Miyamoto Wanted Wii to Cost $100

[Tommy Tallarico]

A new interview with legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto (right) has revealed that he initially wanted Nintendo's next console to cost just $100. The gaming icon also stressed the importance of moms as it related to the design approach for the Wii.

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(Link to GameDaily.com)

[Tommy Tallarico]

I wanted the Wii to cost $100 too. Where's my headline?

[Joust Williams]

I can see the board meeting now

"How much should we charge for it? 100 dollars?"
"Well, our userbase is retarded, so why don't we jack the price up a lot so we don't come out as looking too much of a cheap kid's toy?"
"Great idea"

[Bojack]

I can see the board meeting now

"How much should we charge for it? 100 dollars?"
"Well, our userbase is retarded, so why don't we jack the price up a lot so we don't come out as looking too much of a cheap kid's toy?"
"Great idea"

Vs. the userbase of Sony paying double+ over an already expensive ass system on Ebay? If you buy a PS3 you're fucking stupid. End of story.

[Joust Williams]

Oh I agree. btn, wtp, all that

But at least Sony made a new system.

[Bojack]

Oh I agree. btn, wtp, all that

But at least Sony made a new system.

They did but they're being really gay about things. The sad fact is that they put out an overpriced system to strong arm blu-ray (read: dirty business tactic) into people's houses, also, people are more or less applauding them for doing the shit they've done with the PS3 by standing in line for days to get whatever Sony decides to "trickle" into the market. It just reeks of shitty underhanded business and it should piss every one off that it's working so fucking well.

[Opaque]

I wouldn't say Sony made a new system.

They designed a new system, but when only 200,000 make it to US shores, I wouldn't say the "making" part was a huge success.

[SpoDaddy]

But at least Sony made a vehicle to get Blu-Ray into 5,000 homes.

Fixed

[Compass]

Fixed

IAWTP.