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Seece said:

steverhcp02 said:

AnthonyW86 said:

Looks like we might see another Wii price cut this year. It's starting to sell less each week compared to last year when it was still $250. And with Kinect and Move coming. Anyone agree?

I dont think we will see a price cut, but anythings possible.

I'll probably get flamed to death for saying this but.......we may be seeing the effect of Nintnedo relying on this new demographic. Industry loyalty, IE: "core" gamers will always be there however this new demographic that Nintendo has tapped may need to be fed stuff to keep them coming back. Im by no means saying its a fad, but theres a lot to be said for a dedicated userbase/demographic in this industry. This is why MSFT was able to come in and in 1.5 generations establish itself as a serious player, they tapped into that dedicated market of users who will be constantly interested in this industry, its a reliable base in the long run.

But Nintendo is arguably the most innovative company in this industry so it if anyone can come up with a way to get a fleeting demographic to turn their heads back to the Wii, its them.

Why? They didn't manage that with the gamecube, and (excluding the wii) havn't all their consoles since their first, declined? Seems to me they don't know how to hang on to the core crowd

1983 - NES - 62 mill
1990 - SNES - 49 mill
1994 - N64 - 33 mill
2001 GC - 22 mill

Much of that decline was due to competition. I think nintendo got lazy between Sega and Sony, the industry opened up. The fact that Nintendo went from those numbers to over 70 million already to the Wii, and a still dominating DS with the 3DS looking to be a great success, Nintendo has not only learned from past shortfalls but the turn around is nothing short of remarkable.

I wasnt referring to getting the core crowd back, Nintendo will always have a handful of dedicated gamers for MArio/Zelda/Metroid but the fleeting demographic i was referring to are those moms/kids that may be moving onto something else to occupy their time. A lot of us and the bulk of the industry as we know it play games on a regular basis and play a new one every month most likely. We have a plethora of stuff to keep us interested and will probably always be interested.....the dmeographic ninty tapped into on the other hand isnt like that, they are larger in volume but the dedication and consistency isnt there long term.

None of it really matters though, i mean they have sold 70 million plus, its not like theyre in trouble of anything from a business or marketshare position, but they can only survive on the coattails of wii fit and wii sports for so long, i dont think those games will transcend the next generation considering now Sony and MSFT will offer them, so like i said, Nintendo will have to offer something new and different, which they did successfully with the wii.