The Wii U is overpriced

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#1 Zlychop
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Nintendo is seriously selling a 360 with a tablet controller for $300

The system does less than the 360, can't play physical based movies given that it uses its own disc format.

Nintendo online for the Wii U is likely going to suck for the year until Nintendo revamps there online service which they are supposedly doing.

Why would anyone who has a 360/PS3 even consider spending $300 to buy the Wii U when first of all, the Wii sucked and secondly the other consoles are around the corner and will likely put the Wii U in the same situation the Wii was in.

This is an overpriced console that is coming too late to the game, had this been 6 years ago there would be nothing wrong with this.

Nintendo just wants to laugh in the bank again by selling overpriced hardware and hoping the gimmicks allows the system to sell like hotcakes.

I think they will pay the price this time, the Wii type casual success was a 1 time thing.

People have realized Nintendo intentions (outside of the sheep) and see clearly what Nintendo is trying to do.

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#2 lundy86_4
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Do you know the cost to manufacture the system?

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#3 SaltyMeatballs
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Probably is, so don't buy it if bothers you so much.
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#4 mexicangordo
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Do you know how much it costs to make the latest cell phones?

Do you know how much it costs to make an Ipad?

What about a labtop?

Do you get the what I am saying...?

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#5 ChubbyGuy40
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Something that doesn't have a price yet is overpriced.

Perfect logic.

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#6 deactivated-5e0e425ee91d8
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Unless I missed something, you can't really say something is overpriced when it dosn't have an official price. Not even going to try to argue the other assumptions you put forward. Would get nowhere.
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#7 MonsieurX
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Didn't know the price was official.
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Nintendo is seriously selling a 360 with a tablet controller for $300

A 360 doesn't play the games nintendo fans want.

The system does less than the 360, can't play physical based movies given that it uses its own disc format.

It'll have netflix. And won't require a second paid subscription to access it. And who doesn't have a DVD and/or Bluray player?

Nintendo online for the Wii U is likely going to suck for the year until Nintendo revamps there online service which they are supposedly doing.

The Key word here is "likely". You don't know that. Also, it's "their", in this context.

Why would anyone who has a 360/PS3 even consider spending $300 to buy the Wii U when first of all, the Wii sucked

That's your opinion, and there are millions who would disagree.

and secondly the other consoles are around the corner and will likely put the Wii U in the same situation the Wii was in.

What situation might that be? Best selling console, by far?

This is an overpriced console that is coming too late to the game, had this been 6 years ago there would be nothing wrong with this.

If the new Xbox and Playstation launch at anywhere near the prices the 360 and PS3 launched at, WiiU isn't gonna look so overpriced. Especially since it will probably have a price drop by the time the others come out. Plus, the price isn't even official yet.

Nintendo just wants to laugh in the bank again by selling overpriced hardware and hoping the gimmicks allows the system to sell like hotcakes.

Is that why every time Nintendo introduces a "gimmick", it's shamelessly copied by the competition, and becomes standard with the next generation?

I think they will pay the price this time, the Wii type casual success was a 1 time thing.

I guess we'll see, won't we?

People have realized Nintendo intentions (outside of the sheep) and see clearly what Nintendo is trying to do.

I don't think you see clearly what Nintendo is trying to do.

Zlychop

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#11 layton2012
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isn't $300 the price for the best Xbox, that is how much I am willing to pay so I hope you're right.
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#12 p4s2p0
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Do you know how much it costs to make the latest cell phones?

Do you know how much it costs to make an Ipad?

What about a labtop?

Do you get the what I am saying...?

mexicangordo
But you can't compare nintendo to them since they don't use the latest tech. Like 3ds falls short compared to vita, closer than last gen though.
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#13 meetroid8
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Price isn't determined by how much it costs to make the hardware. It's determined by how much people are willing to pay for it. And people will be more than willing to buy it at $300, if that ends up being the price.
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#14 kabphillie
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Your crystal ball is very accurate.:roll:

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#15 2Chalupas
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If it's $300 I would tend to agree that's overpriced for a current gen system (even WITH the tablet controller, obviously they are counting on the tablet gimmick to get people to pay up for underpowered tech). However for a day 1 launch price that's not too bad. Nintendo will probably be making a nice profit on each unit sold, which means they would have leeway to cut the price to $250 very quickly if the demand justifies a lower price. However the 1st disadvantage you can think of is that it can't play physical movies? REALLY? Do you actually use your 360 to play DVD's? That is so pointless. It would be nice if Wii-U could play blu-rays, but it's hardly a deal-killer considering most people should have blu-ray players by now (or just watch everything on streaming).
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#16 deactivated-5d78760d7d740
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Even though TC is troll and assumed to be wrong, Nintendo does tend to sell at a profit so they sometimes do overprice their products (ex: $250 3DS). I can see Nintendo sticking with a high price at launch, and then having a price drop once the other next gen systems come out. Sort of like what they did with 3DS once Vita came out.

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#17 lild1425
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Considering the Vita is around 250 or more (for 3gs), I'd say that is not a bad price at a relative standpoint. This is not to be confused of my personal opinion that the Wii U is overpriced.

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#18 HaloPimp978
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First of all it's not overpriced because they haven't even announced a price.

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#19 wis3boi
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New Thread button: stop clicking it

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#20 inb4uall
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Ohh look yet another nintendo hate thread. TC do you happen to be mentally challenged by any chance?

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#21 LP4EVA2005
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i''ll be sure to bookmark this page for when the price is actually announced so i can come back here to agree or disagree.
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#22 Toxic-Seahorse
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I agree. "TBA" is such a ridiculous price to charge for this console!
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#23 deactivated-57ad0e5285d73
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They announced the official pricing?
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#24 LP4EVA2005
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i''ll be sure to bookmark this page for when the price is actually announced so i can come back here to agree or disagree.
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#25 Bigboi500
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New Thread button: stop clicking it

wis3boi

This ffs.

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#26 Zlychop
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They announced the official pricing?Heirren
Yeah
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#27 deactivated-5d78760d7d740
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[QUOTE="Heirren"]They announced the official pricing?Zlychop
Yeah

Hate to break this to you, but you saying it doesn't make it official :(.

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#28 super600  Moderator
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Lol!How did I guess that this thread would be created by Zlychop.If anyone notices Tc starting to spam threads again just PM one of the mods/admins and they will deal with him.

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#29 1PMrFister
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[QUOTE="Heirren"]They announced the official pricing?Zlychop
Yeah

Link, please? I'm quite curious as to see where you happened upon this information.
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#30 wis3boi
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[QUOTE="Zlychop"][QUOTE="Heirren"]They announced the official pricing?1PMrFister

Yeah

Link, please? I'm quite curious as to see where you happened upon this information.

A url to his brain? Nahhh

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[QUOTE="1PMrFister"]

[QUOTE="Zlychop"] Yeahwis3boi

Link, please? I'm quite curious as to see where you happened upon this information.

A url to his brain? Nahhh

:lol:

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#32 Toxic-Seahorse
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[QUOTE="Heirren"]They announced the official pricing?Zlychop
Yeah

lol, no. No they did not.
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#33 wis3boi
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[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="1PMrFister"]

Link, please? I'm quite curious as to see where you happened upon this information.super600

A url to his brain? Nahhh

:lol:

error 404: brain not found

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#34 Zlychop
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Its pretty obvious $299 is the confirmed price, lol.

They will drop to $250 to counter the PS4/Xbox 3 releases.

I figured you guys were smart enough (obviously wis3boi isn't) to figure this out, looks like I was wrong.

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#35 Bigboi500
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[QUOTE="Heirren"]They announced the official pricing?Zlychop
Yeah

Mods please ban this fvcktard. I mean why do you guys allow morons like him to make threads that are factually wrong?

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#36 wis3boi
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[QUOTE="Zlychop"][QUOTE="Heirren"]They announced the official pricing?Bigboi500

Yeah

Mods please ban this fvcktard. I mean why do you guys allow morons like him to make threads that are factually wrong?

I agree. Digital darwinism needs to be in effect.

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#37 Zlychop
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[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="Zlychop"] Yeahwis3boi

Mods please ban this fvcktard. I mean why do you guys allow morons like him to make threads that are factually wrong?

I agree. Digital darwinism needs to be in effect.

Digital Darwinism starts the day you admit Paramore is terrible band.

Digital Darwinism starts for the rest of System Wars when they stop being blind fanboys.

I'am a more evolved species so its completely understandable why none of you guys (cept Darkdude2k12, Atarikid, etc) rationalize in any philosophical or logical way.

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#38 deactivated-57ad0e5285d73
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[QUOTE="Zlychop"][QUOTE="Heirren"]They announced the official pricing?Bigboi500

Yeah

Mods please ban this fvcktard. I mean why do you guys allow morons like him to make threads that are factually wrong?

I don't mean to sound harsh, but few mods actually moderate what goes on in these forums. A moderator moderates a discussion. Usually the only time anything happens is when there is questionable content and it is reported, or when a mod is joined in the discussion and there is disagreement. The forum needs some new mods--especially the legacy one.
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#39 deactivated-5d78760d7d740
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Its pretty obvious $299 is the confirmed price, lol.

They will drop to $250 to counter the PS4/Xbox 3 releases.

I figured you guys were smart enough (obviously wis3boi isn't) to figure this out, looks like I was wrong.

Zlychop

Its pretty obvious you don't know what you're talking about, lol.

They will still bait you to counter your troll threads.

I figured you were smart enough to figure this out, looks like I was wrong ;).

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#40 Bigboi500
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[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="Zlychop"] YeahHeirren

Mods please ban this fvcktard. I mean why do you guys allow morons like him to make threads that are factually wrong?

I don't mean to sound harsh, but few mods actually moderate what goes on in these forums. A moderator moderates a discussion. Usually the only time anything happens is when there is questionable content.

If anyone was to make a misinformation thread about the PC or 360, the mods would lock it faster than you could say "troll thread", but if it's about Sony or Nintendo they don't seem to give a flying f*ck.

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#41 Zlychop
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[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="Bigboi500"]Mods please ban this fvcktard. I mean why do you guys allow morons like him to make threads that are factually wrong?

Bigboi500

I don't mean to sound harsh, but few mods actually moderate what goes on in these forums. A moderator moderates a discussion. Usually the only time anything happens is when there is questionable content.

If anyone was to make a misinformation thread about the PC or 360, the mods would lock it faster than you could say "troll thread", but if it's about Sony or Nintendo they don't seem to give a flying f*ck.

Thing is, this isn't a troll thread. Also, it's Nintendo of which Gamespot doesn't even the list the Wii on the tabs pre Wii U release date. Nintendo isn't immune to the critism they ever-so deserve.
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#42 Bigboi500
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[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"] I don't mean to sound harsh, but few mods actually moderate what goes on in these forums. A moderator moderates a discussion. Usually the only time anything happens is when there is questionable content.Zlychop

If anyone was to make a misinformation thread about the PC or 360, the mods would lock it faster than you could say "troll thread", but if it's about Sony or Nintendo they don't seem to give a flying f*ck.

Thing is, this isn't a troll thread. Also, it's Nintendo of which Gamespot doesn't even the list the Wii on the tabs pre Wii U release date. Nintendo isn't immune to the critism they ever-so deserve.

You and Atarikid are most idiotic and pathetic posters I've ever seen on System Wars. If the GS admins allow you guys to post freely, they'd let anybody, Bin Ladin, Hitler Michael Vick, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, post here and say anything they want.

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#43 deactivated-57ad0e5285d73
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[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"] I don't mean to sound harsh, but few mods actually moderate what goes on in these forums. A moderator moderates a discussion. Usually the only time anything happens is when there is questionable content.Zlychop

If anyone was to make a misinformation thread about the PC or 360, the mods would lock it faster than you could say "troll thread", but if it's about Sony or Nintendo they don't seem to give a flying f*ck.

Thing is, this isn't a troll thread. Also, it's Nintendo of which Gamespot doesn't even the list the Wii on the tabs pre Wii U release date. Nintendo isn't immune to the critism they ever-so deserve.

Forum members should support truthful information, even when they disagree or are the biggest of fanboys. Downright lying shouldn't be sought after by anybody.
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0/10.

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#45 deactivated-5d78760d7d740
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[QUOTE="Zlychop"][QUOTE="Bigboi500"]If anyone was to make a misinformation thread about the PC or 360, the mods would lock it faster than you could say "troll thread", but if it's about Sony or Nintendo they don't seem to give a flying f*ck.

Bigboi500

Thing is, this isn't a troll thread. Also, it's Nintendo of which Gamespot doesn't even the list the Wii on the tabs pre Wii U release date. Nintendo isn't immune to the critism they ever-so deserve.

You and Atarikid are most idiotic and pathetic posters I've ever seen on System Wars. If the GS admins allow you guys to post freely, they'd let anybody, Bin Ladin, Hitler Michael Vick, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, post here and say anything they want.

You do know he's taking everything you're saying as a compliment, right? :P

The more you insult him, the happier he gets.

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#46 super600  Moderator
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I love how Tc is lying through his teeth and being delusional.

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#47 nini200
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Something that doesn't have a price yet is overpriced.

Perfect logic.

ChubbyGuy40

agreed. His amount of Butthurt even before the price is announced is astounding.

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#48 goblaa
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You "could" make a pointless topic.

Or you "could" just not buy it.

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#49 WiiCubeM1
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I really think this kind of ranting is getting boring.

If you think it's overpriced, don't buy it. No one else here wants to argue when you're not being serious.

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#50 nintendoboy16
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A ZIychop thread folks. Move along.