Author Topic: Wii Price Ceiling and Shipment Forecast (Read 10083 times)

Jonnyboy117 · « **on:** May 25, 2006, 05:31:44 AM »

Nintendo says Wii's price "will not exceed $250". The company plans to ship six million systems between fall and March 2007, along with seventeen million games.

Nintendo News: Nintendo Announces Wii Information, Worldwide Shipments

REDMOND, Wash., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following its overwhelming debut at E3 2006, Nintendo today announced the current fiscal year unit shipment forecast for its new home game system, Wii(TM). Nintendo also confirmed that the price of the Wii system, which incorporates unique freehand control, will not exceed $250 in America, or 25,000 yen in Japan. The company plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2007.

The projections are part of a full-year financial forecast that sees growth of 18 percent in sales globally, based on anticipated continuing strong demand for the Nintendo DS(TM) portable game system, as well as a successful launch for Wii.

The company also said it expects to sell 17 million Wii games in the period. Exact launch dates, identification of the launch library of titles and details on the unique Virtual Console aspect of Wii will be announced soon.

Mario · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2006, 06:16:12 AM »

Oh, 6 million til March 07? That's like... 4 million for the holidays. 1.66 million for each major territory... nowhere near enough if they want this thing to be a success.

Bloodworth · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2006, 06:36:06 AM »

Considering the DS has sold 16 million in 16 months and is considered the fastest selling system in Japan AND they're dealing with the slow pace of production that comes with new hardware, I can't imagine why you think that.

What did Xbox 360 have available in that time frame? I don't think it was 6 million.

mantidor · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2006, 06:56:32 AM »

Maybe he's being sarcastic, with Mario you never know!

obscureownership · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2006, 06:59:47 AM »

Comparing to how much Microsoft has shipped for the 360, 6 million until March is a really big number. That's roughly 1 million a month. That's huge.

Caliban · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2006, 07:05:55 AM »

Uh, $249.99 is still below their $250 ceiling, I just hope they don't pull such a cheap trick. I'm still expecting it to launch at $200.

Knoxxville · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2006, 07:36:00 AM »

17 MILLION!

I just like the sound of it.

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2006, 08:19:49 AM »

That software number is insane.

I'm following up with NOA and should hopefully have some executive comments later today. I'm going to ask the questions you guys are asking and more.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2006, 08:27:40 AM »

Knowing Nintendo the software amount includes virtual console games.

And if the Wii is $249.99 I will happily wait for a price drop or for used consoles to be available. Nintendo's giving me Zelda for the Cube at the same time so it's not like I'll have nothing to play in the meantime.

vudu · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2006, 09:12:02 AM »

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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
'm going to ask the questions you guys are asking and more.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
I think so, but how are we going to get the peanut butter inside the goat?

Avinash_Tyagi · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2006, 09:21:28 AM »

Ah Pinky and The Brain, a classic.

If they give a Bundle with the Wii for $250 i'll probably get it at launch, otherwise I'll wait for a price drop.

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That software number is insane.

Almost 3 games per console.

Rize · « **Reply #11 on:** May 25, 2006, 09:26:57 AM »

I believe that they are considering a package with two controllers and a pack-in game like Wii Sports. That would cost $249.99. The intention would be to make things simpler for non-gamers who would be wary of adding additional games and controllers. The alternative is to stick with a traditional bare-bones system with just one controller and no game for $199.99. I'm fairly certain they don't want two retail packages though, so they will have to choose one or the other.

SlayerZero · « **Reply #12 on:** May 25, 2006, 09:27:55 AM »

Holy crap!! 17 million game units?! That has got to be a world record or something.