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mike_intellivision on 18 September 2009

From the things that make you go "hmmm" department ...

 

PS3 pricedrop reaction: Sony will sell a lot more consoles.

Xbox 360 pricedrop reaction: Microsoft will sell a lot more consoles.

Wii price drop rumor reactions: (a) Nintendo won't sell any more consoles because it didn't need to drop the price for the casuals or (b) Nintendo didn't need to drop the price because no one is out there who wants a Wii who does not own one.

 

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Naum on 18 September 2009

I get the exact same impression aswell from the Internet... kinda funny actually...guess it's just something they HOPE rather then what will actually happen.



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darthdevidem01 on 18 September 2009

stop being donutist against the donuts.....I wanna give you donuts
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The main reason people are saying this is because there are NO complaints of the Wii's price seen by those certain people.



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Buzzi on 18 September 2009

The problem about Wii is value: a 250$ Wii with just 1 remote, one nunchuk and Wii Sports has not an as good value as 3 years ago; instead, a 199$ Wii and a 250$ with WSR and WM+ would just be a better thing to sell...not to speak of a NSMBW bundle! Definitely you can't sell that for 300$, so a cut for the previous bundle is needed.



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libellule on 18 September 2009


my view :

PS3 pricedrop reaction: Sony will sell a lot more consoles.

Xbox 360 pricedrop+BUNDLE+HALO reaction: Microsoft will sell a lot more consoles.

Wii price drop rumor reactions: Ninty will sell a lot more console



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famousringo on 18 September 2009

I would probably add: Wii at $250 wasn't competing with anybody, but Wii at $200 is competing, and therefore in trouble.

But to be fair, there are quite a few people who say that this will help to drive Wii sales. I don't think it will be as pronounced as the PS3's redesign, but it might get a better reaction than 360's cut. And if the speculation of new bundles comes true... well, look out.



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ameratsu on 18 September 2009

Wii pricedrop: Nintendo is making a huge mistake, price drops are a red ocean strategy!

Ps3 pricedrop: This will get Sony back in the game!



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ph4nt on 18 September 2009
ameratsu said:
Wii pricedrop: Nintendo is making a huge mistake, price drops are a red ocean strategy!

Ps3 pricedrop: This will get Sony back in the game! THE TRUE LAUNCH OF PLAYSTATION 3

fixed.



Username2324 on 19 September 2009

It's more of a:

Sony pricedrop: Many more consoles sold
Microsoft pricedrop: a few more consoles sold
Nintendo pricedrop: prevents fewer consoles sold

And those reactions aren't too far off, the PS3 price drop has increased sales dramatically, the 360 numbers were boosted slightly, but no where near the PS3, and I think we can expect a moderate increase in Wii sales, but only to 2008 levels without year-over-year growth really.



Kasz216 on 19 September 2009

Well to be fair.

The Wii is selling more consoles then any console ever. It's total console sales are way above the PS2.

How many more customers can be out there?