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LuStaysTru on 20 September 2009

The question is in the title.......I'm betting it will.



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leo-j on 20 September 2009

I dont know if it WILL, but it may, or it may not



 

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Seece on 20 September 2009

I don't think so.



 

kitler53 on 20 September 2009
leo-j said:
I dont know if it WILL, but it may, or it may not

yep, that pretty much covers all possible outcomes.



Nintendogamer on 20 September 2009

Possibly not but it will move more systems than it is now, and it could possibly sell about 59 million as of 19th December.



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leo-j on 20 September 2009

its unlikely, with the 360 getting its MWF2 bundle, and the PS3 being $299.. those two may continue to "combined" steal wii market share, it needs a U.S price cut for sure though, its been doing poorly, selling less than 360 and ps3 the past couple of weeks.



 

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ph4nt on 20 September 2009

MS and Sony are going bundle crazy this holiday and both received $100 price cuts, it will be tough.



couchmonkey on 20 September 2009

Maybe, but Nintendo will struggle to get much over 50% if it keeps up these red ocean tactics. What Wii needs is more excellent market-expanding software, not price cuts.



Avinash_Tyagi on 21 September 2009
leo-j said:
I dont know if it WILL, but it may, or it may not

Wow Leo-J, how did you become so decisive?

 

lol, I think that if they release an NSMB Wii bundle it'll certainly break past 50%



 

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c0rd on 21 September 2009

Before Christmas 2010? Sure.

2009? Impossible.

It'll have to outsell the HD consoles by nearly 250k per week. That's only possible if the HD consoles slow down significantly, or the Wii starts selling at a faster rate than the DS of 2008. Neither seems likely.