Is the Wii Overpriced?

[dahuman]

noname2200 said:

Procrastinato said:

Considering inflation, the Wii was not overpriced at its release.

It is now, however. Its sales will continue to slow until they knock it down to $199.99 -- and that won't happen until the dollar gets stronger, relative to the yen, again.

The buyers willing to purchase it, at the release price, are beginning to wear thin.

Wait, "continue to slow"?

I'll give you Japan, but I don't think that's the case everywhere else. It certainly isn't the case in the U.S., where it's had the strongest monthly sales in all but three months since its release (launch month, the next month, and Halo 3's release) despite being heavily supply-constrained, yet its nonetheless continued to post impressive YoY increases.

Am I just misunderstanding you?

 

he probably means slowing down, but even in Japan, it's actually still pretty steady, while other consoles have ups and downs, Wii is like a sail boat with stable wind, moving steadily and with good speed.