you know the sales spike of the September NPD sales was BEFORE the month's pricecut of the Wii which is on last week of September right? So if the pricecut will be effective its on month of October. But the September's sales are healthy without the pricecut. One month after WSR. So its not the pricecut that spike the sales of the Wii, its WSR and November and December NSMB Wii
end of core gaming days prediction:
E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced
E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.
E3 2010- Tape runs out
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2009/ICG_Tape_runs_out.jpg