Wii U price: $599.

Retailers including EB Games Australia, Zavvi.com and, reportedly, French retailer Carrefour are pricing it at the equivalent of $600 USD.

http://www.complex.com/video-games/2011/12/wii-u-rumored-to-retail-for-600

I didn't even have to click on the link for this one.

Rumor.

Nothing to see here.

No1 will buy it for that price, look what happened with Ps3 :lol:

Has to be a place holder because if it debuts at $599, Nintendo would be commiting business suicide.

First of all it's just a rumour.

Secondly, straight conversions are never carried over from region to region.

It will not be $599 US dollars.

have people never heard of place holder prices? Best buy had the 3DS at $1000. no joke.

Everything you read on the Internet is always true!

I remember people said that the 3DS would be priced $350 based on straight conversion before it came out, but it was released cheaper than that. No console manufacturer [now] is going to release a console at that price.

The Wii U will be five hundred and ninety-nine US dollars.

This is only a rumour. I'll wait for Nintendo's announcement of the price.

Good. The sooner Nintendo kills itself the better.

I'm assuming that this is just a straight rate conversion, which is just... Wrong.

No1 will buy it for that price, look what happened with Ps3 :lol:

aroxx_ab

Nintendo is smarter than that.bobcheeseball

But System Wars isn't. And that's why being here is so much fun!

Good. The sooner Nintendo kills itself the better.

WarTornRuston

Why would you want them to go bankrupt?

Australia... curent generation consoles are still priced at 400+Stevo_the_gamer

I am not austriallian and I can not even spell it right... But isn't Austraillian money worth more than other currencies? I never understood why the stuff is so overpriced. I hear stories about them importing consoles for cheaper prices.

So in reallity would the Wii U be about $400?

Wait for it to come out the mouth of Nintendo, I am sure it won't be $600, not even close.SaltyMeatballs

[QUOTE="WarTornRuston"]

Good. The sooner Nintendo kills itself the better.

Demonjoe93

Why would you want them to go bankrupt?

HD Mario for 360/Ps3!

J/k it is probably because he does not like the dirrection Nintendo goes with hardware... Motion and tablet controllers. (He might fear that MS and Sony will follow).

Nintendo isn't stupid yo.TheGuardian03

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]Australia... curent generation consoles are still priced at 400+Banjo_Kongfooie

I am not austriallian and I can not even spell it right... But isn't Austraillian money worth more than other currencies? I never understood why the stuff is so overpriced. I hear stories about them importing consoles for cheaper prices.

So in reallity would the Wii U be about $400?

It's on the internet so it must be true!

I'm guessing it'll be released for $299-349. Releasing a $599 console is suicide.

[QUOTE="WarTornRuston"]

Good. The sooner Nintendo kills itself the better.

Demonjoe93

Why would you want them to go bankrupt?

Everything you read on the Internet is always true!

LordQuorthon

Thats not what Abraham Lincoln once said according to the net.

Hot dang that would be a rip if true, the hardware is barely a step up from the current gen.

[QUOTE="WarTornRuston"]

Good. The sooner Nintendo kills itself the better.

Demonjoe93

Why would you want them to go bankrupt?

Oh come on now, do you honestly think Nintendo will sell a $600 console? :l

I would like to say Nintendo not that stupid,

but they didn't learn from Sony's PSP no 2nd analog stick mistake

so maybe they havn't learned the no 599 console launch lesson either....

Yeah I doubt that... greatly doubt that.

Beastly power confirmed. DX11 baby. Samaritian. healseal

[QUOTE="Banjo_Kongfooie"]

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]Australia... curent generation consoles are still priced at 400+StrongDeadlift

I am not austriallian and I can not even spell it right... But isn't Austraillian money worth more than other currencies? I never understood why the stuff is so overpriced. I hear stories about them importing consoles for cheaper prices.

So in reallity would the Wii U be about $400?

Damn 1k, really tough to be a gamer down under... I here they have harsh censorship on the games as well.

I do doubt Nintendo would pull $600, as out of touch the 3DS's $250 price was they would not go that far. Sony was trying to replicate the success of the Ps2 imo with the Ps3 being an affordable blue ray player but Blue ray was not as in demand.

I do not see this console being bellow $300 especially because the controller.

I don't know about the other places, but Australian prices alway suck for everything. Can't say this means much to me now.

Slashkice

Australian prices in games tend to be horrendously overinflated. When I visited some cousins, I probably would have been game starved if they weren't damn rich and could afford $120 games and $600 systems that were only $300 back in the states.

So if anything I'd probably drop the price like 40% and say that's it for the US.