I don't think so, not this season. Wii Sports will kick up sales I think. Nintendo will reduce the price next holiday season, once a Black Wii comes out in the West at full price.

" I don't think so, not this season. Wii Sports will kick up sales I think. Nintendo will reduce the price next holiday season, once a Black Wii comes out in the West at full price. "

Well it certainly should.  The Wii is grossly overpriced.

I don't see it happening. The president of Nintendo said that they wouldn't cut the price because it would only be a temporary fix. I imagine they still stand by that, so I doubt they'll cut the price this year.

I think we should see how well they do during the holiday season this year before we start speculating when they'll cut the price. If they're successful, then they'll probably stay at the current price point. But if aren't, then a price cut may be able to help them -- even if it is for a short time.

Not happening anytime soon. Nintendo will swim in money this holiday with the Wii and Wii Fit Plus.

Hey, Nintendo! Are you reading this? If you are, I wanna let you know I will totally buy a Wii if you cut the price. I promise; I'll sign a contract if you want me to, or swear an oath. You've got a +1 right here.

God I hope Pachter's right on this one. I'm pretty much resigned to this, though. I've made up my mind that I'm going to wait for a price drop, both for the PS3 and for the Wii. In fact, I dare say whichever one is first will be the one I go for.

I want to get my No More Heroes and Mario Galaxy on so bad. Come on, Nintendo. Price drop and I buy a Wii right here. And I'll buy like 10 games for it. Think of the attach rate. Think of it. Are you thinking of it yet?

If a Wii price drop does come, i'd probably pick one up. For "casual" games and for the rare gems it does have; especially with the Fatal Frame 4 fan-translation almost being complete.

" Hey, Nintendo! Are you reading this? If you are, I wanna let you know I will totally buy a Wii if you cut the price. I promise; I'll sign a contract if you want me to, or swear an oath. You've got a +1 right here.God I hope Pachter's right on this one. I'm pretty much resigned to this, though. I've made up my mind that I'm going to wait for a price drop, both for the PS3 and for the Wii. In fact, I dare say whichever one is first will be the one I go for.I want to get my No More Heroes and Mario Galaxy on so bad. Come on, Nintendo. Price drop and I buy a Wii right here. And I'll buy like 10 games for it. Think of the attach rate. Think of it. Are you thinking of it yet? "

They make the most awkward decisions... "

It's sad they can sell so many consoles with so few good games.

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They make the most awkward decisions... "

If by "awkward decisions" you mean "marketing moves of incredible genius", then yes. "

And what about the move of using catriges in the N64, or their own optical disks in the gamecube with less capacity?

Pure genious... :p

" And what about the move of using catriges in the N64, or their own optical disks in the gamecube with less capacity?Pure genious... :p "

Wait until Wii Sports Resort comes out and then get back to me on those slowing Wii sales.

Well seeing as they are still selling thousands of the things, i would imagine a 50 percent decrease wont do too much harm, but resort will pick things up.

Maybe sales are slowing down because everyone on Earth has a Wii. I know I have a Wii. =P

I think an official price drop is unlikely, knowing the history of Nintendo.

This could be a sign that people don't think there is a decent stream of content.

...And how many stories have I seen about this?

I remember Nintendo saying they wouldn't cut the price, but I have to say Nintendo said they wouldn't do many things, yet eventually they ended up doing them.

wii sports resort is coming out in 2 days.

I don't know if Resort will give Wii a shot in the arm or not.  Will casuals care about higher fidelity gameplay?  We know hardcore games don't budge on Wii.

It's not completely necessary for Wii to have a price drop right now, but if sales continue to slump, there may become a point where it's too late for Nintendo to cut the price to regain momentum.  Basically if 360 or PS3 start outselling Wii worldwide, it's time to cut immediately for Nintendo, not quite there yet.

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@Godwind: 

true... but security isn't everything. 

it seriously handicaped the games due to space constraints, especially in the N64.

That and the lack of support for the console, were key points during the lifetime of the console.

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" @Godwind: Nintendo still have a huge lead over the other consoles. I personally think that no matter what Sony or Microsoft do they will not pass Nintendo this generation. Hey, Nintendo might have a huge selection of...Shovelware...as you so beautifully put it, but they still appeal to people that are not hard core gamers and thats a huge advantage. My mother and father-in-law were here not too long ago and we all set down and played Wii sports and he actually said that he liked and might get the system, a 64 year old. 

I might not agree on the direction they took this generation but I do respect the fact that they will not compromise on their vision. They set out a goal and by god they are sticking to it. 

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Keep in mind that the Playstation is the only console that had been successful with using the CD technology.  Every console that used CD based technology flopped.  Sega CD, Turbo Graphx CD, 3DO, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast (which used double density CDs), Philips CD-i, Apple Pippin NeoGeo CD and et cetera.  The idea to not model themselves after failures isn't a terrible thing.

I bought it when it was overpriced, didn't like it and will never buy it again. Unless they release a way for you to play without motion controls.

Actually, the move against CD's was costlier, not cheaper. They did that because it was a lot harder to pirate a cartridge game.

Incredible enough the catriges were more expensive than the cds, being only faster transfering data.

That's why it was a bad call

I think its clear Nintendo is losing momentum.  They are developing a black Wii to rejuvenate sales in Japan.  In addition they are building some new features for the consoles to maintain interest.  They should offer some more free stuff, even it isn't great.  Free stuff always seems nice to receive.  Of course I am talking about new free channels.