Iwata: The Wii U is “not going to be cheap”

Perhaps the most amusing result of Nintendo trying to go “wider” and “deeper” with the Wii U, in terms of reaching out to the people who label themselves as “hardcore” gamers is that this will lead to higher priced hardware. And it’ll likely be these same people who then go on to whine about the price.

Now, don’t expect a price above $400 or anything, as I think that’d be commercial suicide when compared to the Xbox 360 and the PS3. But Satoru Iwata has said that “this is not going to be cheap,” when asked about the price of the Wii U. Unfortunately he would not elaborate or provide any sort of ballpark. But prepare your wallets.

Source: Wii U Blog by David Turnbull

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