Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | 17:04 GMT
Software prices may rise also, says Nintendo
In light of today’s news of a UK Wii price-hike, GI is reporting Nintendo has refused to rule out that British software prices could also end up costing more.
“The final price in the shops is always up to retailers but we will not be increasing the trade price of existing Wii or DS software,” said Nintendo.
“However, the trade prices for new titles yet to be released may rise as a result of the depreciation of the pound.”
Earlier this year, Nintendo posted “strong sales figures for the nine months ending December 31, showing global sales of 1,536 billion yen, an increase of nearly 17 percent over the same period in 2007, along with 501 billion yen of operating profits, up 27 percent from a year ago.”
9 comments
#1
Hunam
11/03/09, 5:26 pm
\o/
#2
Hunam
11/03/09, 5:29 pm
It’s all gone Nintendogate.
#3
G1GAHURTZ
11/03/09, 5:36 pm
I’m sure it won’t really matter too much, since probably only about 5% of Wii owners actually buy games on a regular basis.
#4
Hunam
11/03/09, 5:38 pm
Cut that shit out. This is not the time to be reasonable.
#5
Robo_1
11/03/09, 5:59 pm
Oh my lol, they’re going to be making all sorts of friends with this news.
It’s not that I don’t understand their predicament, but with the economy being what it is, people’s expendable income is going down not up, so we’re going to be more inclined to wait for the bargains/second hand if they raise the rrp of new games.
#6
Gekidami
11/03/09, 6:05 pm
Nows the time to buy buy buy!! ..If only there was anything worth buying on Wii…
#7
Shatner
11/03/09, 6:15 pm
allthisonlyweeksafterbanningR4.conspiracylol
#8
DrDamn
11/03/09, 8:23 pm
It’s ok – I mean they reduced prices when the pound was strong didn’t they? Oh, hold on …
#9
SplatteredHouse
11/03/09, 8:49 pm
It never rains, but it pours! They are also rumoured to have decided that they might just as well have some fun dicking about with the DS SKU lineup, in the UK now, as well. @_@
Have you the details from “a trusted source within the retail industry”, here: http://gonintendo.com/?p=75311
Although, thinking about it sensibly, perhaps necessitating the game to be bought with the unit helps reduce shipping costs for Nintendo, perhaps?