That article is kind of annoying. Wii should spike up like crazy at year end again once Zelda, Kirby, Just Dance 3, Zumba 2, and the price cut / Mario Kart bundle all coalesce. Wii has also had 70 or so games release in 2011, in addition to the 900 or so in 2006-2010 - its not like PSP at all which has had 15 games release in 2011. Game releases are what sustain price cuts. I just checked the figures and Wii is at 85% of 2007 levels in 2011 in the USA market. June / July should be pretty similar in 2007 / 2011. Total sales in August - October in 2011 will be down on 2007, but if Wii is at 250k - 300k in October I don't see why it can't spike back to 900k (Zelda) and then 1.8m or so in December.
Wii U is still way out - sure as hell isn't coming in March 2012 when its confirmed for after that time frame already. It could be June 2012, but its hard to believe it would be earlier than that. Think about when the price cut came - it was likely designed to prevent sales from collapsing for about another year.
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