| HappySqurriel said: I personally expect Nintendo to start by bundling before they do a price drop as a way to promote Wii Fit to the level where third parties will feel comfortable supporting it; to get maximum value out of this the bundle would be Wii + Wii Sports + Wii Fit + Wiimote and Nunchuck (with the possibility of an additional Wiimote and Nunchuck). By doing this for only 6 months Nintendo would ensure that Wii Fit was one of the most purchased add-ons to a console of all time and companies like EA, Capcom and Konami could feel comfortable developing both games that have added functionality for the Wii Fit board or are designed to only work with the Wii Fit Board. 6 months to a year after Nintendo packaged Wii Fit with the Wii they could (probably) comfortably reduce the price of the Wii to $200 without fear of losing money. I could be wrong, but I expect that a $250 Wii with Wii Sports, Wii Fit and (possibly) 2 Wiimotes and Nunchucks looks like a far better value than a Core XBox 360 at $250-$280 or a Priemium XBox 360 for $300 to $350 (not to mention a $400 to $500 PS3). |
I agree. never thought about it that way, but yopu have a point. I think that there are some third parties that already have faith in it. Were at a point that if Nintendo makes a periferal, it works.
I don't think we'll see a price cut for a long, LONG time. Pricer cuts up sales right? So why up sales when they can't even keep demand up. At this point, iot would be cutting into priofits. I don't expect we'll see one 'till they are staying on the shelves for over a week. But even then, they'll probobly still move. I predict late '08 at best. Most likely 09.
