| bdbdbd said: @Squiliam: Assuming Wii drops in price after its successor comes into market, Nintendo would be able to get additional sales (software and hardware) from people who wouldn't buy the system (or the new one) anyway unless it's dirt cheap (Wii priced at 99 isn't impossible after N6 is out). |
The problem is, they will also tend to erode their next generation uptake as people are more likely to buy a cheaper Wii if it does essentially the same job as the Wii 2. Look at the Arcade/Premium price cuts for the Xbox 360. There were as many people purchasing the Arcade who would have otherwise purchased the Premium as there were people purchasing the Arcade because its within their price/comfort zone. The next generation hardware will likely cost as much as the current generation hardware so they will probably be better off to not erode their margins in western countries. The future I see for the current Wii is market development in emerging markets whilst the western market will likely get used to the idea that the Wii is always $250.
Tease.
