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About LinkBacksNintendo is cutting the price of its popular Wii games console by 20% in the US and Japan.
The Wii gets cheaper.
The company has also confirmed to BBC News that the trade price will drop in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
However, the firm said the the ultimate cost for UK customers would be "determined by retailers themselves".
Earlier this year, the Japanese firm raised the trade price of the games console in the UK by £20, citing depreciation of the pound.
The current retail price is £199 in the UK, although many retailers still sell it for £179.
So far the Wii has sold more than 52 million units worldwide, outselling both the Xbox 360 (over 30m) and Sony PlayStation 3 consoles (over 23m).
However Wii sales this year are down - 2.23m units were sold between April and June, compared with 5.17m last year.
Nintendo hopes the new price will encourage a new wave of interest in the Wii.
The US arm of the company said its research indicates that there are 50m potential new customers in America alone.
"Our aim has always been to expand the gaming population and there are still many more people out there who have not yet experienced the fun of video games," said a spokesperson for the firm.
The Nintendo announcements echoes moves by Sony and Microsoft, who have slashed the cost of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Xbox 360 as the countdown to Christmas shopping begins.
The Xbox 360 Elite gaming console has been cut by £30 to £199.99 ($100 to $299 in the US), and the PS3 is now £249 ($299 in the US).
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Thread: Nintendo Drops Wii Console Price
- 21 Nov. 2009 11:16pm #1
Nintendo Drops Wii Console Price
- 24 Dec. 2009 06:39pm #2
Thats good..i dont feel like paying more than 200 dollars for a shitty Wii when i can get the XBOX for $100's more...Xbox also has better games so its more bang for your buck
- 24 Dec. 2009 06:48pm #3
Yeah right, I am gonna buy the wii over the 360. [/sarcasm]
Even with the price drop its not worth it.
- 24 Dec. 2009 09:07pm #4
The wii is more for casual gaming, hardcore gaming is 360/Ps3. So it depends on they type of gamer.
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- 24 Dec. 2009 09:25pm #5
How much is it in the US though?
Its great that they lowered the prices in UK but what about US
- 24 Dec. 2009 09:29pm #6
Yay for bashing consoles.
Morons.
On the other hand, already have a wii, play kickass shit on it like Brawl,and No More Heroes.[Can't believe Suda agreed to give a chapter of their wii success to xbox. Microsoft just can't get any lower than begging]
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- 25 Dec. 2009 04:24am #7
thats a good thing 200 dollars is a good deal it has:
wi/fi $100
controller $50
nunchuck $20
which leaves $30 dollars for the actual system
- 25 Dec. 2009 04:58am #8
it is a good thing, there is a higher change i would buy it now but im better off with a ps3 that has better things and the people have arms and legs >>
- 25 Dec. 2009 06:09am #9
I love my Wii. Anything for 360 or PS3 can be gotten for PC for the same price, and the PC is expandable... and has more games. Wii on the other hand is unique. And hacking it is awesome. And free Internet. lolwut @ paying annually to play a game online that would be free to play online on PC. Not to mention that the Wii even has free online play. Take that, Microsoft. Hilarity.
Lemme just go buy a 360 now so I can play PC games at the price of a console.
- 26 Dec. 2009 03:43pm #10
I got my wii the 1st day it came out. I still play it to this day
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