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chapset on 28 June 2013

they are doing 25k a week with a price cut they might do 35k so no it's not worth it.



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zorg1000 on 28 June 2013
Soundwave said:

If the Wii U doesn't get a price drop, I think it's fair to say Nintendo simply doesn't care about their console division as much as the 3DS.

They rushed to rescue the 3DS, giving it a huge price drop within like 6 months, made sure it got Mario 3D Land AND Mario Kart 7 for its first holiday, even putting Retro on Mario Kart to get it done on time. And they secured an exclusivity deal for Monster Hunter, the biggest Japanese 3rd party franchise.

The Wii U gets no price cut, gets DKC (5 million seller on Wii) instead of Mario Kart (20 million seller on Wii) for the holiday season, gets a Wind Waker remake instead of an Ocarina of Time one (OoT is far more popular), and gets no type of big third party exclusivity deal like Monster Hunter is on handhelds.

I think Nintendo views 3DS as a higher priority than Wii U. Even now Iwata says their no.1 priority in investors meetings is getting 3DS sales to be better in the West, not the Wii U situation, which is far more dire. Why is the Wii U getting less help despite struggling even more?


I get where ur coming from but 3DS was selling at a hugr profit at launch, Wii U isnt. Here in the states all 3DS had for its 2nd half of the year line up was OoT, Star Fox, 3D Land and Mario Kart. While Wii U has Pikmin 3, Luigi U, W101, Wind Waker, Party U, Fit U, DKC, 3D World so double the amount of 1st party exclusives and one releasing about every 2-3 weeks. Nintendo just needs a new marketing campaign once the games start coming in on a consistent basis, this will give it about 3 months to gain momentum leading up to the holidays.

Nothing is going to stop PS4/One from selling this holiday so instead of a price cut, Nintendo should rely on bundles and retailer discounts. From Black Friday-Christmas I wouldnt be surprsied to see Wii U basic at $199 just to get rid of stock and the deluxe bundled with an extra game for $299.

Ealry next year when the initial hype for PS4/One dies down is the perfect time to strike. Discontinue the basic, drop the deluxe to $250 and have a $300 Mario Kart bundle. That will give it a big boost and as long as Wii U continues to have a solid stream of exclusives next year it will do fine.



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