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Xbox 360, Wii Receive Holiday Price Cuts

Nothing expected from Sony on the PS3 or Vita front, however.

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It’s nearly the holiday season, so it’s not a surprise both Nintendo and Microsoft have enacted price cuts. Both Xbox 360 and Wii are seeing tweaked bundles as October rolls into November.

The new $129.99 blank-tinted Wii bundle includes both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort on a single disc, in addition to a Wii Motion Plus controller and matching nunchuck. All of those games and controllers will work on that fancy new Wii U coming next month.

Microsoft has enacted cuts to several of its holiday bundles, as well. The more vanilla Xbox 360 hardware options are the same price as always, but the $299.99 bundles, which come in several varieties, are now $249.99. It’s likely these are “temporary” cuts, as the bundles often change.

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That is a crazy deal for that bundle Skyrim , Forza 4 and a 250GB 360 for only $250? Skyrim is a REALLY good get for that bundle even if it is only a download code.

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@triviaman09: @laserbolts: Ummm...Sony launched a brand new revision of the PS3 within the last couple of weeks at a much lower price point.

As for people that are saying "why get one this late in the cycle", the answer is simple: many people aren't going to be getting the new consoles for the next two years. Therefore, current gen is still very viable.

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@Krataur said:

@alternate: Was wondering the same thing...

I am assuming a typo for black-tinted. More just black though, tinted makes me think if those transparent black ps2 editions

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@Joker369: i sold my launch and got an s when it came out. never looked back. had to buy a heater tho, as the new one left my bedroom much colder than the old one:P

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Heads up to anyone considering that Xbox bundle, Forza 4 only comes with the first disc. If you want the rest of the cars that were on the second disc it's 1200 points.

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@ComixZone said:

these announcements make Sony's decision to maintain their price-point (despite a new model being on the market) all the more confusing/silly.

This. Vita I can kinda understand because they have not really made any money back on it yet, but the PS3 has loads of the older models floating around. Not that it really matters what they do, the Wii U is going to destroy them in sales, especially in Japan.

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these announcements make Sony's decision to maintain their price-point (despite a new model being on the market) all the more confusing/silly.

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My launch 360 is so damn loud and has such low storage that I'll probably get a new one this year.

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I'm also still waiting for a more significant PS3 price drop, as I would like to buy a Blu-Ray player. Is this even still a viable thing that makes sense?

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Strange that there's no price cut for PS3.

Also, I'm taking bets as to weather or not we see an official Xbox 720/PS4 announcement shortly before the release of Wii U to try and steal some of that thunder. Who thinks it's gonna happen?

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Hmm...the XBOX 360 stuff looks pretty good. I don't think a Wii is worth buying now though, just wait for the Wii U!

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Here's hoping Sony follows suit

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With the Wii’s product saturation, and the release of the Wii U in a month, I don’t think $20 is a barrier to entry on the Wii.

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as if new Wiis are even worth buying

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Tempted to pick up a 360 but since the XBOX 3 is most likely coming out next year i don't want to waste my money. Besides my PS3 has been treating me fine for years.

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@alternate: Was wondering the same thing...

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@triviaman09 said:

Damn it. PS3 is the one I actually want to drop in price.

Well, they already made their move with the redesigned PS3. While it's no cheaper than the old SKUs, you get more stuff for that price at the very least.

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@Wuddel said:

Yeah, whats the point? At this time in the cycle?

Believe it or not, but there are people out there that do not own a PS3/360/Wii and those people are probably incredibly price-sensitive.

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Also the Halo 4 Xbox is $349.99 instead of $399.99. I guess they dropped it by $50 too.

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Finally decided to bite the bullet and get a PS3 just now - 12gb super slim model from Amazon for £160. Figured if I didn't get one now I never would with new consoles looming. Don't want to miss out on playing Uncharted, Heavy Rain, Demon Souls, Infamous, Resistance, God of War etc. edit - oh shit and I'll get to play Tokyo Jungle =D

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This late in the cycle, I'm playing mostly on PC.

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I'm gonna go right out and say that a Forza 4/Skyrim bundle sounds awfully more enticing than a Wii Sports/Sports Resort bundle.

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Also remember that the Wii now has no Gamecube ports, just so you know.

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Hard to believe that there are actually tons of people out there that stay one generation behind for sales just like this. Wish I had the Willpower to do so. Would save me a ton of money.

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"blank-tinted"

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"blank-tinted"?

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Now is the time to buy a Wii...

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Yeah, whats the point? At this time in the cycle?

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Yeah I wish the PS3 would drop. I have an old launch fatty but it's loud as fuck for whatever reason. Would suck to give up the backward compatibility though.

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Damn it. PS3 is the one I actually want to drop in price.

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I will buy a Wii when it drops down to about fifty dollars.

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No thanks Microsoft and Nintendo I'll stick to my PC for now.

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Hot damn! Imma buy two!*

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*Will not actually buy any.

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still too much

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It’s nearly the holiday season, so it’s not a surprise both Nintendo and Microsoft have enacted price cuts. Both Xbox 360 and Wii are seeing tweaked bundles as October rolls into November.

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Microsoft has enacted cuts to several of its holiday bundles, as well. The more vanilla Xbox 360 hardware options are the same price as always, but the $299.99 bundles, which come in several varieties, are now $249.99. It’s likely these are “temporary” cuts, as the bundles often change.