Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 09:25 BST
Rumour: Wii to make second official drop to $150 in May
Engadget (via Kotaku) is citing a “trusted source” on a Wii price drop next month.
The source said the Wii price will be cut to $150 from May 15.
If true, this would be only the machine’s second official price cut since it launched in 2006, and could signal Nintendo is preparing to move on to a new platform.
In addition, GoNintendo is carrying an image of an internal Kmart schedule that appears to back-up the story, listing the reduced-price Wii as “clearance stock”.
The news will serve to drive speculation that Nintendo is readying a next-gen hardware announcement for E3.
Nintendo has released a list of upcoming games for the Wii, and promised new surprises in store, as sales of the little console that could continue to drop off.
20 comments
#1
Blerk
13/04/11, 9:15 am
I’m not sure it’s a sign of Nintendo moving on, probably just a way to counter slowing sales over the even slower summer months. Anyway, about time it got a cut – the shops have been unofficially dropping the price quite significantly over the last few weeks.
#2
Patrick Garratt
13/04/11, 9:18 am
Me watch E3 like hawk.
#3
Sid
13/04/11, 9:20 am
First official price drop? In Europe, it has been “officially” reduced once, from 249 to 199€. It was in 2009 I think
#4
Patrick Garratt
13/04/11, 9:26 am
Yeah, you’re right. It dropped in the US as well.
#5
Blerk
13/04/11, 9:27 am
If they were to do a new machine I reckon it’d be a Wii rejig rather than a whole new console. Two new bits of kit in a single year seems somewhat ambitious for pretty much anyone, never mind Nintendo.
#6
reask
13/04/11, 1:25 pm
Traded mine in last week against a 360 for the young ones birthday.
It just never got used.
I would be wary of nintys next venture as wii sales seemed to be all that mattered this time.
#7
SOMI
13/04/11, 1:26 pm
I hope they die and not release another lame ass console like SNES and N64 and the freaking rest. Let’s hope another earthquake occurs and shakes them up a bit lol get it?
#8
daytripper
13/04/11, 1:34 pm
for fuck sake
#9
Christopher Jack
13/04/11, 1:37 pm
Come on Pat, I don’t really like Nnintendo as a company either but this is ridiculous, get rid of this clown ASAP.
#10
SOMI
13/04/11, 1:40 pm
@9 no one likes Nintendo, and we all show show them how much we detest them.
#11
ManuOtaku
13/04/11, 1:43 pm
#10 i do like it, so your point is not valid
#12
SOMI
13/04/11, 1:45 pm
@11 well you’re a fool if you like them.
#13
ManuOtaku
13/04/11, 1:49 pm
#12 maybe iam, but again that doesnt make your point valid..
#14
SOMI
13/04/11, 1:49 pm
Partly valid.
#15
ManuOtaku
13/04/11, 2:05 pm
No.. becuase you stated “no one likes Nintendo”, and iam one, so is not valid.
#16
daytripper
13/04/11, 2:07 pm
i like nintendo aswell, not as much as i used to though
#17
SOMI
13/04/11, 2:13 pm
@15 yeah but when I say no one I mean very very little and even those people starting to hate them now like daytripper, in a few months he will completely hate them after E3 when they show all sorts of garbage.
#18
Ireland Michael
13/04/11, 2:18 pm
@17 I guess that’s why they’re the best selling console and handheld manufacturer in the world then… because nobody likes them.
Hahahaha!
#19
ManuOtaku
13/04/11, 2:20 pm
#17 man you said “no one” and now very little, thats different but if 80+ million people is little to you well… it doenst matter last year nintendo show was good on the same line as sonys, this year i think it will be not so well, and next again it will be good is and endless cycle every company suffer the same, i dont see the point in this, i just hope just one company has a big show it doenst matter if it is microsoft , sony or nintendo, i just hope that just one save the show and make it worht it for the attendece people.
#20
daytripper
13/04/11, 2:21 pm
@17 i cant hate game companies sorry, if one of them fired me for unjustified reasons then maybe but at the moment? no