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May 25, 2006
Nintendo: Wii won't cost more than $250
Nintendo announced today that it's Wii console isn't going to cost more than $250 bucks, making it by far the least expensive next-gen system that will be available. For those keeping score, the Xbox 360 costs between $300-$400, and the PS3 resides in the $500-$600 range.
There's still no exact launch date (Nintendo only says "4th quarter of 2006") but Nintendo is aiming to ship about 6 million Wiis between launch time and March 31, 2007, the end of its fiscal year.
The price really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The Wii is expected to be the least powerful of the three next-gen systems, with Nintendo instead focusing on the innovative new Remote/Nunchuk controllers.
Posted by Redmond Carolipio at May 25, 2006 07:22 AM