Topic: Nintendo didn't lower the price of Wii U

They went from 349.99 with Nintendo Land to 299.99 with Windwaker, but I got a physical copy of NLand, whereas Ihear WWHD is digital. It doesn't cost them anything to allow people to download it off the server, so all they did was remove the obligation to pay for the physical game and keep it at 299.99 for what is essentially the original 299.99 basic bundle all along. This is great tho, because they aren't losing money doing this to increase salesi

They saved $10 by making WWHD digital, and lost $40 by making the console $50 cheaper.

It's about how you perceive these things. $350 wasn't a bad deal at all either, especially next to 7th gen consoles. I think the price cut will get it into more homes this holiday season, mainly due to there actually being some games out by that time.

Lots of people play COD, whether they like it or not(somewhat sarcasm), and that's gonna be there with some extra features Xbox and PS can't support right out of the box, OR out of the box.
They have PS Vita/Move and Smartglass, but there's no guarantee that Sony will support those and COD doesn't really seem like a Kinect game. Who knows, but I completely get what Nintendo's trying to do to make it seem like you're getting more for less in comparison to the competition.

They save some money, you save some money. You don't have a physical box yet you still get the whole game and you get to play it so what's the problem here? You can always go with a physical copy if you want.

Absurd.

so..... were the developing costs enter here.... I mean a game's remake isn't free or cheap enough to be disconsidered.... the digital version is cheaper to sell copies as it doesn't have usual production cost from physical copies but it does have Developmnt costs(and belive me, theyre not as low as you think) so your idea is:

EDIT: and keeping a server's not free(especially a well working one) so another of your points was shot down

still there losing money on the wii u its a lower price regardless, the price of the pad is more then 140$(thats how much to replace it at nintendo) plus most likely around 300-200$ so there losing a lot of money so plz calm down thats a good deal on a expensive console.

There isn't a problem. It's just something to discuss. Also, whether you have the disc or digital version is an "either or" situation.

Are you saying that because a game is downloaded, it is free? That it didn't cost Nintendo anything to make?
In the words of Dwight, that is FALSE.

It costs them money to have the game up on the server...

so all they did was remove the obligation to pay for the physical game and keep it at 299.99 for what is essentially the original 299.99 basic bundle all along.

You still get all the accessories (stands, charger, Wii sensor bar), the extra hard drive space and the deluxe offer. It's still the entire Premium pack minus a physical game. Plus you get to download Hyrule Historia, which also costs money to keep up on a server.

And besides, the regular Premium pack isn't going to be abandoned. Both it and the WWHD bundle will sell for $300 each.

Wii U system, with game included: $350
Wii U system, with game included: $300

The consumer saves money; Nintendo's profit margins are less clear. I would be more inclined to believe they are taking a loss of $50 than what the OP has suggested: no cost to Nintendo in slashing the price.

EDIT
I disagree with the supposition that because $50 is close to the cost that we pay for a game - somehow that gives insight into Nintendo's costs. In fact it might cost $10 to make a physical Nintendo Land copy (no one has presented a conflicting source yet) and the remaining $40 is part of the console's production overhead.

Just wanna say, if a game company were to make a game and only it it on eShop for free, would they have no profits and no loss?

If your response is no, then you proved yourself wrong. It does cost Nintendo.

Not to mention that stuff cost money to make. It's not like they waved their magic wands and poof came a Zelda remake and Hyrule Historia. Digital does not and should not equal free. Almost as much labor goes into them, especially in this case where they still need to distribute the product.

Could not have put it better myself.

Digital=wothless.

That's some logic there.

You could also say it doesn't cost them anything to take a retail copy of Nintendo Land from their storage and put it inside the box with the wiiu... It's not like they make them specifically for the bundles.

When you say Dwight are we talking Dwight from the office?

everyone ignored what I've said and repeated it in other words....
back to gash bell

@OptometristLime
I was just pointing out that Nintendo loses less money by making the game digital. I completely understand that Nintendo is losing money either way.

You're thinking about this too hard.

The Deluxe set went from $350 to $300 with the only difference being a digital copy of Wind Waker and Hyrule Historia

Also, the regular Deluxe Set also went from $350 to $300

Of course. I should have said Dwight Schrute, but I got lazy.

You said it first, and the most concisely.

A few typos but you're on the up and up. xD

@SCAR392
Oops looks like we said the same thing, down to the individual numbers. Gah!