Does Nintendo get in on the action soon?

[Asriel]

Cutting the Gamecube price to $99 did nothing but give the machine a temporary boost.

As others have pointed out, the DS price has remained fairly steady since launch, even increasing with the DSi on the market. DS sales have finally began to slow, but only after reaching an install base of 100million plus. Even then, shipments for this financial year will be in the region of 30 million.

Nintendo are learning lessons all the time. That's what got them on top this generation, it's what stopped the PSP from usurping the handheld market, and it's what is going to keep them on top for this generation. They've learned from their mistakes very quickly, and only they truly understand the market they've reshaped and created.

Microsoft and Sony are still going to be playing catch up next year when their motion control offerings launch, and I think that's going to the time Nintendo cut prices. I'd expect a $100 price cut, and new Motion Plus/Balance board bundles to compliment a strong software lineup and the next peripheral. Not out of desperation, but to cut the legs from MS/Sony before they can become truly competitive in the motion control market and to give Nintendo time to move onto the next 'blue ocean'.