pezus said:
Conegamer said:
That's not the point, though. A cut to $99 does wonders, regardless of where it is in the market. There's still a huge market for the Wii, and people want to have it at Christmas. Not as much nowadays, but for most people, it's the most recognsiable console out there.
Let's look at the PS2:
Cut from $179 to $149- Increase of 57,000 units, sold an additional 600,000 units before returning to pre-cut levels
From $149 to $129 2 years later- Increase of 33,000 units, sold an additional 300,000 units before returning to pre-cut levels.
From $129- $99 3 years later- Increae of 44,000 units, sold an addiional 380,000 units before returning to pre-cut levels.
That last price cut was in 2009, nearly 4 years after the 'next-gen' started. Who can't say the Wii can't do the same? You'd be surprised. At $149, it's not worth it for just a game or two, but at $99, suddenly it becomes feasible.
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I can. Wii is nowhere near PS2 levels at comparable time frames.
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No, you can't, because the PS2 was selling but a few k a week more than the Wii after 5 years; it's just that the other consoles are selling better.
And if the GC could sell 2.5mil in just over a year before it was discontinued, after selling less than half of what the Wii is selling currently, up against the Wii and the 360, thensurely the Wii can do at least 4-5x that much. And, as Aielyn said, there' s a lot f sales in the $99 console. You'd be surprised.
