Nintendo says no Wii price cut coming in ‘near future,’ might want to re-think that

Remember the halcyon days of motion gaming? When the Wii was selling to everyone and everyone’s grandmother in such huge volumes that Nintendo couldn’t keep up ? That time is long-past and, after the most recent disappointing earnings report from Nintendo (which isn’t the first ), people are beginning to ask the obvious question: when is the thing getting cheaper? For $200 gamers can now choose between a shiny new Xbox 360 or a Wii, and while crimson bundles might help, a price cut would help more. That’s not coming soon according to President and CEO Satoru Iwata, saying: “we cannot say [a Wii price cut] will never happen, but we are not thinking of it for the near future.” So, when? Well, the last time he said it wasn’t getting a price cut that’s exactly what it got five months later . Maybe March, then? Nintendo says no Wii price cut coming in ‘near future,’ might want to re-think that originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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