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TheLastStarFighter on 21 March 2013
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platformmaster918 said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
platformmaster918 said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
It needs both. The timing is also poor, as this is the weakest period of the year for game sales. Launch games, reduce price and promote in the second half of they year. Everyone needs to settle down.

is it?  I thought that was June-August?


The whole first half of the year is weak.  the post-Christmas period is traditionally the weakest for Nintendo platforms, but it's all weak really.  But the point is, there is little point i dropping prices or marketing pushes or anything else until MS and Sony reveal plans, and until after E3.  Then Nintendo should make a massive push.

If they were going to price drop officially I would think it would be in August or September to offset the effect of next gen systems and entice holiday buyers away from them.  Nintendo is already taking a loss and don't like to lose hardware money so they will hold off as long as they can.


Exactly.  Get Pikmin, W101, WiiFitU, WiiPartyU out.  Find out price of opposition.  Media speculates as to pricing of opposition... is it too high or just right?  Drop price of Wii U and release WWHD and let people know that MarioKart and MarioUniverse are coming.  Promote like crazy.  Hopefully generate large market share.  And like you said, later is better for cutting costs and the yen may continue to fall.  At the current rate, they could drop the price and make a profit on WiiU this Autumn.