Taken together with Fut 15 Coins the news that Wii U

Taken together with Fut 15 Coins the news that Wii U will use a last-gen processor, it's clear that Nintendo is doing everything possible to keep the cost of the system down. This cost-saving strategy shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as the Wii U will be entering a competitive market where both the Xbox and PlayStation 3 cost less than half the price they used to.

If Wii U were to come out at a much higher price, many consumers may choose not to buy it after comparing prices. That said, Wii U pricing is still unannounced, though Iwata has been dropping some hints. Still, consumers will be waiting with baited breath — we all remember what it was like when Sony first shouted “Five-hundred-and-ninety-nine US Dollars,” and no one wants to hear that kind of news again.

The original Wii didn't feature any kind of playback support for DVD, though it was supposed to have been addressed a year or two after launch. This never happened, but it was discovered that you could locally hack your Wii to enable DVD functionality through homebrew. Nintendo will likely have much tighter security on the Wii U, so don't be expecting a quick and easy fix when you want to pop in a DVD.