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Title: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on April 18, 2011, 02:35:32 PM

The new price is unanimous across most major retailers in the United States.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26092

The price of the Wii has dropped to $169 in the United States at all major retail outlets in the United States. The system, which still has an official MSRP of $199, is being sold at the new lower price by Target, GameStop, Toys 'R Us, Amazon, and Best Buy. The bundle still includes Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.

Wal-Mart, however, still lists the system at $199. No official word has come from Nintendo yet regarding a price drop on the Wii, despite rumors circulating last week.

Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Ceric on April 18, 2011, 02:40:01 PM
"Eat that all you guys.  We dropped it to $169.99 instead yo..."
Wait..
$169.99 thats like a clearancing drop when it needs to go but not because of age.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Miyamoto on April 18, 2011, 02:47:05 PM
$169.99? Far too little. They've got to get it under $150 AT LEAST. And this talk of "the cost doesn't matter. Whoever wants one already has one" is complete horse ****.
 
 
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: johnn on April 18, 2011, 03:10:32 PM
Any word on a price drop in Europe?
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Miyamoto on April 18, 2011, 03:13:50 PM
Quote from: johnn on April 18, 2011, 03:10:32 PM
Any word on a price drop in Europe?
You can get a Wii for £99.98 from Game.co.uk at the mo.
 
 
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Shaymin on April 18, 2011, 04:15:56 PM
Quote from: Ceric on April 18, 2011, 02:40:01 PM
"Eat that all you guys.  We dropped it to $169.99 instead yo..."
Wait..
$169.99 thats like a clearancing drop when it needs to go but not because of age.

Well, the $150 price drop is supposed to coincide with the bundling of Mario Kart Wii...
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Caterkiller on April 18, 2011, 04:17:58 PM
This bodes well for an end of the year Wii2 release.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Chozo Ghost on April 18, 2011, 04:30:42 PM
This might just be an interim price drop to give retailers time to clear out all the $199 Wiis without them having to be sold at a loss. After they're all gone, the price may drop again to $149.99.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Mop it up on April 18, 2011, 05:36:40 PM
If retailers are jumping the gun on a price cut then the system must not be selling very well. I can't say I'm surprised that Wal*Mart hasn't dropped the price yet; in my experience (which admittedly is rooted many years ago), they are always the last to comply with price cuts.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: ShyGuy on April 18, 2011, 05:39:13 PM
I haven't checked a Wii bundle in the store lately. That includes motion plus and Wii Sports Resort, right?
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Mop it up on April 18, 2011, 05:43:22 PM
Correct. And it's a Wiimote Plus where the Motion Plus is built into the Wiimote and not an accessory. The only downside to that is that it drains batteries a little faster.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 18, 2011, 06:38:58 PM
Quote from: Mop it up on April 18, 2011, 05:36:40 PM
If retailers are jumping the gun on a price cut then the system must not be selling very well. I can't say I'm surprised that Wal*Mart hasn't dropped the price yet; in my experience (which admittedly is rooted many years ago), they are always the last to comply with price cuts.

That's because they price match, so if you didn't know it was lower somewhere else, then they would still get their advertised price out of you.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Chozo Ghost on April 18, 2011, 06:43:28 PM
Yeah, you just have to bring the ad from a competitor in and they'll match it.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: Mop it up on April 18, 2011, 06:47:08 PM
That's pretty low.
Title: Re: Wii Price Dropped to $169
Post by: sambskn on April 18, 2011, 10:32:10 PM
I'm thinking that this may have been planned for the future, but was perhaps done now due to the Wii 2 stuff that's been floating about.