MS increases advertisement of Arcade version and $349AUD price point

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cyclone87 said:

i love xbox360 said:
NO OFFENCE but y r m$ dropping the price in australia which has a small population so not many console sale when they could be dropping the price even more in america and europe (mostly the uk ) to increase there userbase to counter act the ps brand which is gaining momentum in america and europe

 

Prices in Australia and other PAL regions are very inflated as far as hardware and software goes. They probably dropped the price in Australia simply because they could afford to and it is a good time to do it. I'm hoping the Wii gets a price drop this year, if it does then I will buy it because I honestly don't believe it's worth AU$400

The Australian dollar is at its strongest point in 25 years if i remember correctly. Most of our console/game prices have been the same since back when the dollar was at 42 US cents. Now it is up at 96 US cents, this means that console manufactures can afford to cut prices and still make a decent amount of money in Australia.

If you've been after a Wii for under $400, there has been plenty of chances to get it cheaper. Kmart and BigW frequently have it cheaper and often with a game and/or other accessories bundled. My brother paid $350 about a year ago and that included a game, sports pack accessories (though they are pretty useless) and a carry bag.