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RE:Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2006, 10:34:36 PM »
For some reason I threw in HD at the end of my statement, though the tard pack doesn't do HD.

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RE:Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #26 on: August 21, 2006, 11:38:53 PM »
I wonder if he is willing to bet on that. We could start a pool.  Personally I'd put my money on the Wii retailing for $249.99.
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2006, 08:23:42 AM »
$170 seems like a good price.  I just don't think it's likely since it's kind of an odd number.  Usually prices are in $25 intervals so something like $175 or $150 seems more likely.  That's just nit picking though.  EA has probably heard $150 and $200 tossed around and is picking a number in between as a safe guess.
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2006, 11:04:58 AM »
Usually prices are in $25 intervals

No, usually prices are xxx9.95
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RE:Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2006, 11:26:38 AM »
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$170 seems like a good price.  I just don't think it's likely since it's kind of an odd number.  Usually prices are in $25 intervals so something like $175 or $150 seems more likely.  That's just nit picking though.  EA has probably heard $150 and $200 tossed around and is picking a number in between as a safe guess.


Well Nintendo DS is 129.99, I don't see why the Wii can't be priced similarily.
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #30 on: August 22, 2006, 11:37:38 AM »
"Well Nintendo DS is 129.99, I don't see why the Wii can't be priced similarily."

You're right.  Actually when I write it out as $169.99 it looks more normal to me.
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« Reply #31 on: August 22, 2006, 12:12:00 PM »
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"Well Nintendo DS is 129.99, I don't see why the Wii can't be priced similarily."

You're right.  Actually when I write it out as $169.99 it looks more normal to me.


You know the more I think about it, since Wii is trying to distinguish itself perhaps an odd pricing would fit? I dunno perhaps that is a stretch but I can see Nintendo doing something like that lol.
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #32 on: August 22, 2006, 05:35:33 PM »
$169.99 is like a price you'd see on a crappy on-sale tv at walmart. Sounds good!
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #33 on: August 22, 2006, 06:00:46 PM »
$148.59

that's my new zip code backwards.
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #34 on: August 22, 2006, 06:29:07 PM »
My zip code backwards is the price of a PS3 with a 1.3666894448240804013400223337056% sales tax.
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RE:Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #35 on: August 22, 2006, 06:41:26 PM »
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$169.99 is like a price you'd see on a crappy on-sale tv at walmart. Sounds good!


we all know that if 169.99 is the price it will be 168.88 at WalMart, cause they like those crazy eights.
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #36 on: August 22, 2006, 07:26:15 PM »
It's just to claim the cheapest price.
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« Reply #37 on: August 22, 2006, 10:42:09 PM »
NuclearSpeed: Of course they like 88, that's the codenumber for "Heil Hitler".
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #38 on: August 23, 2006, 11:27:08 PM »
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You're right. Actually when I write it out as $169.99 it looks more normal to me.]
Not to mention, then it would probably be exactly $200 CDN for us.. But I don't think this is true - I see it starting at $230 USD, which hopefully translates to $250 CDN. I was pleasantly surprised that the $600 PS3 price will be only (heh) $660 here..
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RE:Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #39 on: August 23, 2006, 11:29:57 PM »
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You're right. Actually when I write it out as $169.99 it looks more normal to me.]
Not to mention, then it would probably be exactly $200 CDN for us.. But I don't think this is true - I see it starting at $230 USD, which hopefully translates to $250 CDN. I was pleasantly surprised that the $600 PS3 price will be only (heh) $660 here..


Lol only $660 . That Sony is almost giving PS3s away in Canada!
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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #40 on: August 24, 2006, 12:19:06 PM »
The exchange rate has just changed is all.  I think it is only about 1.1 CDN for 1 USD.
170 for Wii would be awesome and I can't remember who said it but would fit with Wii uniqueness.
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« Reply #41 on: August 24, 2006, 01:42:36 PM »
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The exchange rate has just changed is all.  I think it is only about 1.1 CDN for 1 USD.
170 for Wii would be awesome and I can't remember who said it but would fit with Wii uniqueness.


I believe that was me who said that. The system is supposed to break the mold when it comes to next generation game systems, so why can't price represent that.
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« Reply #42 on: August 24, 2006, 02:42:37 PM »
Personally I anticipated a $179.99 price, but $170 works too!

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RE: Wii For $170, Says Electronic Arts
« Reply #43 on: August 25, 2006, 04:39:31 PM »
People would pay for a $199.99 product as quickly as they would for a $170 or $180 item.  So Nintendo will ask $199.99.  That's all I'm going to say on the subject.
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