Wii To Cost £90 – but maybe not here August 22, 2006
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UK gamers with a hankering for Wii should listen up. The chief operating officer of Electronics Arts (EA) has let slip that the Wii console will cost $170 (£90) in the US at launch. In the opinion of David Gardner:
“I've heard in Japan that the price is about $170, but I don't know if the price has been set in Europe yet.”
And if he’s not in the know, then no one is. Nintendo, of course, has said nothing on this front except to say that it will cost under $250. But $170 is a lot lower than anyone has speculated so far.
In real money, that puts the Wii at a cool £90, with a tenner left over for a kebab and chips. Still, UK gamers and gadgetfreaks are well aware of what happens when prices pass through the trans-Atlantic wormhole. What started as a very cool £90 gets atomised and reconstituted on the High St as £140. No kebab and chips for you mate. Via gamesindustry.biz
Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
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$170 would be before tax, so £90+VAT is £115 ish.
Why, oh why, does everyone forget US prices are BEFORE sales tax!