potato_hamster said:
zorg1000 said:
The combination of Luigi's Mansion, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing & Pokemon Gen 8 along with smaller titles, 2017/2018 evergreens and a potential price cut/revision and bundles will likely cause sales to increase this year.
Japan especially has room to grow alot this year. Animal Crossing sold over 5 million on DS & 3DS, Pokemon Let's Go was not as well received as in the west (it sold like a new gen in the west but did well under half of a new gen in Japan) and it has Yokai Watch and Dragon Quest as potential million sellers in that region.
I'm aware that not many will go out and buy a Switch for Luigi's Mansion specifically but that's my point, most people buy a system for a multitude of reasons, not for a single title.
Wii released in Nov 2006 and had a price cut in Sept 2009 then another one in May 2011 then another one in Oct 2012 then another one in Nov 2013. I have no idea where you are coming up with 5 years for the first price cut.
As for Wii U, it's pretty obvious they never cut its price because it was bleeding money for them and they didnt think a price cut was going to increase sales enough to offset further losses.
A few day and date titles announced are Mortal Kombat, Crash Team Racing & Doom Eternal.
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The first official price cut for the Wii was on May 15th 2011.
https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/nintendo-drops-wii-price-to-150-from-may-15th-throws-in-a-free/
They had it on sale before that, but that's the first time it's MSRP was changed from $199 on release to $149.
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https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/14/us-wii-price-launch-date-revealed
https://www.shacknews.com/article/43853/wii-249-on-november-19
https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-drops-wii-price-to-199/
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wii-joins-xbox-ps3-drops-console-price-199/story?id=8657422
https://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/wii-price-drop-confirmed-199-starting-this-weekend/
It's important to do the research before posting.
