Possible Wii Pricecut in May?

[KALEL114]

Nintendo's miniature white monolith has sold like gangbusters for long enough that we're wary it'll ever get cheap, but a trusted source tells us a price cut is indeed headed our way -- and that the Nintendo Wii will cost just $150 starting May 15th. The timing would make some sense, given how Nintendo's profits have tanked for a while due to flagging hardware sales, and just last month Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime hinted that the Wii's price might be a potential variable to change that in an interview with Gamasutra. Still, we're not fully convinced that Nintendo would announce a price cut then, rather than, say, at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in June, and it's not like the company to let this sort of announcement leak out. Still, if you find a shiny new copy of Mario Kart Wii in a $150 console bundle this time next month, don't say we didn't warn you.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/12/nintendo-cutting-wii-price-to-150-on-may-15th/

If true, is this the first sign of a Wii 2 coming soon?

 

[Soapy]

Nah.

I mean, there's definitely a new Nintendo console on the horizon, but this wouldn't necessarily be a sign of it. At this point, I don't think a price drop would do much to spur sales. They've sold 85,000,000 units, so I think anyone who wants a Wii probably already has one.

 

[jacobed]

Thats the reason why they aren't selling anymore. Everyone in the world already has one. I had one but I sold it so I hope there is a price cut because I want it again for Skyward Sword. A Zelda bundle wii would be amazing.

 

[Soapy]

To go against my last post, I would probably pick one up if it the price was dropped significantly to like $99 or something.

 

[KALEL114]

FYI. Price cuts have started. Best Buy has it for $169.99 and Target will start to do the same on Monday.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nintend...Plus/1503558.p?id=1218264252676&skuId=1503558

 

[John McGuirk]

I bought it for $159.99 (Wii Sports/Resort combo) at BB Friday. Go to Meijer on Sunday, same thing for $149.99. Awesome.