DCK Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 The main site's reporting this. A pricecut? Had anybody seen that coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda_Rulez Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 With it selling so well, I don't think they really need a price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japjer Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Well, considering most of the best-sellers are from nintendo, it makes sense for them to not let the sales drop and keep the buzz. A smash bros bundle might've been better though, mario kart will proably be a multimillion seller in europe anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksnowman Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I read that its rumoured to be soon, and I think, like everyone else, its still too soon because the Wii is still selling like hotcakes at its current price. Maybe at Christmas a price cut would be good... but probably next Christmas as I'd say the Wii will be in high demand once again this year. Offering different bundles would be cool, but sure most places offer their own variety of bundles anyway so its not really a priority, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh_gamer Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 People seeing a Wii and Wii Fit costing £249.98 will defintley be put off purchasing ,but if this pricecut happened, a Wii and Wii Fit could be available for £189.99, a price similar to a 360 with GTA4, thus people may think twice about which console they'd like to purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMJ Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 People seeing a Wii and Wii Fit costing £249.98 will defintley be put off purchasing ,but if this pricecut happened, a Wii and Wii Fit could be available for £189.99, a price similar to a 360 with GTA4, thus people may think twice about which console they'd like to purchase. That sounds plausible. A Wii + WiiFit bundle would be a smart thing to do for Nintendo, since the current WiiFit price is quite steep. Unless they market it right, which i think they will, and make sure everyone and the ladies in particular, get the message that WiiFit will do your body, shape or weight a lot of good. As for Wii + WiiSports selling for € 149 euro? No way that's gonna happen. It's been in high demand since it launched. It's still selling out everywhere. Dropping the price would be foolish. Something to counter 360+GTA4/PS3+GTA4? Perhaps. But I think the Mario Kart + WiiFit combo is more than enough get the attention. Plus, they're not really competing for the same gaming money IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Considering this is rumoured to be Europe-only so far, this might have something to do with the weak dollar as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Painting Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 A bit of a price cut maybe, but by the amount that the main site is reporting is a bit far imo. Maybe to £150, but down to £120 doesn't really make any sense to me, people will still note the £150 price as good, dropping it by another £30 just doesn't seem good business by Nintendo to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Gameplay dropped the price by £10 although, I can't remember if that was a limited time deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost_zero Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Regarding another site Nintendo said no regarding any price drops (however, if I remember correctly other manufacturers have said so before shortly before a price drop). Though I don't think there will be a price drop and if, it sure won't be 100 €. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Nintendo would be absolutely crazy to do any sort of price drop at the moment. The machine is outselling everything out there by a long long way at the moment. As far as I can tell the stock issue still isn't completely resolved either. I will be shocked if anything goes on price-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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