Wii Fit Pricing And Release Date August 10, 2007
A big question mark tends to hover over casual titles, or those titles with pack in peripheral devices. Wii Sports was hotly debated about how it would appear in our market. Most felt a full price would be overkill, but in the end Nintendo smartly bundled the software with the console.
Wii Fit is for better or worse the first real addition to the Wii line of casual titles by Nintendo. Once again Nintendo is taking a risk, and pricing is up for grabs. Gamestop now has the game listed as a 69.99 dollar title and for release on January 1st in North America. The latter potentially seems more like a placeholder date. But there is a certain amount of marketability for New Year’s Resolutions if Nintendo did run with the first day of 2008. For now we’ll wait and see, but the real question is what is the right price for Wii Fit.
So what do you think is the right price?
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August 10th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Free, of course.
August 10th, 2007 at 10:32 am
well did’nt they promise no wii game will go over 50$?
well then there’s your answer
August 10th, 2007 at 10:50 am
$60 seems fair. They may have promised no Wii game over $50, but could justify this by saying $50 for the game and $10 for the board thing.
August 10th, 2007 at 11:19 am
well that’s lame,Donkey konga was’nt over 50$
August 10th, 2007 at 11:43 am
thats a little expensive i don’t think ill get it.
August 10th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Wow, i figured this thing was going to be more then 70 bucks, if u consider the possibilities with a board like this and if other games were able to use it , ie Tony hawk and SSX then you would probably want this thing to be pretty durable, 70 bucks seems reasonable but for me its something i would want to try first, and more content as well, cant say im a yoga buff myself. =)
Caltus
August 10th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
I think it is a good price specially if you look at the average game price and now we get the balance board with it.
It is on top of my list!
August 10th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Super Mario Balance Board, FTW
August 10th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
$60 is reasonable, considering many people making new years resolutions to exercise spend 10x that amount on gym memberships they never use.
The real price depends on what the balance board would be priced separately.
August 10th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
hate to burst ur bubble pigeon feeder, but there is a wii game out now called boogie and it costs 60 bucks. So pricing for wii fit could end up being 80 bucks! Also keep in mind Guitar Hero 3 for the wii
August 10th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Well I always assumed the game would be relatively shallow quite but satisfying non-the-less like wii sports or wii play. I guess I assumed you would be paying for the board and the software was a free uber demo. So I still believe the price will be a modest $50 for the bundle.
August 10th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
I thought I heard them say at E3 that the price for the board would be around 20 dollars, but maybe that was wishful thinking. I think the board should be available as a stand alone for $30… if other games plan on using it, we may want them but not give a crap about yet another shallow title like Wii Play. Long story short; I would quickly lose interest and boycott this if it were more than $60 and I sincerely hope it’s not more than $50 with a game.
August 11th, 2007 at 12:52 am
Let’s just say I paid $70 for my electronic scale which I own, and ideally this is what this is – only this comes with a game.
Personally I would pay $70 probably because of the opportunity it offers, but when I am paying that price its not $60 for the game and $10 for the board, its more like $65 for the board and $5 for the game. The game isn’t the big deal of the whole package, and I bet you will be able to buy the “game only” or “board only” on ebay – with the board selling a lot higher.
August 20th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I think this is really cool. I think 50 bucks would be reasonable, but not much more.
August 21st, 2007 at 3:32 am
On the basis that most games in the UK cost around the £30-£40 mark, which is $60-$80, AND it comes with the board, then I think £50, or $100, would be a fair price. Ypu Americans don’t realise how easy, or cheap, you get things.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
I THINK $60-$70 IS NOT A BAD PRICE I STILL HAVE AN ORIGINAL NINTENDO I FINALLY FOUND A STORE THAT HAD THE POWER PAD FOR IT THEY WANT $65 FOR JUST THE POWER PAD. SO WITH ALL THAT THINKING HOW MUCH FUN WOULD IT REALLY BE WOULD YOU GET YOURE $60-$70 DOLLARS OUT OF IT I SHURE WOULD JUST WATCHING MY FAMILY HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH IS
December 2nd, 2007 at 10:27 pm
With the price in japan 8800 yen means ard 88 dollar in US, i think 80-90 will be reasonable price. I think it include the game and the board, just like the wiimote, it is like one part of the control and maybe u will find it useful with other new game. And the game seems fun, and it will just be better then you think from what i saw on internet about the review of peoples already got the wii fit in japan.
And it’s really not that unreasonable price if it range 80-90 USD.
December 17th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I was hoping to get one for my family for 3 Kings Day. Doesn’t look promising.
January 1st, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I’m getting sick of spending all this money on everything, if they want it to be a huge hit they will keep it at 50 dollars, which is still outrageous for a game that only lasts for a few days before you can beat it.
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
For a balance board and games I would be willing to pay about $100 – $130 (as long as it’s a package deal of game and board). But if it was about $60 – $80 it would be a sure sell. My whole intention of getting a Wii was to get my family off of their lazy butts and do something more active.
January 4th, 2008 at 7:57 am
I think for the balance board and game, that $60 to $80 is a very fair price. I love the Wii for getting us all moving when playing, and as a regular treadmill walker (which cost about $700), I look forward to a new, fresh, and reasonably priced exercise option. I think that price is more than fair, and I can’t wait to get one!