Nuvendil on 16 January 2015
Forced their hand? Not really; I think they always intended to hold the price til the end of the fiscal year. Iwata promised profits, that's what he's going to deliver. And so long as the Wii U continues to be up YoY, Nintendo probably sees no need to jump the gun. Plus lower the price to $250 alongside a major release like Mario Maker or Splatoon or even Mario Party 10 will be more effective, just as it was when MS did it alongside all their promotional stuff.
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