By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
archbrix on 04 July 2013
Edit Thread
Einsam_Delphin said:
archbrix said:

While Nintendo would be sitting pretty this holiday with a $250 deluxe WiiU, I'll leave you with two points to think about:

Point 1: Keep in mind that Sony and Microsoft are likely not competition for most people choosing a console this holiday because they're not going to have enough stock to line the shelves. All of their available units will surely be snatched up by the enthusiasts/diehard fans/ebay scalpers.

Point 2: That kind of massive price drop is what incurred Nintendo's first posted loss ever back in 2012 (fiscal year 2011) since they've been in the games industry. They're going to avoid repeating that again, especially when (see Point 1).


Well considering you ignored my key points, I don't feel very inclined to take yours to heart. Also you're assuming they price cut this holiday which may or may not be the case and regardless the price cut will last forever, not just for that holiday season, hence why I never factored the holidays into my reasoning. If it were up to me, I wouldn't price cut during the holidays as their console will already see a boost in sales.

I didn't ignore your points, I simply disagree with most of them. Not everyone who posts in your thread is going to wholeheartedly agree with you.

Now, with that said, you raise a good point in your last post regarding when they drop the price. If a price reduction doesn't occur this year and they wait until, say, the launch of Mario Kart next year for a price drop, then I agree that a larger reduction than $50 is possible. This also supports my point that, regarding the masses, Nintendo really isn't competing with the PS4/XB1 this holiday because every one of their consoles are likely sold as soon as they arrive at stores.

The problem is that WiiU will still be competing with the PS3/360 which will do well again this holiday, so a $50 price drop in Sept/Oct would help it to remain competitive with them.

Furthermore, as someone else pointed out Nintendo has never dropped the price of a system - console or handheld - by a full $100 in one shot, but they've also never had a system perform as badly as the WiiU has so far, either. Still, the one thing I'd be willing to bet is that if they do indeed drop the price this year it won't be by a full $100.