Nintendo sets Revolution launch price at $99?

by James Ransom-Wiley on Oct 7th 2005 11:30AM

benjamin The latest Nintendo Revolution rumor to hit the web is a doozie… "Nintendo may be aiming for a $99 launch price." Yeah, it's a dirty rumor, but could it be done? Doing so would put the Revolution in a league of its own, practically excusing it from the next-gen battle—it simply wouldn't be competing with the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 if it were wearing a $99 price tag.

We're likely going to see a lot of these rumors popping up in the coming months. Some suggest that rumors like this might be motivated by a desire to discourage prospective Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 buyers. Needless to say, we should take this rumor—and the ones to follow—with a grain of salt.

Update: it's also important to remember that Nintendo doesn't sell its consoles at a loss. If a $99 Revolution is a real possibility, we can expect the system to be only a fraction as powerful as the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.

[Thanks, Chris]

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yo the revolution in my opinion is awsome! i mean it has da sickest design out of all of them. the 360 just suks beacuase nothing is new! the ps3 is no doubt the king but instead of sony and microsoft fighting its goin to be nintendo and sony!

It will be $200 says nintendo, so this rumor wrong.

You people are all wrong. I think the revolution will sell at $299. Its just a guess but these are the new-generation consoles we are talking about and the technology is amazing. If the gamecube was like $300 when it first came out then the revolution would probably be around the same price range.

This redifines bullshit.

A top wig at Nintendo said the Revolution will be priced between 100 and 149 dollars.Why not too.It's going to be a game console and not some crazy multimedia system.US gamers have become Graphic whores and rarley do people actually finish games in this country,It's just some wow factor for yuppies and geeks with too much money.You don't need a powerhouse to make good games .The DS is outselling the PSP by a long shot.You also have to think who this system is aimed at.It's going to be aimed at people who love games and not gadget lovers.Parents will always trust Nintendo over Microsoft.Add the fact that the Xbox 360 just launched in Japan and bombed big style with the Nintendo DS out selling the 360 on it's launch day.Ive never heard of a system being outsold by a current system on it's luanch day.The next gen will have to be about games because peole will start seeing past fancy graphics and we might start getting some fun games this time around.

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