Nintendo: Why the Wii Won't Get a Price Cut

[Joelcool7]

I can't help but wonder how much profit Nintendo yields off of every purchase I remember when Wii was first shown off, EA and Sega put the manufacturing price at roughly 70$, sparking rumours that the Wii was going to be cheap.

Of course we all know it debut at 279.99$ CDN and hasn't dropped in price since. The hardware must have become cheaper to manufacture since then much like it has for Sony and Microsoft.

Even with the 360 becoming cheaper then the Wii. Wii still outsells the 360 and the now cheaper priced PS3.

I bet Nintendo cuts the hardware price once it costs them about 25$ to manufacture and sales have begun to dip.

I mean think of the profits Nintendo must be making off the hardware as well as the cheaply developed WiiFit, WiiPlay, WiiMusic etc...etc..

In other words I'm guessing the first price cut will come in 2010, when the competition starts unvieling their next generation consoles!