Topic: Wii Price Drop in the First Week of October?

[KDR_11k]

Malstrom has an article on it and from the sound of it he sees this as the beginning of the downfall for Nintendo because pricedrops are a MASSIVE mistake while Nintendo is failing to properly address the Wii's primary problem: Insufficient games!

[Perm's Stupid Dupe]

they should lower the price, isn't xbox 360 elite $199 now?

[BlackNMild2k1]

Malstrom has an article on it and from the sound of it he sees this as the beginning of the downfall for Nintendo because pricedrops are a MASSIVE mistake while Nintendo is failing to properly address the Wii's primary problem: Insufficient games!

But games take time, and Nintendo can't deliver them all on their own. A price drop might spur some increased 3rd party support but the effect really won't be known until they happen.

[Stogi]

Handheld's are far more popular though. The console market is the niche market. So it makes sense to maximize your profits in the market that is more popular and the one that you have an even tighter choke hold on.

It's business, man; business.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Like that whole "2nd job" thing, amirite.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

"Readers understood, even though the marketers didn’t, that the strong Nintendo backing on this site was due to Nintendo going against the “Game Industry” and acting (as was perceived) as a weapon to dismantle it. I don’t want Nintendo to save the “Game Industry”. I want Nintendo to destroy it."

Sean and I have been on the same wavelength this whole time, despite his wacko individual gamer preferences.

I want Nintendo to flip the industry like a pancake, turning its face onto the hot skillet.  But Nintendo doesn't want to do that, evidenced by the price drop.  I am not pleased.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Target Sept 27 ad also confirms the 199.99 price.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Sounds like the day I leave gaming 4evar.

[vudu]

R.I.P Pro666
2003 - 2009

[KDR_11k]

So Nintendo is officially screwed then.

[D_Average]

I think its a good move.  Lower the price now while sales still have momentum rather than waiting until they grow stale.  There are people waiting for a price drop, its just the way some people are.  Now they'll buy it, they're friends will play and they may buy one too.

[Caliban]

It's official, September 27.

[Mop it up]

I predict that this will happen on the last week of September instead.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

This Impossible Price Drop is Nintendo's reverse birthday gift to humanity.

That's the only way to rationalize it.