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rckrz6 said:
i think every console has reached its peak sales. I think we will just see a decline.. A price cut will only make a temporary increase

I think this AND a global ression on top of it...



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TheSource said:

DS and PSP have peaked I believe. Nintendo can probably meet its 30m DS projection but thats down from last year.I don't think Sony will quite hit its 15m PSP projection, even with PSP Go, I think 13.5m is more likely than 15m - they did 14.1m last year.

PS2 had its first USA price cut in May 2002 which was only 20 months into its USA launch. We're 31 months into the time Wii has been on the market in the USA and Nintendo hasn't cut the Wii price. I do think we'll see a Wii price cut within a year - either this fall or in the spring - but they shipped 25.95m Wiis in one year at its original price point. If you do the math its the highest grossing year for a videogame machine by revenue ever....

DS FY 3/2009 ~$130 * 28m + $170 *3.2 ($4.18 billion)

Wii FY 3/2009 ~ $250 * 26m ($6.5 billion)

PS2 FY 3/2003 ~ **$205 * 22m ($4.61 billion)

** $300 until May 2002, production shipments

 

In the previous fiscal year, the March 2002 year Sony shipped 18.1m PS2s for $300 which is $5.4 billion in revenue. To me thats why Nintendo is hesitant to cut the Wii price.

There are probably three Wii pricing options

1) Keep Wii Price the same, rely on games

2) Cut Wii price $50 worldwide this FY

3) Cut Wii price $100 worldwide this FY

 

For option one I think they can do 23m-27m Wiis. Thats $250 * 25m in revenue, or $6.25 billion in Wii hw revenue.

Option two, they could probably do 26m to 32m Wiis. Thats $200 * 29m in revenue, or $5.8 billion in Wii hw revenue

Lastly, they could do option three. Probably 30m to 35m Wiis. Thats $150 * 32.5m in revenue, or $4.875 billion in Wii hw revenue

 

For option two, its conceivable that four million new owners brought in by the price drop would be an extra game for another $200m, then more controllers and accessories so it might be worth it...but its probably still best not to drop the price yet for Nintendo.

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This thread makes no sense. I guess some people dont pay attention. The PS3 is down YoY and the 360 is up.

PS3 down 16% YoY
360 up 23% YoY

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=76167



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This was provocative, and it made me think.



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TX109 said:
do you really think a sony pricecut will go unchallenged by microsft? they will more than likely announce a pricecut themselves or a couple new new exclusives to compete with the sony pricecut. look, at this piont i higly doubt sony can comeback. like d21leeis said, just let it go.

also nintendo doesnt exactly fit the description of "shrewd business people focusing on profits".

What exclusive for 360 did you have in mind? Grand slam virtual fps?



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PS3beats360 said:
I assume Wii and 360 will remain unchanged in prices for 2009. PS3 however is most likely to cut prices in late 2009 to get it to outsell 360 and build momentum for 2010 mega hit PS3 game releases. PS3 has not had a price cut for almost 2 years and Sony is fighting a war directly with Microsoft in console wars. I believe Nintendo will sit back and watch Sony and MS fight it out. Wii may stay same price until 2010 or 2011 and only be slightly reduced due to Nintendo being shrewd business minded people focusing more on profits.

 

 

It's called a business man. That is the companies job, to rake in more profit for its stockowners. Sony and Microsoft would be doing the same thing if they were in the same position.



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recesion, anyone?
seriously, I can't discuss with a guy named PS3beats360. their console has been winning since launch yet every month gets lower sales than cmpetition



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I love how people say something has peaked when the peak year was the previous acorrding to them and yet the year after hasnt even been half way over.



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You think ps3 will sell 12 million and wii 14 million. God you fail...

Wii is currently outselling ps3 and xbox360 combined. The wii has only sold x number to you? Why only? They're 800000 sales ahead of last year so far.
Seriously, the ps3 is selling less then last year and no games coming out that will boost hardware sales.

Wii has wii sports resort which will sell atleast 15 million(Wii sports sold 3 million in Japan only) and boost hardware sales all around the world, but especially Japan. Wii also has monster hunter 3 to boost sales in Japan. Wii also has new super mario bros. wii for this year and I expect 10 million sales or something. It will also boost some hardware sales.