As it is getting closer to the holiday periods people are talking about the different console makers strategies for the holidays. The Wii has been seeing declines in sales compared to the same week last year for awhile now, and since holiday 2009 saw such amazingly strong Wii sales it would seem that the this year the console would be down a lot compartively. Some people seem to think there is a possibility of another price cut to the system this year, but it seems unlikely that Nintendo would make cuts 2 years in a row when it took so long for them to make the first one. Also while they have a respectable line up this year, the main games just don't have the sales potential of their hits from last year, so it seems like they need something else to keep from seeing a big sales decline.
I think that potential something extra could be a price drop to the Wii Fit Plus bundle. It's been 3 years since the introduction of Wii Fit, and the only thing it has seen is a slight price increase when Wii Fit Plus was introduced last year. Sales of Wii Fit Plus while still remarkable are starting to slow down, and a price decrease accompanied by new promtions for it this holiday could see the game having another massive holiday. This would help Nintendo in two ways, the obvious one being increased sales for Wii Fit Plus, but the other being increased Wii hardware sales. Nintendo is always showing graphs about how Wii Fit sales are in a direct positive coorelation with Wii hardware sales, so it stands to reason that a big increase in Wii Fit sales would also see stronger Wii hardware sales. It also might be a nice little counter measure to Move and especially Kinnect.
A $20-30 Wii Fit plus price cut could be just what the Wii needs but I don't think this move would allow the Wii to match last year's hardware sales, but I think it could make a 15% drop from last year instead of a 25%+ drop from last year's holiday more likely.
So what do you think? Is this a move that Nintendo is likely to make? If they do cut the price what kind of impact do you see it having on both the sales of Wii Fit Plus and Wii hardware?
