Wii to cost £150?
Nintendo confirms a low, low price for its new console.
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The Wii - yours for about a third the price of a PS3. [more images]Here's some good news: you don't need to spend £280 or £425 to get your hands on a next-gen games machine. Nintendo has confirmed that its Wii console, due for launch before the end of the year, will be priced at $250 in the US, and at a "similar, affordable price in Europe".
Putting our expert pricing hat on for a minute, we reckon this translates to a £150 price tag in the UK. At the current exchange rate, $250 converts to about £135, but knowing that games companies usually add a little extra on for the UK, £150 seems about right. That makes it £130 cheaper than the Xbox 360 Premium Pack and an incredible £275 cheaper than a 60GB PlayStation 3.
We still don't know the exact release date for the Wii, but Nintendo has said that it will confirm that, along with details of the software launch line-up, before long. Stay tuned.