User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-173.67.150.22-20120917021936/@comment-195450-20120917185953

The price is somewhat higher than the Wii's original launch price, but you also have to consider the new hardware is a bigger leap in technology from the Wii than the Wii was from the gamecube (as the Wii was basically a gamecube with a slightly faster processor and some additional hardware for the wireless controllers)