Exactly, the price is should be knocked down a bit to compensate for the fact that you can' t hook it up to an HDTV right out of the box.
I also agree that this time around instead of selling peripherals (multi tap, memory cards) they sell the cords to hook it up. Though they screwed up and didn' t have Sony brand HDMI cords when it came out, and still don' t have em in stores it seems.
It' s nice to see that MS didnt go this route with the Xbox 360, these are the kinds of things I would like to see become standard practice with consoles. Nintendo seems as bad as ever, selling extremely expensive Wii-mote and Nunchuck combos, along with extra cords for HD and more expensive memory cards.
[Price Breakdown: Wii console $280, Wii controller $45, Wii Nunchuk $25, Component Cables $40, 1GB SD memory Card $40 = Grand total $430 without a game]
[xbox360: $400 for premium with GRAW and XBL Arcade, Cordless controller $55 = Grand total $455 with a game]
If you actually get the wii set up with all the stuff you need it costs more than a premium Xbox360, at least in Canada.
edit for some poor spelling
< Message edited by Avarice -- 20 Jan 07 17:39:00 >