I've always felt that Nintendo probably had intended to drop it to around $120 or something already. Which would have boosted the lacklustre sales. However that when the 3DS wasn't selling at $250 and they had to sell it at a loss, they decided it was better to keep the Wii price up. Nothing to prove that at all but it's just my gut feeling. Had the 3DS sold better at $250 I'm sure the Wii would have gone down in price faster. Maybe not to $99 but definitely a bit.