If the Wii costs $300 and is in HD, woul ...

The reason for the Wii's success is in attracting groups that have long been indifferent to video games and the price of the console itself. It is so popular that in most places, they are difficult to find. Some people have to resort to paying markups of $100 or more at places such as eBay because of the high demand. Also, positive mainstream news coverage and public perception of the Wii is also helping increase Wii sales. The Wii is the current leader in the current-generation console race with 35 million units sold worldwide, and if the trend continues it will reach 50 million units by the time of its third anniversary.A thought, if the Wii costs $300 and is in HD, would it generate that many sales and attract the same demographics that were previously indifferent to video games? If the Wii costs $300 and is in HD, woul ...
[QUOTE=''malkiko'']The reason for the Wii's success is in attracting groups that have long been indifferent to video games and the price of the console itself. It is so popular that in most places, they are difficult to find. Some people have to resort to paying markups of $100 or more at places such as eBay because of the high demand. Also, positive mainstream news coverage and public perception of the Wii is also helping increase Wii sales. The Wii is the current leader in the current-generation console race with 35 million units sold worldwide, and if the trend continues it will reach 50 million units by the time of its third anniversary.

Unlike its current-generation competitors (which I will not name as this is not System Wars), it is not HD and does not have the technology as they possess. This explains why the Wii sells for $250 (with or without Wii Sports), even though it is said by some that it is about 1 1/2 times powerful than the GameCube.

A thought, if the Wii costs $300 and is in HD, would it generate that many sales and attract the same demographics that were previously indifferent to video games? [/QUOTE] What are you trying to get to us?If the Wii costs $300 and is in HD, woul ...
I'm not convinced that $50 would be enough to make it to much more powerful. I guess, if you're thinking of something comparable to a computer with 1.2 ghz, 128 mb ram and a Radeon x800. I think it could of done about just as well. However the graphical complaints would still remain to pretty much the same degree.
If Wii had 720p and 1080p support for $50 more? It would have sold 50 millions already.
It's not the priceIf it was the price then the Gamecube wouldn't have been the worst console last gen It's the controls
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[QUOTE=''BaraChat'']If Wii had 720p and 1080p support for $50 more? It would have sold 50 millions already.[/QUOTE]Oh yes. It doesn't really have any added cost to it originally for the everyday user(or at least the demographic you're refering too). Considering the price cuts of the Xbox 360 over the past year, the Wii at $300 with a native output of 720p would be red hot(especially with the control scheme). Plus there might have been a more developed support from 3rd party supporters who like pushing hardware. I'm pretty sure you'd see ''exact ports'' of multiplatform games from your Xbox 360 or PS3. But of course the controls would be different for a more interactive approach.
Well lets see the 360 is about $300 and handels HD so the obvious answer is no. Lost of people oh helped support the wiis ownage dont even no much about HD and different display modes they care about its economical price and its family appeal. It still would have out sold the other systems but i dont think it would be by as much
For to buy the Wii it Nintendo would really have to start making some less kid friendly games. The HD would be a bonus but the Wii really could use some new games
im confused why is this thread turn from a reasonable question to a fan argumant the complaint are uncalled for the controls? if you knew about the controls back in 2006 before they even released it, why did you buy a wii , answer me that, also , if you knew it was not gonna be a power house, why did you buy and why do you waste our plus your time here complaining this is for wii discussion not complain , that is done in the system wars thread a thread i hate and will always hate, i dont care whether its about 360 and or ps3, keep your fanboyism either on their respective site or in system wars, but any how, like i pointed out tc was not complaining so you shouldnt e either he simply was asking a question , and ill answer that, if it had motion control checkif it had variety of games checkif it still had nintendo key franchises check i dont think prices would matter, look at ps2 as a prime example, costed 300 , it had everything ps1 had plus somthing nothing had before it-dvd playback there fore it soldps1 somthing similar along the line of compact disc, n64 relied on carts, had good games but due to the fact it used carts it drew 3rd party away gamecube has somthing to do with wiis success, if they hadnt done what they did to gc, 3rd party wouldnt be supporting them gc may have sold badly, but it gave nintendo the respect from the 3rd party now wii came out, no one expected sales to go through the roof, this is probably the reason for hardly any ps3 360 titles on wii, instead wii gets its own titles, but still it has the support that was missing for all the years n64 didnt do anything for supportthats gonna play a bigger role next gen , nintendo is working on wii 2 and promises hdsee, already things are playing out rightthe thing nintendo wanted to see happened, they wanted to keep hardcore, while gaining alot more, so now those gamers will be expierenced, hard core players that accepted the control switch will also be happy, while those that didnt still will some day, once wii gets some more titles which doesnt look to far awaycondult 007 09 quantum of solace already out! punchout wii , and morenintendo just needed the boost, they got it, now theyll do somthing look at sony they were slow at first, then fast but then they got carried away and so did nintendo, graphics arent neccessary to have a console succeedyou should know that by now yea it looks good to us but think about what it does to developers small ones in particular, free radical a small studio independant, wanted ps3 to have that exclusive game well sony got it, but guess what, free raicals no morerumor has it factor 5 also went under and that my friends is a big studio, as technology goes up so do prices nintendo wants to keep prices to a minimum for this very reason it makes since what nintendo did this generation , just think if nintendo did what every one wants them to do this gen, (expensive hd console like ps3 360) you know theyd fail because gc xbox ps2 remember all aimed at doing the same thingxbox and gc suffered severely not as severe as dreamcast but still 3 consoles doing the same thing = nope, not gonna make it better so right now, i dont think its best to wish for the same console, you think it work, look at how much a gamecube costed, and still they didnt fly off shelves so it does not have anything to do with the priceit has more to do with unique
[QUOTE=''Jaysonguy'']It's not the priceIf it was the price then the Gamecube wouldn't have been the worst console last gen It's the controls[/QUOTE]It's both of them and the marketing directed to casual people. If there was no casual approach from Nintendo, it wouldn't have had the success it has now: Wii Sports is one of the major reasons people buy the console, because it's easy to play and the controls are attractive, and th price helps a lot too. I can't imagine a Wii selling to well with a $600tag on it.
[QUOTE=''Almighty-mints'']For to buy the Wii it Nintendo would really have to start making some less kid friendly games. The HD would be a bonus but the Wii really could use some new games[/QUOTE] I agree, if the Wii had HD it would just be a bonus and games like Super Mario Galaxy would look a little better. The only problem is the amount of shovelware being brought into the market, imagine a console with Xbox 360 graphics but have shovelware on it.
O the jaggies! HD+Crap graphics= worse eye sore than already. All kidding aside, i feel the reason why the Wii sold so well because all those who didn't play video games saw it on TV (probably Oprah or some figure that does something, then everyone HAS to do the same thing). Then people went out and bought it. Also, those who are real nintendo fans, they bought it too. The price had some of a factor in it, but there is a $200 360, and that isn't setting any records.O, my opinion on the Wii: Its sad how Nintendo is just sitting around making money. Its sad that they just don't care. But what ever.
At $300, the price of a Wii would still be even cheaper than the 360/PS3 at the time of their launch, and people would still recognize the Wii with the addition of a free game, a good i might add.
[QUOTE=''Stupes_'']The only problem is the amount of shovelware being brought into the market, imagine a console with Xbox 360 graphics but have shovelware on it. [/QUOTE]I wonder whether the shovelware problem will be lessen because of the increased costs to make a game on HD.
[QUOTE=''malkiko'']The reason for the Wii's success is in attracting groups that have long been indifferent to video games and the price of the console itself. It is so popular that in most places, they are difficult to find. Some people have to resort to paying markups of $100 or more at places such as eBay because of the high demand. Also, positive mainstream news coverage and public perception of the Wii is also helping increase Wii sales. The Wii is the current leader in the current-generation console race with 35 million units sold worldwide, and if the trend continues it will reach 50 million units by the time of its third anniversary.A thought, if the Wii costs $300 and is in HD, would it generate that many sales and attract the same demographics that were previously indifferent to video games? [/QUOTE]



If the Wii was in HD, and cost as much to develop for as it does the other systems, we'd have another videogame crash. I am dead serious. There are many reasons as to why that is plausible too. But anyways, if the Wii was at $300, it would probably still be selling around the same numbers it is now, just slightly lower. Who knows ifother companies would've had the same price drops if a $300 Wii was the case.



And by the way, the Wii is at 42 million units sold worldwide, and it will probably hit 45m by the end of the year.