resort is going for $49.99 with Wii MotionPlus inside it.

Wii MotionPlus is going to be sold seperately too.

I have a huge feeling that Resort will sell better than motion plus seperately just because it's Wiisports on it. I would get motion plus seperately.

I think they'll be around $30 each.

Anyone who thinks they'll sell these for $15 is crazy. Remember, this is the same company that charged $15 for extra plastic wheels when Mario Kart launched.

I expect them to sell for $19.99 usd. Anything higher than that would be too much.

Unless they advertise Wii Sports resport and how it benefits from M+ to the limit. People will never know about it nor have a reason to buy it. I'm sure they will use the old "Wii would like to play" commercials and try to brainwash everyone into buying the game...

Whatever the price I can't wait for it to come out.

Just think how much more fun the Wii will be.

It's like this new update for Gamespot coming out, it's going to make every great part even better.

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[QUOTE="mgreco_1988"]i heard somewhere that it will be around 50 dollars. it will probably be alot like wii play. the controller and wii sports resort.chris3116

Wii Sports Resort is going for $49.99 with Wii MotionPlus inside it.

Wii MotionPlus is going to be sold seperately too.

I have a huge feeling that Resort will sell better than motion plus seperately just because it's Wiisports on it. I would get motion plus seperately.

Dude, people will buy M+ for a game. For some this game will be WiiSports, for others it will be Zelda or even Red Steel 2. The M+ alone will probably reach reasonable sales once more than a couple good games support it, making it unwise to buyM+ bundles.

nothing is cheap where i live, but at least it'l be "less expensive"...

stupid brazilian government >_>

nothing is cheap where i live, but at least it'l be "less expensive"...

stupid brazilian government >_>

BrunoBRS

I understand you. :)