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TheLastStarFighter on 18 March 2013
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Soundwave said:

Wouldn't the shifting yen/dollar let Nintendo sell the Wii U for much cheaper?

They should now be able to sell the Wii U basic for $249.99 and the premium for $299.99 and not take any more of a hardware loss than they were selling the system in November for $300/$350 simply because yen/dollar fluctuations.

Now that the January/Feburary drought is over (hopefully), March should usher in at least some new releases.

Drop the 8GB basic to $249.99 and bundle it with Nintendo Land. Nintendo Land is going to have to be a sacrificial goat for the Wii U but oh well, it probably didn't cost a ton to develop anyhow.

Drop the 32GB model to $299.99 and bundle it with Nintendo Land and NSMBU.


Get Pikmin 3 out for April/May, Wonderful 101 for June/July, localize Dragon Quest X for the West and offer a couple of months of free online play for the summer. Rush a Bayonetta 1 Directors Cut out to the market for summer. You need some freaking content Nintendo, that's a start at least.

Offer a free digital download of an HD version of Xenoblade to "Wii U ambassadors" in June.  

I always enjoy your posts, Soundwave, whether I agree with them or not.  I think the weak yen definitely makes Wii U price cuts in the west viable.  I think it should and will happen, but not just yet. They need the software out at the same time.  I think they also want to know the Sony/MS pricing strategy.  Once a figure is announce, Nintendo can drop to undercut further.  Personally I would like to see an imediate price drop following e3 in June.  Not unlike Sony's show-stopping Playstation price cut of 1996, Nintendo should use the show floor to announce the cut of $50.  I think they shouldn't just cut the Basic though, I think they should drop it all together.  Not because of money, but because I think 8 gig isn't big enough. I can see trouble down the road for things like game patches and so on.  Get rid of it now before too many people buy it.