Wii to Cost $299? 7-11 Thinks so.

[donkeydrop]

From the fine print of a 7-11 Promotion:
November 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007 the following Instant Prizes will be available to be won: (711) Nintendo Wii, ARV: $299.99 USD ($399.99 CDN) each; and (100) $60.00 USD ($70.00 CDN) Video Game Shopping Sprees awarded in the form of VISA® Gift Cards (subject to issuer’s terms and conditions).

7-11 Promotion (https://slurpee.securepromotion.com/OfficialRules.html)

Seems pretty high for something they're calling "New" Gen

[bapenguin]

I'll still pick one up at $299 but I think it should be $200. I wonder if this actually does confirm a 299? Or if 7-11 is just covering their butts with the rules for this contest.

[thecrazyd]

That is fucking stupid, and so is this post. Nintendo themselves announced it will not be over 250.

[JazGalaxy]

and 300 is the price point for, like, every console ever. Why would this be too expensive? You could still get both a wii and 360 for the price of a PS3. Nothing has changed.

[bapenguin]

That is fucking stupid, and so is this post. Nintendo themselves announced it will not be over 250.

Maybe they lied?

Or maybe this is a bundle for 1 game and a Wii?

[Vermillion]

Why would they lie? It's not like they are Sony... *zing*

That does seem rather high.

[thecrazyd]

Maybe they lied?

Or maybe this is a bundle for 1 game and a Wii?
Come on. Do you really think the truth would come out through some stupid 7-11 promo? They can keep the controller secret for a year, but they allow 7-11 to blurt out the price. This is idiotic.

[OSX]

I'm much more concerned over the price here in Canada. This is as good a place as any:

Dear Gaming Industry (And all Industries, for that matter),

Please stop reaming Canadians under the guise of exchange rates. $299 USD now only translates to $336 CAD. Thats $350 tops that should be at retail. Times, they are a changin'.

Sincerely,

A Cash Strapped Canadian.

On topic, when the price is on the Wii site, I will comment. For now lets not collect our information from the fine print on a Slurpee cup.

[bapenguin]

Come on. Do you really think the truth would come out through some stupid 7-11 promo? They can keep the controller secret for a year, but they allow 7-11 to blurt out the price. This is idiotic.

Might not be their fault. There might be some kind of legality behind a contest that says X number of days you must have the official rules printed and availble with prize values.

It's either 7-11 estimating high (for the cash equivilant prize which would be odd) or it's the official price since obviously the contest is being done with Nintendo.

Like I said...this could be for a some kind of bundle.

[JazGalaxy]

What else strikes me as odd is that they call it "nintendo wii" which I predicted would it would never ever be called officially, and nintendo gave me reason to think I was right when they came out at E3 calling it "Wii... presented by Nintendo". If it's not in their legal standards of use to officially call it that, I'd be very suprised. The point of this is to say that maybe Nintendo hasn't gotten wind of what they're saying, and 711 went out on their own with that bit of text.

Also bizzare is the 60 dollar video game "shopping spree". 60? Shopping spree? You couldn't buy 1 PS3 game for that...

[Vermillion]

Honestly, more important things have been leaked in dumber fashion, so anything is possible. The Big N needs to announce the price point pretty soon either way.

It's probably 50% likely that this is correct. I'm about 20% sure of that.

Crazy, it sounds like you are more pissed off at the possibilty of it being true...

[rein]

I will not buy a Wii at $300. Screw them if they do that. The appeal of the Wii was that Nintendo promised us a budget console and that is why they were not concerned about the specs. If they turn around and try to milk it because they have received good press since E3. Screw them in the eye. I will stick with my 360 and wait for the PS3 price drop.

[[VSK]BadCRC]

Okay, sinse when the fuck do we get our gaming news from 7-11? I haven't even stepped into a 7-11 sinse 1993.

[Spigot]

I'm much more concerned over the price here in Canada. This is as good a place as any:

Dear Gaming Industry (And all Industries, for that matter),

Please stop reaming Canadians under the guise of exchange rates. $299 USD now only translates to $336 CAD. Thats $350 tops that should be at retail. Times, they are a changin'.

Sincerely,

A Cash Strapped Canadian.

On topic, when the price is on the Wii site, I will comment. For now lets not collect our information from the fine print on a Slurpee cup.
No kidding. It's just crazy how much the actual price of things hasn't caught up to the fact that the exchange rate is nowhere near as high as it used to be.

On topic, I really hope this isn't true. I got a bit of a giggle at the idea of a videogame shopping spree occuring with a $60 prize. Exactly how many games can one get for $60? Does buying one game really count as a spree?

I'm sure that 7-11 is just posting the highest possible value for the system in order to satisfy legal requirements of the contest. If it ends up costing about $250 or so Canadian, I'll be super happy.

I had a more interesting clue as to the possible release date in the form of an e-mail from Nintendo yesterday.

It was for the Nintendo Fusion tour which involves a lot of bands I've never heard of AND the chance, in Nintendo's words, "to get a sneak peek at Nintendo's new console, Wii."

If you take a look at the tour dates (http://www.nintendofusiontour.com/), you'll notice that the last date is November 11th. Given that Nintendo has a penchant for releasing things on Sundays, one could garner from the tour dates that the Wii just might be released on Sunday, Nov. 12. I've seen this as a possible release date for Zelda, which everyone knows is a launch title for the Wii... Hmmm...

[Vermillion]

Bad CRC, we had a very reliable source on this info. A man on the inside if you will...

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Towers/6704/apu11.jpg

[Deadend]

I hope this is wrong. I would not pay $300 for a Wii when a 360 is about the same price, and is much more high tech.

[critch]

and 300 is the price point for, like, every console ever. Why would this be too expensive? You could still get both a wii and 360 for the price of a PS3. Nothing has changed.

Nintendo has never sold a console for more than $200. $250 is acceptable, but all the wii is, besides AWESOME, is a Gamecube with a fancy remote and built-in wireless internet. They could sell it for $150 and still make a good profit on each one.

You wouldn't be able to get a wii and 360 for the price of a ps3 if this was true. The 360 costs $400. The Wii would cost $300. $700 is more than $600.

/Yes, I know there's a core system. If you buy a core system, you're a fool and not worth talking about.

[Thenetcase]

A.) Nintendo doesn't lie about their prices much... At least not to my knowledge.
B.) They DID say it was less than $250.
C.) 7-11 is not exactly the most ... educated... entertainment... provider?

WTF is 7-11 doing selling Wii's?! Or maybe they are talking about a new toilet?

-TNC-

[Xenkylm]

But has 7-11 ever lied to you?

I almost hope this picks up steam, that way when Nintendo releases the system for $200 or $250, it'll seem like they dropped the price, instead of just doing what they said they'd do.

Anyway, and this is a serious question, has any company ever claimed that a console would sell at a certain price, and then sold it for more? Sony never said their console would be cheap, we just didn't know how much it'd cost. *** never said it'd be $200 for the X360, we just kinda hoped it would be... has anyone ever explicitly said "No More than $250" and then it was more than $250?

seems like a lot of wasted effort just to look stupid.

[thecrazyd]

Crazy, it sounds like you are more pissed off at the possibilty of it being true...
Nope. I would buy one for 300 without hesitation. There is just no possibility that Nintendo would first lie, and second let it slip like this. They have shown to be excellent at keeping info under wraps.

[bone_matrix]

A.) Nintendo doesn't lie about their prices much... At least not to my knowledge.
B.) They DID say it was less than $250.
C.) 7-11 is not exactly the most ... educated... entertainment... provider?

WTF is 7-11 doing selling Wii's?! Or maybe they are talking about a new toilet?

-TNC-

It was in the fine print of a contest. They say what you can win, and the cash equivalent to it, which they said was $299.

I'm not gonna lie, If it was indeed 300 bones, I would buy it. $400 is about my max for anything. TV, game system, home built computer (damn I'm cheap), sound system, etc. I do believe the Wii will be 200 though.

[Kelegacy]

Will only buy for 200 or a bit more. For a glorified Gamecube, I am willing to wait I think. Even though I'm a hardcore Nintendo fan. I just have other purchases to make this fall. Anything more than 200 or 250ish I will pass for right now.

[tombofsoldier]

$300, for what? Are they Apple now, going for a 60% profit margin?

[Heretic Machine]

The 7-11 thing might come with other prizes as well... When I won my 360 from Mountain Dew last year they shipped me like a dozen t-shirts, a promo of their new energy drink, a couple dozen hats... etc. And a copy of Kameo that they didn't advertise would be included (in addition to the game that they said they would include). This all inflated the estimated value of the prize package.

[benig]

Calling something 2-3 times as powerful megahertz-wise then the gamecube, with a much more feature rich GPU "equivelent" to the gamecube is ridiculous and should stop.

[TheDevilUno]

Has anyone ever shopped at a 7-11? Everything there is inflated, it stands to reason that the Nintendo Wii would also be sold at a premium.

[greenapple]

It says "ARV", as in APPROXIMATE retail value.

It's a big guess. No news here.

[Zacharai]

Thank you, greenapple. I was going to say the same thing.

Since it's approximate... don't they want to play up their promotions? Ooh, how expensive that is. Thus, the $300, when they have the same info as us.

[Phanto]

I don't think the Wii will cost more than $250 if they really want to take advantage over Microsoft and specially Sony they should sell it at $199, said bye bye to the advantage of Nintendo if their sell the Wii at $299.

[Leon_X_Macbeth]

If this turns out to be true, then that would mean up here in Canada, both the X360 Prem and the Wii will be $400... If I had to choose, I'd pick the X360.

[Reanimated]

at that price, they can suck my "new gen" dick.

I could put a more powerful box together with parts off of newegg for 100 bucks.

[Xenkylm]

It says "ARV", as in APPROXIMATE retail value.

It's a big guess. No news here.

That reminds me of all of those annoying McDonalds 'monopoly' contests they have every year. "Over a Million Dollars worth of prizes!!!"

It should be noted that by inflating the cost of the Wii by $50, they're adding $35,550 to the total value of prizes in the contest (over 10%). I'm not saying that they're an evil corporation or anything, but if I were guessing about the price, I'd bump it up to make my contest look kickass too.

Then again, I feel like my fanboi-alarm is ready to explode... Nintendo, if this is your price, you're freaking retarded.

/still gonna buy it, i'll just feel like a Wiitard for spending so much.
//they put the ARV on the iPod Shuffle at $69, which is accurate

[Xenkylm]

at that price, they can suck my "new gen" dick.

I could put a more powerful box together with parts off of newegg for 100 bucks.

that sounds like a challenge. ::throws down gauntlet::

[Wonka]

If this is really true: $300 is too much for a new controller...

Lets hope it off by at least $50.

[31 Flavas]

at that price, they can suck my "new gen" dick.

I could put a more powerful box together with parts off of newegg for 100 bucks.Ok, we've had this discussion before, but now the bar has been lowered to $100.

What would this more powerful "box" you could put together for $100, do? Couldn't possibly be a PC. Let alone play any video games, unless it was a GBA.

[Achilles]

That is fucking stupid, and so is this post. Nintendo themselves announced it will not be over 250.I thought that was in Japan. They've never even hinted at a price for the US that I've seen. Do you have a link for this?

Also wasn't the Game Cube $250?

Does anyone still have the ARV from the 360 Mountain Dew contest? It should give us an idea of how accurate these things are.

If they price it at $300 than it's the same price as a 360 Core system; that's not good.

[IRONGUSTAV]

Calling something 2-3 times as powerful megahertz-wise then the gamecube, with a much more feature rich GPU "equivelent" to the gamecube is ridiculous and should stop.

sure,when crappy screenshots stop to pop in

[Achilles]

that sounds like a challenge. ::throws down gauntlet::I don't know about $100 bucks, but here's what $300 gets you from Dell (http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_basdt?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs).

2.53 GHz Proc
256 MB of RAM
80GB HDD
and a 17" monitor

[31 Flavas]

I don't know about $100 bucks, but here's what $300 gets you from Dell (http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_basdt?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs).

2.53 GHz Proc
256 MB of RAM
80GB HDD
and a 17" monitor
What games are you going to play on that though? Flash web based ones? You know you get no video card with that computer, if the on-board video even does 3D, at all. So again, how is it more capable/powerful then Nintendo's Wii?

[Fyd]

dont get mad guys, wii is going to sell about 250 or less ;) dont worry for that

[dragntyr]

[QUOTE=Reanimated]at that price, they can suck my "new gen" dick.

I could put a more powerful box together with parts off of newegg for 100 bucks.[/QUO


You are a douche you know that. I've asked this a thousand times before but why are you so in love with the xbox? Are they paying you? Supplying you with robotic hookers perhaps?" Seriously you have now bashed every system that isn't Microsoft related, and I think I speak for the majority on this one, I really wish you would just leave.

P.S. Get rid of those ridiculous links in your sig, all they accomplish is to make you look like an ass in addition to being already being a huge douche bag!

[Norse]

For me the Wii is all about cheap, casual gaming. If it's $300 at launch I'll pass until a price drop.

[KarmaGhost]

BadCRC']Okay, sinse when the fuck do we get our gaming news from 7-11? I haven't even stepped into a 7-11 sinse 1993.And apparently you've never stepped into an English class.

[thecrazyd]

Does anyone still have the ARV from the 360 Mountain Dew contest? It should give us an idea of how accurate these things are.
I am pretty sure the 360 price was announced at that point, making this a moot point.

[Kamalot]

I will not buy a Wii at $300. Screw them if they do that. The appeal of the Wii was that Nintendo promised us a budget console and that is why they were not concerned about the specs. If they turn around and try to milk it because they have received good press since E3. Screw them in the eye. I will stick with my 360 and wait for the PS3 price drop.
Difficult to take anything you say to heart when, right under your name, it reads, "sanity-challenged". :rolleyes:

[Kamalot]

I don't know about $100 bucks, but here's what $300 gets you from Dell (http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_basdt?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs).

2.53 GHz Proc
256 MB of RAM
80GB HDD
and a 17" monitorI suppose you could play Metroid and Zelda on that too, but $300 is an awful lot for a big SNES emulator without a controller. :cool:

[Achilles]

What games are you going to play on that though? Flash web based ones? You know you get no video card with that computer, if the on-board video even does 3D, at all. So again, how is it more capable/powerful then Nintendo's Wii?Most boards these days have some kind of built in hardware acceleration, I'd be surprised if that one didn't, cheap as it is. As far as powerful goes; I thought power didn't matter.

Anyway the challenge was to make a cheapo computer, that's the cheapest I could find on Dell's site. I think the $100 computer is too optimistic, though you could probably find one on e-bay for like $32 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Nice-Intel-1-7-Ghz-PC-Computer-Baskit-Case_W0QQitemZ230013337756QQihZ013QQcategoryZ51126 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)(that one even has a 128 MB video card).

[Borys]

I love Nintendo and its games but paying $300 for a refurbished GameCube + Mouse is not my idea of bargain.

That + the rumours of no Super Mario Galaxy at launch make it easier to postpone my purchase. I'm pretty sure Zelda: TP and Baten Kaitos 2 will give me plenty of fun in the meantime on my old jet-black Cube.

[Bydo_Empire]

and 300 is the price point for, like, every console ever.Except Nintendo consoles - which have always been $199.
the rumours of no Super Mario Galaxy at launch I believe Miyamoto himself has said SMG will not be at launch, but will likely be out within 6 months of launch.

I'm buying a Wii pretty much no matter what, but I'd be a little disappointed if a core system+1 controller were more than $200. Nintendo themselves have said it will be less than $250.

[TheDevilUno]

no one reads my succinct posts.

[MoJoBehaumat]

7-11 is still around. :eek: I havnt seen one in Central Texas in about 5 years. :mad:

[eth3rton]

Anything more than $200 and they can keep it until it does reach that price point... Simply isn't worth it (to me anyway).... Sony can DEFINATLY get screwed at their asking price...! Don't see myself owning one of those in the near to distant future (and its not because I can not afford it). Besides I'm still very much in love with X360 & PC....

[Mike Jones]

That's 1 expensive gamecube peripheral.

[destoo]

of course....

ELIGIBILITY: To enter and be eligible to win an Instant Win Prize or claim a Straw redemption item, you must be: a legal resident of the 50 United States, Washington, D.C., or Canada, (excluding Quebec);


On veut du Ouiiiii (pronounced wii)

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Wow, yet again many of you prove that you don't think before you type.

A few others said this, but it bears repeating:

NO Nintendo console has EVER launched for more than $200. None. Zip. Zero.

This isn't MS or Sony. Nintendo isn't out to inflate the price of their systems and accessories. Affordablitily has always been part of their company policy. That's part of why the GBA didn't have a backlit screen when it came out - it would have made the system cost more than they wanted it too. It also would have negatively affected battery life of course.

I'd be surprised if the Wii cost $250. There's no way it will launch for $300. NONE.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Oh, and before the inevitable response about N64 and SNES game prices comes along - the cartridges inflated the price. I'm not going to get into the whole CD versus cartridge argument again.

[Nighthold]

Personally, I am waiting to hear what Store 24 has to say on the subject.

[thecrazyd]

That's 1 expensive gamecube peripheral.
You ever gonna come up with a new troll? That one is getting rusty.

[Xenkylm]

That's 1 expensive gamecube peripheral.

careful with that one, it's an antique!

[Schnoogs]

$299?

There goes any hope of me buying one.

[MoJoBehaumat]

Haha...its a media ploy setup to draw the price out of Nintendo ;)

[Magnanimous Gnome]

$299?

There goes any hope of me buying one.


Did you read the thread?

It is NOT going to cost $299.

[Mike Jones]

You ever gonna come up with a new troll? That one is getting rusty.

It's not trolling...its the truth.

[thecrazyd]

It's not trolling...its the truth.
Umm... no. It is a stupid fucking troll, from a stupid fucking PS fanboy.

[Mike Jones]

Umm... no. It is a stupid fucking troll, from a stupid fucking PS fanboy.

Yep...a console with graphics that are pretty much the same as
Gamecubes with the Wii controller isn't pretty much a Gamecube with a new controller lol lol. The fact of the matter is they had to create a "new" console because nobody is going to design a bunch of games around a peripheral so they created Wii so you have to make the games with the controller in mind.

[MoJoBehaumat]

Yep...a console with graphics that are pretty much the same as
Gamecubes with the Wii controller isn't pretty much a Gamecube with a new controller lol lol. The fact of the matter is they had to create a "new" console because nobody is going to design a bunch of games around a peripheral so they created Wii so you have to make the games with the controller in mind.
Man...WTF??
Layoff the turd donuts...because all your doing is talking shit :rolleyes:

[kickmybum]

I'll pay 300 for the wii. You can't ignore the fact that you can only play Zelda, Mario, Metriod, etc on one console. I just wish Grand Theft Auto and alot of the EA sports game will show up on the wii, so I don't have to buy a second system.

[Draft]

This thread is gonna be fun if it actually does end up MSRPing for $300. Bookmarked.

[bapenguin]

This thread is gonna be fun if it actually does end up MSRPing for $300. Bookmarked.

We should know in a few weeks, rumor has it the price will come out at the Tokyo Game Show.

[Achilles]

We should know in a few weeks, rumor has it the price will come out at the Tokyo Game Show.They've got to anounce it some time. Rumor has it they're going to be on the shelves in 2 months, they can't put a big ? on the box and surprise you when you get to the counter. Though if they did you'd probably have to hit it with your head to get the system out of it.

[Schnoogs]

Did you read the thread?

It is NOT going to cost $299.

And your proof of that is?

[thecrazyd]

And your proof of that is?
They said it won't be over 250, they have never had a console launch at more then 199, they constantly talk about how they want to keep the price of gaming down. What do you have? An ARV from a 7-11 contest. It doesn't make a whiff of sense that it would cost that much.

[PatrickRes9]

Nintendo. Nintendo themselves states that the Wii won't cost any more then $250, and you guys are shitting your pants over an ARV from 7-11? Are you mentaly retarded? The fact that you'd buy into this for a moment seems ridiculous. I'm going down to my local Ames or Millers discount store to ask them how much the Wii games are going to cost. I hear the local movie theatre has the ins on the controller prices. I feel like some popcorn and a price update. Why dont I buy a "Home and Garden" Magazine. Theres a REALLY accurate article in there on the prices of the light gun for the Wii. Well you know, I could just wait a month for Nintendo to make their anouncement, and until then trust the fact that they've already stated the Wii wont sell for any more then $250.

[Achilles]

At a news conference in Osaka, Nintendo senior managing director Yoshihiro Mori said the Wii would sell for 25,000 yen ($220) or lower in Japan and $250 (£133) or lower in the US.Here’s the quote that everybody’s talking about. It was a specific US price of $250. So either 7-11 is wrong, or Nintendo changed their minds. My money’s on 7-11 either being wrong, or offering people a bundle.

[Wonka]

Nintendo. Nintendo themselves states that the Wii won't cost any more then $250, and you guys are shitting your pants over an ARV from 7-11? Are you mentaly retarded? The fact that you'd buy into this for a moment seems ridiculous. I'm going down to my local Ames or Millers discount store to ask them how much the Wii games are going to cost. I hear the local movie theatre has the ins on the controller prices. I feel like some popcorn and a price update. Why dont I buy a "Home and Garden" Magazine. Theres a REALLY accurate article in there on the prices of the light gun for the Wii. Well you know, I could just wait a month for Nintendo to make their anouncement, and until then trust the fact that they've already stated the Wii wont sell for any more then $250.


The last I checked, the DSM IV does not list "lack of faith in Nintendo to keep their promises" as a criteria for diagnosing mental retardation...

[PatrickRes9]

The last I checked, the DSM IV does not list "lack of faith in Nintendo to keep their promises" as a criteria for diagnosing mental retardation...

It doesn't. Picking a ridiculous choice in a circumstance with two choices, in which one is far more logical then the other might be an indicator though. You nerdy types must have seen the movie "Contact" a million times. You dont believe in Occam's Razor?

[Xenkylm]

Considering how many times the "official specs" have been leaked by random sources...
...and how many times the "official release date" has been leaked...

Why is anyone believing ANYTHING that doesn't come directly from nintendo? Through this whole thing, they've been the only reliable source of info (despite the infrequent updates). No one keeps a secret like Nintendo, and so far, no one has successfully leaked an accurate spoiler.

[LogainAblar]

Nintendo wouldn't be stupid enough to release the console at $300, but they might be arrogant enough.

Face it, the only reason their momentum is so strong is because people want to see Nintendo succeed. How many people thought the wii-mote was stupid when it was unveiled? The first thing I thought was "how long would I be able to swing that damn thing or point my wrist down before I got tired or developed arthritis?" If it were any other company, it would have been completely dismissed long ago.

Also, the name Wii is still the dumbest name anyone I have ever spoken to has ever heard. The page on their website explaining the meaning of the name would have been laughable had they not been serious. But, they're Nintendo, and they choose the name and expect us to accept it as they constantly remind everyone that they own the rights to three of the most popular franchises of all time.

It's nearly certain that the Wii won't retail for $300, but right now Nintendo knows they can get away with anything.

[Zeal]

My name is Kinetsu Hayabusa...

::Last of the Mochicans theme::

[Magnanimous Gnome]

And your proof of that is?


Um, four (ie all) previous Nintendo consoles retailing for $199 at launch and Satoru Iwata repeatedly saying that the system would cost less than $250.


I really don't see what other proof I need. The only "proof" that it will cost $300 comes from 7-11. ;)



Edit - Crazyd beat me to it with nearly the exact same post. By 24 hours even. :D