September 16th, 2012

Pachter: Wii U price cut in 2013?

41 Comments
Michael Pachter Bonus Round

According to industry analyst Michael Pachter, along with the analyst firm with which he works, the Wii U’s price points “are appropriate given likely demand from Nintendo’s core fanbase, but believe that pricing will be too high to sustain demand given current competition from other consoles and tablets”. As a result:

We don’t expect a price cut until summer 2013, at the earliest, but do expect a cut prior to holiday 2013. Any prospective price cut will depend largely on competition, which we expect to materialize in the coming weeks.

Of course, this is Pachter we’re talking about. He guessed the reverse for the 3DS, figuring the handheld would sell well at a higher price, so this feels more like a random guess at this point.

(via computerandvideogames.com)

  • Manhill

    WHO IS PATCHER?!

    • AxGamer

      He is a fool who probably tried to get a job at G4 at one time but got rejected for his old age so now he trolls the internet.

  • suportedcofe

    Michael Pachter is like the gaming industries Bill O’Reilly.

    • Tails the Foxhound

      Lol, Bill O the Clown. They’re both so wrong so much.

  • http://www.facebook.com/martin.kearney.104 Martin Kearney

    You forgot he acually praised the Wii U after the September conference. Look at Wii U daily. I was surprised.

  • http://twitter.com/Revolution5268 Revolution

    told you guys this clown will say something stupid after he said something “nice about nintendo”, you can’t keep this guy from saying BS.

    • http://youtube.com/user/Schroedus Schroedus

      The only sentence that made sense is his second one. Seriously, the first one is just speculation. This is why we don’t go to analysts for this kind of information…

    • Kaizar

      There won’t be a new X Box until 2014 or 2015.

      And there won’t be a PS4 until 2015 or 2016 or 2K17.

      So in the words of Eric Cartman:

      Michael Pachter can suck my balls.

      SHABLAGOO!

    • Kaizar

      And in the words of Tracy Jordan:

      I kill you White Devil !

      (30 Rock)

    • http://www.facebook.com/riamu.san Liam Brown

      Doubt it Kaizar, the new 360 is speculated for the end of 2013 and ps3 speculated for mid 2014, Its ridiculous for a games company to think a games console can last for 9 or 10 years

  • Anonrickroll1

    It’s a matter of time until MS and Sony bring down the prices of their consoles

    Why pay $350 for 32 GB abysmal trash storage and a half-assed iPad that isn’t even multi-touch? And full retail PS3/360 multiplats…from a year ago LMAO

    Better buy some stock right now before Nintendo calls out Chp. 11 Bankruptcy LOL!

    • Kaizar

      Actually Nintendo created the Wii U Tablet controller back in 2008……so Apple ripped-off Nintendo again like with the DS & Wii Touch Screen & Motion Sensors.

      The rest of the Wii HD (Later named the Wii U) was had started being worked on in 2009 to 2011, and they still continued to work on it until 2012.

      It’s a 4 year work in progress and it’s controller has exclusive stuff (until someone rips the off again like the 3DS glasses-free 3D) like a Geomagnetic Sensor & NFC (reverse augmented reality (ripped off 1 year later like the 3DS E3 2010 glasses-free 3D prototype) & true asymetrical gaming & so on.

      Both the 3DS & Wii U do true Panaromic View gaming as well & 60 fps and so fort.

      FYI the Wii U Tablet controller was created purely from the Blue Light indicator from the WiiMote…..so if anything the Wii U Tablet Controller ripped-off the WiiMote Blue Light indicator since 2008, literally.

      Plus Nintendo has been trying to do Duo Screens for Home Console gaming since 2005 or 2006.

      WE THE BEST! FOREVER!

    • AxGamer

      Leave now or non-specific action figure will escort your biased ass out!

    • AxGamer

      i was talking about anonrickrolls dumb post

    • Kaizar

      I knew you were, because your non-avatar was directly under my avatar, which means that you were also replying to “Anonrickroll1″

      WE THE BEST!

    • Ichigo Kurosaki

      Expandable memory, just ports, and why pay $600+ for a system that supports up to 4k resolution when there aren’t even tv’s out that can comprehend it? #losing. Gtfo.

    • Kaizar

      Well, there are plenty of 4K HD TVs, but there all “Glasses-free 3D 4K HD” and they most likely cost no less then $6000 at minimum.

      Because they got a special chip to upscale the SD images to still look good at full screen……and also it tracks 9 different of the clossest people’s body to track their heads to track the eyes to move each of the 9 Parrallax Barriers 24/7………….so it’s really expensive to just manufacture 4K HD TVs.

      So it’s more like $7,000+ for a system that supports 4K Resolution, because you also have to buy the expensive 4K HD TV.

      But for 1080p, like the Wii U…..well you can get a 1080p HD TV for $100+.

      And you an get a “Smart 3D HD TV (1080p, 42 inches)” for $500+.

      And you can get a 3D HD TV (1080p) for around $400+.

      Plus the Wii U comes with its own 1080p Screen…..and you can play the entire game on the Screen instead, so with the Wii U, no one needs to buy anything else.

      BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!

  • facetouch

    It may need a price cut eventually, but I think it’s gonna be similar to the Wii and sell well for a while. You can tell by the crazy amount of pre-orders that people are ready for the next generation.

  • Christopher Castelli

    Thia guy is a joke and a looser, he hates nintendo, and probably doen’t even play video-games !!! Some prediction… The Wii U deluxe version is already sold out , almost Everywhere, and the basic will be gone soon too….. But the Haters and fan boys will never admit Nintendo’s Brand !!! How sad… Wii should embrace All the viable systems… And Nintendo leads with inovation… The Raw power of the competitors is Not inovation, and they usually end up Copying Nintendo !!!!

  • http://wwwdonicwebstartscom.webstarts.com/ donicx

    …

  • ViralDarkness

    Patcher is all over the place, I think most of us have accepted he just doesn’t know what he is talking about (most of the time). Make so many predictions you’re bound to get something right.

    • http://twitter.com/Revolution5268 Revolution

      did you know he has a twitter account?

    • ViralDarkness

      Yeah I have seen a few of his tweets specifically the Wii U will be sold out for months.

  • Christopher Castelli

    SELLING OUT EVERYWHERE !!! Lmao !!! Patcher is wrong again !!! He is
    Ike the weatherman, you have better percentages if you believe the opposite !!!

  • Chaoskiller218

    so he is pretty much saying the wii u will fail and nintendo will drop the price withen a year of it release like the 3ds

    • AxGamer

      Yeah but I admit the controller is way overpriced and should have a price drop.

    • Nintenwhore

      Overpriced? It’s Perfect Priced. They don’t Sell the controllers in US because no games have 2 gamepad support and The cost of making them is way more than the 150 they charge for it and it’s 720p resolution if anything it should be the Vita Cost but nintendo played it right and didn’t do that.

    • AxGamer

      I agree its worth it but try telling the ps3/360 fanboys that Nintendo is trying to win over the same thing.

  • ddddd

    The price cut might just be a marketing jab at either sony or ms’ new console. There is nothing wrong in that.

  • jdub

    He will say whatever gets him attention

  • Tecpeds94

    Who is this guy? Why do i keep hearing of him, i dont like him or his face.

  • AxGamer

    Oddly enough I would have to agree on him with a price drop. Im thinking around the time the 720/PS4 comes out. However I still think It will sell no matter what but that would help alot.

  • Random Guy

    I hate the fact that he calls us “fanboys” :/

    • AxGamer

      There is a clear difference between a fan and a fanboy. A fan is someone who likes a console best but doesnt cram it down others throats, a fanboy on the otherhand will treat you like crap for disagreeing! Fanboys are killing the industry not just Nintendo too!

  • Acephoenix

    Well, price cuts do happen often… I suppose if there was a price cut around that time, it would be by about 20$. I guess after the holiday buzz is over and the next one is starting up, something like that could be good for psychological marketing. *shrugs* Who knows. But the price will most likely stay the same until somewhere in 2014 at the earliest. That’s when competition would get heated.

  • Bulmaro

    David, Please We as your fans want you to know. that WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT PACH Please stop using up a Block on your site with this BS Analyst All he does is talk trash then say something good to get people interested then keep BS-ing

  • AxGamer

    I just also noticed that Micheal Pachter looks like a reptillian too.

  • Ichigo Kurosaki

    That’s nice. But doesn’t he think that’s a lil early? I mean it IS a console after all. The 3ds made it’s drop cuz it wasn’t doing as good as Nintendo planned. The Wii U is selling by the bucket load and it’s still months away from release. I’d like to make a prediction of my own. The Wii U won’t see a price cut or drop until sometime in 2014. Why? Cuz the PS4 is rumored to drop then. And to keep sales high they will have needed to drop their price for when the overpriced PS4 drops. Plus Smash Bros should be about to drop at this time and that should bring in the one’s who decided to wait. A price drop and Smash Bros in 2014 will be Nintendo’s trump card. And let’s not 4get that Zelda Wii U was rumored to be finished at this time also. Just think, a Smash Bros bundle or Zelda bundled Wii U would make the Wii U sell more worldwide units than the Wii. Yea, my last prediction is I see the Wii U selling more overall units than the Wii. =D

  • http://twitter.com/Omarsonic9 Omar Ahmed

    Is it just me? or this guy retarded? before some days he said “Nice Nintendo” and now…..
    -_-’

  • gabe

    i think it should be illegel to say the wii u wont sell well because it was almost sold out in america after 2 days.

  • Tails the Foxhound

    With the way the the Wii U is selling out preorders, I’d say a price cut that early is out of the question. The best we’ll get are a few new bundles that come with a game or two. The only way the price of the main system will come down is if the “Durango” is released at a similar price (suicide for MS), the “Orbis” drops at the same time (suicide for Sony), or if Nintendo releases a new model with a higher memory count (a pretty safe bet).