Wii price cut for the US and Japan News
Wii News by Tom Bramwell
Nintendo will cut the US and Japanese price of Wii this Sunday, 27th September, the company announced this evening.
US consumers will be able to pick one up for $199 (down from $249), while Japanese gamers can expect to pay 20,000 yen (down from 25,000 yen).
In a statement marking the occasion, Nintendo of America's Cammie Dunaway said: "Our research shows there are 50 million Americans thinking about becoming gamers, and this more affordable price point and our vast array of new software mean many of them can now make the leap and find experiences that appeal to them, whatever their tastes or level of gaming experience."
Nintendo hasn't announced a similar price-cutting measure for Europe. Instead, UK retailers have told us to expect an expanded bundle at the same price including a Wii MotionPlus, Wii Sports Resort and a nunchuk on top of existing pack-in items.
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idiotsavant
24/09/09 @ 02:52
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I suppose under $200 brings it under a significant mental barrier on price over the pond. I could see how bringing it down to £149 over here would do the same - but surely a £99 price tag for Christmas would mean that every man and his dog would get one here. Nintendo must be churning them out far cheaper than that.
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Europe as a whole is a ripoff and Ireland is the ripoff of Europe.
You Brits don't know how lucky you have it. A university in Dublin did a survey of prices in shops like Argos and Tesco between Northern and Southern Ireland and the differences were astronomical. Some HDTVs in Argos were going for about twice the price! Sorry about the off topic rant but it's crazy over here! @idiosavant(or whatever)- yes I'd finally buy a WIi is the price went down to 99 pounds sterling. You're right, considering it's just a gamecube with a new controller and a measly 256MB(!!!) memory they'd still bhe making a killing on it.
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r4z0rbl4d3
24/09/09 @ 06:23
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Well, here in Sweden we haven't even got a price cut on the PS3, and won't either. We have to import them to get a decent price...
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LOL it's just a GC with a Motion Controller tacked on! What a rip-off.
I wonder what all you guys will be saying when Sony and MS release their own motion variants, along with a hefty price point entry. Wait, I know, their motion tech will be Next Gen and worth the money!
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Alterego-X
24/09/09 @ 08:30
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I guess it is supposed to be an experiment. If the price cut will be more successful, they will do that in Europe.
If the bundle is more successful, they can still replace the price cut with that bundle over there. The latter seems more plausible to me, it just has more content. |
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