HappySqurriel on 01 May 2010
Personally, I think Nintendo will be tweeking the value of the Wii system from now until the end of the generation, but I don’t necessarily think that price will be a major part of this strategy. Hypothetically speaking, Nintendo could bundle the Wii with a game that has seen most of the sales it will see this generation (Mario Party 8) and/or an additional controller and the $200 price tag still looks entirely reasonable. As Nintendo moves to releasing their next system (potentially at $250 or $300) they can reduce the price of the Wii to $150; and then slowly reduce the price from there as their next generation system catches on.
