Wii U is the Nintendo Wii successor. That doesn’t mean the upcoming HD console is going to pick up where Wii pricing leaves off.
“I don’t think we can charge the same price as we currently do for the Wii,” Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Japan’s Nikkei Newspaper. The Wii is currently priced at under ¥20,000 ($250) in Japan.
The Nintendo boss added, “I don’t think the Wii is going anywhere anytime soon.” When the Wii went on sale in 2006, it was priced at ¥250 ($313) in Japan and $250 in the US.
The Nintendo 3DS launched at ¥25,000, making it doubtful the high powered Wii U with its tablet controller will launch at ¥25,000.
任天堂、新ゲーム機「Ｗｉｉ Ｕ」発表 当初２万円超か [Nikkei via オレ的ゲーム情報]
Republished from Kotaku