The parent's basement 'analysts' in this thread need to shut up. The Wii is their fastest selling console ever, will be their best selling home console ever and you think they need a price-cut? Do you not think a multi-billion dollar company can figure out that the demand/supply ration means that sales cannot rise higher than they currently are?

I wonder sometimes if people listen to what Iwata-san is actually saying... I get the impression that most do not.

There is no need to drop the price of an item which has not met demand. Further, Iwata's statements thus far imply that Nintendo's goal is to maintain the perceived value of the DS and Wii for as long as possible, meaning that consumers will still be willing to pay the current price for them down the road. Given the nature of inflation, and its rampant nature in recent years, this isn't hard to believe.

There is no effective way to gauge how long it will be before Wii demand is met; going by anecdotal evidence is useless, the US alone has over 300 million residents. One game store in one part of the country is just a single drop in a vast ocean.

As for the lack of information on upcoming games, Iwata stated months ago that they were going to cut back on press coverage for their titles until just a month or two before games' releases. This is just the realization of that statement.

OK, thanks... Seem a DVD player and mainstream appeal really put SONY on top. NOW, its Nintendo's turn to turn that around.

About the topic, what are people talking about there'll be a price cut in mid 2008, late 2008? The Wii was still on demand that the stockpiling even affects the overall sales in America, and it still selling twice as 360 and PS3 combined. NO WAY Nintendo will cut the price with sales like that now that Wii fit will be around the corner. Maybe in late 2009, yeah, but not this year.