Wii price cut ($50)

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ArtofAngels said:

omgwtfbbq said:
yeah it's good to see the console coming in more of a price equilibrium with the US dollar. Now I would like it if we could say the same thing about the games.

They were $100 when the Aussie dollar bought 60 US cents, and now the dollar buys 85c, they're still $100. Someone's pocketing a lot of money from the exchange rate, it would be great to see some of those saving coming to consumers with regular games dropping to $80

Exactly, the best way to take advantage of the AUD $ at the moment is to buy DS or PSP games online, I have been just now on yesasia.com, Rune Factory for $38 AUD baby! It'll be $69 when released here for sure.

ha! I haven't bought a DS game here in Australia for a long time. It didn't take me long to realise that it was just throwing money away.

Wii however, is region locked and until I get a mod chip (it's a matter of when, not if) I will have to pay the extra money.