While most people think that the Wii's power, or lack thereof, will be it's downfall, I think that's where it will help keep its lead. With the lower power of the Wii, comes its lower price. It will have the ability to undercut its opponents price at any time, whether it is a reaction to a price cut or to preempt one. The PS3 is in no position to do either. They will have to make several price cuts to even make Nintendo sweat.
Nintendo hasn't had to make any strategy changes as well. All they've been doing is raising their sales predictions. They are just sitting there while the 3rd party developers are coming to them. Sony is scrambling just to keep them from leaving altogether. There is no pressure on Nintendo to drop price, while Sony is constantly being asked if there will be one this year. Nintendo didn't have to stop making their lower model Wii....because there isn't one.
I really don't like how Sony has put the idea in everyone's head that $600 is expensive, it makes it look like that $300 is not that bad. I think $300 for a videogame console is very expensive. By the time the PS3 gets down to $300, the Wii will be $100 or there will be a new Nintendo just as powerful as the PS3 at the same price. Also at this time, stand alone HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players will be less than $300, so why buy a PS3?
Nintendo will sell 100M+ consoles this generation. PS3 at 35M and 25M for the 360.
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