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PoV: Wii needs a price cut soon

Posted Apr 13, 2011 at 1:04AM EST by Ryan F.

Listed in: Wii Tags: e3 2011, Nintendo

Enough with the bundles Nintendo, we need a proper price cut for the Wii soon.

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With E3 2011 just around the corner, rumors of a possible Wii price drop have begun swirling again with Engadget reporting this morning that based on their "trusted" source, Nintendo will soon be cutting the price of its home console down to US$ 150 starting May 15th.

Although Nintendo won’t comment on the report, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the somewhat aging console getting a price cut soon. Afterall, the firm have been struggling lately with the sales of the Wii going down hill and the recently release 3DS also starting to falter after its record breaking launch day.

Cutting the price of the Wii less than a month before E3 could be smart move for Nintendo to sell its remaining stocks and gain a bit more ground in preparation perhaps of the long rumored Wii successor.

Do you think Nintendo will finally cut the price of the Wii next month? What features to do you like to see on the rumored Wii 2? Share your thoughts below or continue the discussion at the forums.

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Sounds bad for Nintendo, i feel like the only Company of the big three with any future this gen is Sony, the 3DS although having a beautiful upcoming line-up already seems dated, and not wort th buying, and the wii, i rather get one used for $99 if i really wanted one, which trust me i don't it was my first console, i owned it in it's prime, now it's falling, I'm glad Nintendo isn't scared to try new stuff though.

# Hmm... — Nep 2011-04-13 10:41

I'm not too sure if price cuts for the Wii will make the somewhat newly released 3DS look any better, considering that the handheld is already pricier than the Wii.

Their target audience has mostly been the casual gamer, and I think a person who doesn't own a Wii by now, surely doesn't own a 3DS. Which would they take? Most likely the cheaper one, thus having the 3DS lose a potential customer. I dunno, that's how I believe it would happen.

# RE: PoV: Wii needs a price cut soon — DeltaDAWG 2011-04-13 11:59

What is this? The 174th rumor of a price cut?

Nintendo could stop selling the Wii tomorrow and they would be just fine. With that said I see no intensive to cut the price.

# ... — Mickle 2011-04-13 14:31

Everyone's waiting for Wii 2 thinking it'll bring the sales back up but people thought the same 15 year ago then the N64 was a commercial flop, as was the Gamecube, and only Gameboy and Pokemon that kept Nintendo in the black, so honestly with the 3DS's slow start there's a chance Nintendo could be in trouble within 3 years if Wii 2 isn't successfull, and they might have to dip into those massive reserves they made the last 6 years.

# RE: ... — DeltaDAWG 2011-04-13 18:37

Um...what slow start? The 3DS sold more units on launch day then any other Nintendo handheld. They sold over half a million units.

That's not a slow start.

Also, if Nintendo has 6 years of reserve to dip into then....how is that "trouble"? Sounds pretty damn good to me!

# RE: ... — Azariel_z 2011-04-14 05:27

Quoting Mickle:

Everyone's waiting for Wii 2 thinking it'll bring the sales back up but people thought the same 15 year ago then the N64 was a commercial flop, as was the Gamecube, and only Gameboy and Pokemon that kept Nintendo in the black, so honestly with the 3DS's slow start there's a chance Nintendo could be in trouble within 3 years if Wii 2 isn't successfull, and they might have to dip into those massive reserves they made the last 6 years.

Me thinks youa re a little lost here, where is Nintendo in trouible, they never sold somethign at loss, they are not Sony or MS, they still need a lot of sales to actually "profit" as they though they would like 3 years ago.
And you are comparing the Wii to N64 ..is not like the N64 skyrocket sales through 3-4 years..
No price cut means they have plenty...of time..

# ... — Mickle 2011-04-13 19:44

Game sales are relatively weak and the 3DS just isn't selling as well as people expected with a lot holding out because the launch lineup is also weak. And dipping into those reserves would be a bad thing because it shows they losing money, but hey i really do hope they can pull through because Apple's gonna grab more of their share in the next years and the last thing i want is for them to get more power.

# RE: ... — DeltaDAWG 2011-04-15 11:55

Launch lineup is weak for EVERY console and handheld. ALL OF THEM. If the 3DS has sold more units then any other handheld on launch day then how exactly are people holding out?

I think the media it trying blow smoke up our butts.

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