ZechsMerquise said:
Mummelmann said:
ZechsMerquise said:
It doesn't need new hardware, the Wii is still selling well and outsold the 360 last week worldwide.
It doesn't need new games, this year alone we're still to see Donkey Kong, Epic Mickey, Sonic Colours, Mario Collection, Call of Duty: Black Ops and this year we've had Metroid, Goldeneye, Mario Galaxy 2, Just Dance 2, Wii Party and a host of other gems. What's more, Nintendo is the best selling games publisher every week.
It's down to price, the Wii hardware has never had a price cut, simple. An XBOX360 S costs just £189.99 over here, just £10 more than a Wii. Both XBOX and PS3 have slashed their prices to become more competitive, the Wii has always been the same price.
It's time Nintendo cut the price, just taking it down to £149.99 would probably do it.
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Uhm, the Wii had a 20% price reduction last fall, remember? It was 250$ a launch and the new bundles add twice as much value at 200$. 200$ is pretty much mass market price, a lot of people seem to think that since the Wii has had only one price cut it has tons of leverage available if they cut it further. Thing is; lower entry price = less leverage for and with price cuts in the future.
As I said, it is already at mass market price since last fall.
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Cool, I was just quoting the prices here in the UK. Over here we haven't had a price cut yet, I know they've added WSR to the bundle, but I still think when you can get the 360 4gb for £149.99 the Wii at £179.99 is not as competitive as it used to be. New colours should do fine then :)
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Yeah, the price in Europe are fluxuating a lot more and there can be variations for certain countries (such as here in Norway where consumer electronics are typically really expensive). There's also the myriad of currencies to adjust to! As it stands, the Wii costs more here than a 360 Elite bundle right now and this has been going on for a while.
If anything will help push Wii hardware this year, it will be a red Wii in Japan and Americas, I don't think the EMEAA market is as strong as it used to be for Nintendo, software sales would suggest the same in some instances (Wii party did a lot better in Japan for instance, despite Japan being a considerably smaller market), Donkey Kong will also help out along the way. But the next true system seller for the Wii will be "Skyward Sword", I think.
