It is because video gaming software and hardware does not sell very well in supermarkets or bookshops compared to shops such as GAME or Gamestation (even though Gamestation is now part of GAME).

Oh, rainBOWS, I like those.

So, the price drop now makes it roughly the same price that it's officially been sold at in the US for the past 6 months or so, I'm still failing to see the OMGWTFBBQ factor here

wow I just found out a euro is worth 28cent more than a us dollar so if wii was 200euros it would be 256us dollar, I think nintendo should have a price drop over their............

now wonder why others dont sell like america

Mid year in the UK has been like this for several years regarding the Wii.
Prices go down, lots of preowned ones in stores well below retail price, then come Christmas not a Wii to be seen and the ones that are available are above RRP or part of a £300 package

In the UK, £140 is very cheap for a games console - hopefully it will encourage more to buy it.

Competition for games/consoles in the UK is absolutley amazing this gen. It's not just Wii, everyone is selling waaay below RRP. The big stores selling Fifa for

I don't expect many people from countries like France or Germany (where games are usually translated, amirite?) to buy games in another language, but for smaller countries, almost all games are in English anyway (at most the booklet and back cover are translated).

I wouldn't but plenty do given that English is a second language for a lot of Europeans especially if prices can be half what you currently pay. On Topic the article is bullshit. Wii in the UK didn't get a price drop like the rest of the world, it had WSR/M+ bundled instead.

Wii on its own soon dropped to £140 once the WSR bundle (£180) was announced. If the average was £155 then some idiots were still paying £180 when they could have had WSR thrown in for free. Not suprised WHSmith effed up. They've been in trouble for years. WHSmith is kept alive by its airport/train station "monopoly".