2009
Nintendo drops the price of the Wii
Sales of game consoles have flattened, the Wii is the top selling console and was released in 2006, but it appears to have peaked.
Sony dropped the price of it’s top of the line Playstation down to 300 dollars/US this year and the XBox went down to 300/US.
As of June Nintendo sold 52.6 million Wii’s, XBox was second at 31 million.
As consumers gear up for year end purchases, Nintendo has cut the price of a Wii by 50 bucks, bring the price to 200/US.
The price won’t be dropping in Australia, retailers plan to add some software bundles to Wii purchases.
Black Wii remotes and Nunchuks will be available for the fall/winter season;
given sales have flattened, and the black accessories are out in North America, I wonder if the black Wii (only available in Asia) may hit our market sooner or later.
I want a black Wii, and have been holding off. White is easier to dust, but black matches my decor.
