Davewaveman

Reread instead of bitching at me. I said about €200. I calculated upwards. I included taxes. This still doesn't get me 250 euros. I guess I should've put in my first post that the €50 euros plus was Wii + Game. Though I have to admit I did not put taxes on the games, which was my mistake. Oh great, they said it would be less then €250. Instead, we get €249. Wow! What an amazing difference. Yay. Fierce_LiNk, thanks for posting that article. I guess I should've checked quite a few sites beforehand. Still, thanks for showing me I could have predicted this. =/

Nintendo always said their console would be about $250. That has been about €200 for months. I can hardly see how this would be speculation, as it came from Nintendo itself. I guess according to your logic I would have to dismiss everything Nintendo says as a rumour now. And please, the no-DVD is not reflected in the price. Nintendo could've easily put it in, sell it at this price and still make a profit. The Wii is just overpriced in my eyes, end of story. That high price compared to other Regions doesn't have to do with taxes alone. EDIT: Though I guess I don't have as much right to complain as the UK, as they have to spend even more money. <_<

Not sure. I'm pretty unhappy with Nintendo now. I've literally waited months to get a date and price, and they always said it to be about €200. Now, all of a sudden, I have to pay €50 more then expected for a console with no DVD support (which was supposed to cut costs, well frankly Nintendo, that's the biggest load of...), no standard controller (so far for selling that Cube of mine.), expensive hardware and software, and a game that I do not care about. I don't mind waiting for Christmas, but I mind the cashcowing from Nintendo. They had a chance to score big time in Europe. This announcement undid all that. If Nintendo is smart at all, they will lower the price. Enough Europeans are importing now anyway. Meh, we'll see. If not, I'll just buy the Zelda Cube version. (if they don't change like with this and make it Wii-only)