I don't think it will happen. I agree with the economic argument that a price drop means less profits, its as simple as that. Although i want a price drop, and i want it primarily because i think the Wii and its controls should be in as many homes as possible BEFORE Natal and Sony wand launches, i just don't think its as profitable so they won't do it.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
