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Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%

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Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« on: September 24, 2009, 07:45:13 AM »
WOOHOO!  [yum] Too bad i already own one. 

http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/technology/nintendo_wii_price_cut/index.htm?postversion=2009092406

'World's most popular home video game system' will sell for $199.99 starting Sunday.

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Nintendo said it is cutting the price of its popular Wii video-game console by $50 to $199.99.

The 20% price drop on the Wii, which features a motion-sensor remote, will take effect Sunday, according to a Nintendo statement released early Thursday.

The new price is the first reduction since the console launched in November 2006.

The interactive Wii immediately proved wildly popular across demographics -- including rehabilitation centers, to aid patients' recovery -- and demand for the console outstripped supply more than a year after its initial release in November 2006.

Earlier this year, Nintendo Chief Executive Satoru Iwata said the company had sold 50 million Wii units.

The company said in a statement Thursday that it hoped the new price would attract consumers who were on the cusp of becoming gamers. According to its own research, Nintendo said there are about 50 million Americans who fall into that category.

Nintendo's price cut mirrors recent moves by two rivals. In August, Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) slashed the price of its high-end Xbox 360 "Elite" model by $100 -- just days after Sony (SNE) cut its console PlayStation 3 by the same amount.

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Re: Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 06:42:26 PM »
Well. That would be nice.

I'm still undecided between a Wii or PS3.
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Re: Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2009, 10:49:52 AM »
i say go wii
ps3 is doomed to fail first

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Re: Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2009, 05:06:51 PM »
But PS3 has some games I really want.

Did they really take out the backwards compatability?
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Re: Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2009, 04:50:28 AM »
for the 60GB it is I believe. the 80GB can play older games.

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Re: Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2009, 04:49:44 PM »
for the 60GB it is I believe. the 80GB can play older games.

D:

So the more expensive one is the 80GB with backwards compatability?
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Re: Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2009, 11:12:16 PM »
Yus, the ultimate gaming system  [yum]

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Re: Nintendo slashes Wii price by 20%
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2009, 02:22:47 AM »
I have an 80 gig Ps3, it is the 60's that had backwards compatibility. Mine does not, which doesn't really matter as I own a Ps2 and it collects dust. I can honestly tell you that I definitely play the wii a lot more, but I also have 72 games for it. The Ps3 is awesome if you have a high def tv and watch a lot of movies or like stuff like GTA.

Games recommended for each console:
Wii: NSMB wii
Ninja Reflex (Kinda fun game just got from a friend recently)
Naruto game (Can't remember the full title, but it's a fighting game, highly suggest getting classic controller though, it sucks without it)
Super Smash Bros Brawl (I might need to buy this one, my copy locks up after 5 mins)
Punch Out
Need for Speed Underground (think it's on the other consoles too, but that's the one I have it for)
Active (If you like working out)


PS3: Uncharted
Little Big Planet
MGS 4 (AMAZING GAME!)
Resistance: Fall of Man (Super fun FPS)
Bioshock (Have it for the 360, another amazing game)
Don't wanna live, don't wanna be the E-M-P-I-R-E