So no Price cut for the Wii then?

The interview is quite interesting, they're looking for stronger 3d party support:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124338239503456555.html

Reggie = captain obvious.

Software? Bring me the games YOU DON'T WANT, and we want. Thanks.

Since the Wii is already at a sweet spot for pricing, a cut will be when the price is no longer necessary to stay that high (as in the profit margin is so high, even a price cut will still make loads).

And it makes sense that Nintendo is courting developers. That's kind of what Sony did with the PS1.

This better not be hinting at another lax Nintendo showing at E3. Nintendo started backing off two years ago to give third parties a better chance at competing against Nintendo's first party onslaught. But third parties still haven't succeeded to the levels of the DS. I want my wave after wave of Nintendo first party content that I enjoyed on the GameCube.

You didn't get that. You're remembering something far different than what happened. The Gamecube had loads of droughts and drips, with only holidays having anything close to a wave.

Maybe but many people doesn't see that. Many gamers (both wii owners and not ones) think that the only way to gain sales is with price cuts and not software (the same dudes that say that wii sold because the control or PS3 will kill xbox if it has a price cut). If there's is no sofwtare that customers care they won't buy any console no matter the price.

According to EAGames and Sega back when the Wii was first released. Nintendo would make a profit by selling the console as low as 170$. This means it costs less then 170USD to manufacture a Wii. So that means Nintendo is making about 100$ in pure profits off of every unit, and since its launch in 2006 hardware manufacturing costs will have gotten even cheaper. I wouldn't be suprised if Nintendo was making 150$ off of every console sold.

With Microsoft saying they now turn a profit off of their hardware at 299.99$ They poise the very first threat to Nintendo but Nintendo could see its sales halve and it would probubly still be making more profit per console then Microsoft. Let alone poor Sony who still doesn't turn a profit off of its hardware.

So when will Nintendo cut the Wii's price. Probubly once the next generation begins. I suspect the Wii will drop to 99.99$ by 2013. With the first price cut to 199.99$ fall 2011. But I suspect that Nintendo will maintain the 250/279.99$ price tag till the next generation of hardware launches!

Wii doesn't need it, It need more captivating software like wii sports did.

Just look at the Gamecube and the dreamcast. They had price cuts but that didn't made them win at all. Price cut for the wii can come later not now.

The last few years I bought one new first party title every month. I had over 40 first party titles at the hieght of the GameCube. Sure their was a slow start to the GameCube but its last two or three years saw a steady flow of first party content. I barely owned a single third party game because Nintendo released enough first party games to keep me satisfied.