Analysts are predicting that the Wii U might cost as much as $400 when it is released next year. Nintendo has been cagey about a possible price for the device, since it is still not sure exactly which technologies are going to be included in the final product.
$400 is on the high end of expectations, however, with most pundits expecting the console to fetch about $250.
"It would surprise me a lot if the Wii U cost more than $399.99, and I think that the sweet spot is $249.99," an analyst told IndustryGamers recently. "Pricing really depends upon where the other console bundles (PS3 with Move and 360 with Kinect) are priced at the time the Wii U launches, because people who don't yet have a console are likely going to choose among the three offerings, and the biggest driver in the purchase decision is usually price."
The Wii U is expected in the second half of 2012.
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