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pterodactyl on 11 September 2009

It'll take a good deal of steam away from the PS3.



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Manos on 11 September 2009
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Manos said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Manos said:
I don't think that wii pricecut will do as much as PS3/360 pricecuts.

No it would do a lot like the PS3 price cuts will, a few weeks boosted high and then a fall back, but that is not what Nintendo needs, they need a sustained rise, and that will require software

I don't think so. Wii is already cheaper than PS3 so pricecut won't be as big deal.

So what if Wii is cheaper than PS3, its also overall more in demand than PS3, along ever demand curve there are always those who want the product but aren't willing to pay the current market price

That remains to be seen. Maybe there is more demand for PS3 from now on. Wii sales have been declining for a while now.



phnguyen89 on 11 September 2009

No. Reason: Every who wants a Wii has one.



ph4nt on 11 September 2009

Yeah the PS2 drop to $99 did wonders for it's sales.

To be honest, I think people know the Wii needs a price cut and are holding off their purchase, it doesn't help that all the analysts say Wii needs a price cut which can further hinder sales much like with the PS3 price cut rumors.

A drop to $199 would put it back on par with 2008 if the right software (see NSMB) is released along with it.



LilNjGanGsta on 11 September 2009

I wouldnt mind getting a Wii at 150




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Avinash_Tyagi on 11 September 2009
Manos said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Manos said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Manos said:
I don't think that wii pricecut will do as much as PS3/360 pricecuts.

No it would do a lot like the PS3 price cuts will, a few weeks boosted high and then a fall back, but that is not what Nintendo needs, they need a sustained rise, and that will require software

I don't think so. Wii is already cheaper than PS3 so pricecut won't be as big deal.

So what if Wii is cheaper than PS3, its also overall more in demand than PS3, along ever demand curve there are always those who want the product but aren't willing to pay the current market price

That remains to be seen. Maybe there is more demand for PS3 from now on. Wii sales have been declining for a while now.

No, Wii sales have been declining because of a lack of software, software is way below last year's level, but PS3 didn't see a significant software rise last week with the PS3 hardware sales boost, in fact in NA it dropped 11%, even as hardware took off, this indicates that there isn't a surge in PS3 demand, just a price drop and new SKU excitement



 

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Xxain on 11 September 2009
Soriku said:
Eh..hasn't the $30 price cut do some good things for the PS2, and that was already dirt cheap ($130 before)? Why wouldn't a $50 price cut not work?

Anyway they don't really need one in the West but definitely need one in JP with soem more bundles (NSMB Wii bundle anyone?)

omg..,y is everybody using the PS2 as an example..it raised sales yes...but was in astronomical??? no.....just a incentive to get a Console that might not be here much longer

Manos on 11 September 2009
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Manos said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Manos said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Manos said:
I don't think that wii pricecut will do as much as PS3/360 pricecuts.

No it would do a lot like the PS3 price cuts will, a few weeks boosted high and then a fall back, but that is not what Nintendo needs, they need a sustained rise, and that will require software

I don't think so. Wii is already cheaper than PS3 so pricecut won't be as big deal.

So what if Wii is cheaper than PS3, its also overall more in demand than PS3, along ever demand curve there are always those who want the product but aren't willing to pay the current market price

That remains to be seen. Maybe there is more demand for PS3 from now on. Wii sales have been declining for a while now.

No, Wii sales have been declining because of a lack of software, software is way below last year's level, but PS3 didn't see a significant software rise last week with the PS3 hardware sales boost, in fact in NA it dropped 11%, even as hardware took off, this indicates that there isn't a surge in PS3 demand, just a price drop and new SKU excitement

What? I thought wii had 2 "big" releases lately. MH3 and WSR?



Manos on 11 September 2009
LilNjGanGsta said:

I wouldnt mind getting a Wii at 150

100$ would be a good pricepoint for wii.



bardicverse on 11 September 2009

I dont think the PS3/360 pricecut impact can be judged just yet. In other words, if it loses steam after a month, then both systems aren't going to be in a good spot.

I think that a Wii pricecut would be similar to the 360 boost, but not the PS3 boost (as most people have viewed the PS3 as the most overpriced system on the market this gen and thus, avoided it)

In the end, it'd take the PS3/360 to drop their top level SKU to $200 to actually try to give the Wii a run for its money, and if the Wii dropped to $200 anytime soon, it'd be the last nail in the coffin vs the HD systems.