“Still millions” of potential Wii customers, says NoA boss

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RolStoppable said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
What do you guys think about a new $99 price tag? Do you think it will happen? I'm sure that would move a bunch of units.

It will eventually happen, but not this year. Nintendo doesn't have enough sales to get from it to make it worth, so they are better off taking what they can get, especially in their current financial situation. And you never know, the Wii U might be struggling next year, so a $50 price cut on both SKUs could be necessary. All the more reason to keep the Wii at $149 for a little while longer.

Makes sense.

I don't think we'll see a price cut for the Wii U anytime soon, though. I know Pachter predicted a price cut in 2013 in response to the next round of consoles, but if I had to wager, I'd bet on the price remaining constant for at least two years.

I believe the Wii stayed at $250 for three years, although I'm not positive.