Possible Wii Price Cut $150 w/Mario Kart on May 15? No longer rumor

seems about right. the other companies are doing motion gaming better than the wii, and the wii fad is/has been over for awhile. they have to do something to compensate.

I would possibly debate getting one again if it were 99 bucks. 150 is still too much for that thing
 
It should have launched at 150 dollars. It still has decent games on it though but i wont be rebuying it ever again
 
It always starts with rumors but E3 is close, giftcard deals are plentiful & sales are sluggish times right. The main thing to watch out for is a really "good" giftcard offer $75-$100 which would be more "value" than a $50 price cut. Hell if someone other than BB does it's pm the offer and you could end up with you wish a wreckemtexastech a Wii for $100. Hopefully, this will force more aggressive PS3/X360 giftcard deals too before the price drops.
 
This is gamespot...that website is absolute trash I don't trust it until I've seen it on IGN.
 
[quote name='Microshock']It should have launched at 150 dollars. It still has decent games on it though but i wont be rebuying it ever again[/QUOTE]

yeah because when resellers are selling it for $400, it should have launched at $150. :roll:
 
[quote name='jb0Ogi3']This is gamespot...that website is absolute trash I don't trust it until I've seen it on IGN.[/QUOTE]

IGN? R u on fucking drugs? I would take Gamespot over IGN anytime.
 
[quote name='confoosious']yeah because when resellers are selling it for $400, it should have launched at $150. :roll:[/QUOTE]

what does reselling prices at launch have to do with MSRP at launch?
 
[quote name='wreckemtexastech']what does reselling prices at launch have to do with MSRP at launch?[/QUOTE]

because you don't price something at launch lower than what you can get for it. Since nintendo couldn't even keep them on the shelves at $250, pricing it at $150 would be the height of stupidity. (Regardless of how you feel about the wii, this isn't gonna turn into some dumb fanboy/anti-fanboy argument is it?)
 
[quote name='confoosious']because you don't price something at launch lower than what you can get for it. Since nintendo couldn't even keep them on the shelves at $250, pricing it at $150 would be the height of stupidity. (Regardless of how you feel about the wii, this isn't gonna turn into some dumb fanboy/anti-fanboy argument is it?)[/QUOTE]

My statement wasn't me caring about their business, it was about the value of the thing
 
Even though the wii is pretty much dead now (very few good games coming out), it was well worth $250 when it came out. And plenty of people thought so.

(of course at this point, we will proceed to insult all the wii purchasers as someone non-core and stupid.)
 
[quote name='confoosious']because you don't price something at launch lower than what you can get for it. Since nintendo couldn't even keep them on the shelves at $250, pricing it at $150 would be the height of stupidity. (Regardless of how you feel about the wii, this isn't gonna turn into some dumb fanboy/anti-fanboy argument is it?)[/QUOTE]

certainly no fanboy argument will be started by me :) I just thought you meant that people will resell the thing for more when it launches and is sold out everywhere, which will happen no matter what the MSRP is.

I think that if it was priced 150 at launch people would sell it for 400, and since it was 250 it was going for way over 400
 
I just grabbed a barely used system with 2 controllers, and the wii chuck for $80 from a friend. I think I made out pretty good. If they drop the console price, does that mean they are also going to make some sort of "greatest hits" collection?


There are a few games I would like to own, but they're not worth $50 or even $40 used to me.
 
There's little reason to buy one now. What does Wii have coming out besides the new Zelda and the billionth mini-game fest that was announced yesterday?

If anything, this points to Nintendo announcing their next console within the year. :D
 
[quote name='wreckemtexastech']certainly no fanboy argument will be started by me :) I just thought you meant that people will resell the thing for more when it launches and is sold out everywhere, which will happen no matter what the MSRP is.

I think that if it was priced 150 at launch people would sell it for 400, and since it was 250 it was going for way over 400[/QUOTE]

nah, i just think it's kinda stupid to be like "well, it shouldve been priced at $xxx". Well clearly, nobody listened to that dude. And nobody cared what he thought.

Man I wish I had some nintendo stock a few years ago.

At this point, I can't imagine anyone who didn't have a wii would bite because of the price point. Maybe people with kids?
 
[quote name='confoosious']nah, i just think it's kinda stupid to be like "well, it shouldve been priced at $xxx". Well clearly, nobody listened to that dude. And nobody cared what he thought.

Man I wish I had some nintendo stock a few years ago.[/QUOTE]

Once again, it wasn't the business decision i cared about. Obviously Nintendo made a killing selling it at 250 bucks. But nothing in there was worth that much money and it was especially evident when even the Xbox 360 was 50 dollars less than it!
 
[quote name='Microshock']Once again, it wasn't the business decision i cared about. Obviously Nintendo made a killing selling it at 250 bucks. But nothing in there was worth that much money and it was especially evident when even the Xbox 360 was 50 dollars less than it![/QUOTE]

the enjoyment I got from playing the wii games in the early going was worth that much. Who cares what the components in it are worth?

Anyway, as far as the price drop goes, by the time you get an extra controller and nunchuck, you're almost at $200. Man that's a lot for a dying system. I couldn't in good conscience recommend it to my friends. When is the wii 2 coming out? 2012?
 
[quote name='confoosious']the enjoyment I got from playing the wii games in the early going was worth that much. Who cares what the components in it are worth?

Anyway, as far as the price drop goes, by the time you get an extra controller and nunchuck, you're almost at $200. Man that's a lot for a dying system. I couldn't in good conscience recommend it to my friends. When is the wii 2 coming out? 2012?[/QUOTE]

Yeah Wii Sports was fun for a month. Waiting two years for a good game to come out wasn't.
 
[quote name='KneeKnee']I just grabbed a barely used system with 2 controllers, and the wii chuck for $80 from a friend. I think I made out pretty good. If they drop the console price, does that mean they are also going to make some sort of "greatest hits" collection?


There are a few games I would like to own, but they're not worth $50 or even $40 used to me.[/QUOTE]

I really doubt they'll do a greatest hits type deal. Their big sellers are pretty much only the 1st party titles which they still are able to sell copies at $40+.
 
[quote name='Microshock']Yeah Wii Sports was fun for a month. Waiting two years for a good game to come out wasn't.[/QUOTE]
ROFL, you clearly have been living under a rock last year
 
The Wii needs this. $150 makes it at a price that all of those on the fence have no real excuse to buy - especially with Mario Kart included.
 
Mario Kart's trade in value will tank when this is out. It's unfortunate as I will probably finally get a wii since my launch one I sold, but I hate Mario Kart.

Honestly I'll probably just get the older wii sports one if these new ones don't include both.
 
[quote name='Microshock']Once again, it wasn't the business decision i cared about. Obviously Nintendo made a killing selling it at 250 bucks. But nothing in there was worth that much money and it was especially evident when even the Xbox 360 was 50 dollars less than it![/QUOTE]

I agree totally; the Wii always seemed like a gimmick to me, and the weak hardware really made it easy to pass on. Despite the launch hype and the long period of time when the Wii was in short supply, there was nothing on the system that really compelled me to buy it, and I still see no reason to own one.

I still own all my previous Nintendo consoles, the NES, SNES, N64, and GBASP . . . but starting with the Gamecube, Nintendo has really done a shoddy job in their hardware design, and the games have been very weak and sparse (besides the oceans of shovelware).

Honestly, I don't think I would even buy a Wii if it were 49.99 for the system and $10 for every game. So a price cut to $149 (which is way above what it costs to produce I'm sure, this thing doesn't even have a hard drive!), is really no big deal.
 
[quote name='thisboywillbreak']There's little reason to buy one now. What does Wii have coming out besides the new Zelda and the billionth mini-game fest that was announced yesterday?[/quote]

Well, we probably won't find out until E3, which is when I expect most of the good games to get announcements and releases in the fall.

Even so, there is more than enough good games to make a $150 Wii worth the price.

If anything, this points to Nintendo announcing their next console within the year. :D
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Given all the time and effort spent on the 3DS, I wouldn't expect an announcement of a new console for at least another year.
 
[quote name='chimpmeister']I agree totally; the Wii always seemed like a gimmick to me, and the weak hardware really made it easy to pass on. Despite the launch hype and the long period of time when the Wii was in short supply, there was nothing on the system that really compelled me to buy it, and I still see no reason to own one.

I still own all my previous Nintendo consoles, the NES, SNES, N64, and GBASP . . . but starting with the Gamecube, Nintendo has really done a shoddy job in their hardware design, and the games have been very weak and sparse (besides the oceans of shovelware).

Honestly, I don't think I would even buy a Wii if it were 49.99 for the system and $10 for every game. So a price cut to $149 (which is way above what it costs to produce I'm sure, this thing doesn't even have a hard drive!), is really no big deal.[/QUOTE]
That's quite sad. It has the best games this gen.
 
[quote name='SuperMario64']That's quite sad. It has the best games this gen.[/QUOTE]

ignore him. he's a huge anti-nintendo fanboy. everything they do is a "gimmick." :roll:
 
[quote name='confoosious']ignore him. he's a huge anti-nintendo fanboy. everything they do is a "gimmick." :roll:[/QUOTE]

Gotta love this site huh, one thing I disagree with what he said is that the n64 wasn't a great design either. It had great games but should have gone the CD route, who knows what could have happened.
 
[quote name='skiizim']Gotta love this site huh, one thing I disagree with what he said is that the n64 wasn't a great design either. It had great games but should have gone the CD route, who knows what could have happened.[/QUOTE]

nintendo kinda sucks with the media choices. The gamecube's mini disc was awful. But at least they backward compatibled it with the wii.

I wonder if Wii 2 will have bluray.
 
[quote name='confoosious']
At this point, I can't imagine anyone who didn't have a wii would bite because of the price point. Maybe people with kids?[/QUOTE]


I don't have a Wii because with my backlog as it is on my 360, it didn't make sense to buy one. Now with my backlog slowly decreasing, I'm saving up to get one (and a PS3 also) and a price drop with Mario Kart bundled in makes it a no brainer.
 
[quote name='confoosious']nintendo kinda sucks with the media choices. The gamecube's mini disc was awful. But at least they backward compatibled it with the wii.

I wonder if Wii 2 will have bluray.[/QUOTE]
It'd be nice if it did.
 
I cannot remember where I saw it , but there was a report saying Wii HD has already been developed and tested and Nintendo is estimating when to announce it to replace wii. So it completely makes sense that wii AAA titles have been so rare and Wii's price cut is in May. My guess is that Ninendo would announce Wii HD at E3 in june.



[quote name='confoosious']

Anyway, as far as the price drop goes, by the time you get an extra controller and nunchuck, you're almost at $200. Man that's a lot for a dying system. I couldn't in good conscience recommend it to my friends. When is the wii 2 coming out? 2012?[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='infini2001']I cannot remember where I saw it , but there was a report saying Wii HD has already been developed and tested and Nintendo is estimating when to announce it to replace wii. So it completely makes sense that wii AAA titles have been so rare and Wii's price cut is in May. My guess is that Ninendo would announce Wii HD at E3 in june.[/QUOTE]

for a december release?

can you imagine: 1M units sold in preoder. 500k by people. 500k by speculators.
 
I could totally see a Wii HD by December. 720p, slight bump in graphics chip and the processor. Same case, same controllers, and full back compatibility.
 
Isn't 2012 when all the new consoles are coming out? I thought MS had hinted that they would have one then as well.

That article is funny because they say their new console will be more powerful than PS3 and Xbox 360. Well gee really, more powerful than the last gen! Wow don't try to hard, Nintendo! You better build something as powerful as MS and Sony or you won't have many buyers this time around. (I paid full price for my wii, so I'm not some MS fanboy. I'm just not happy with the software releases that Nintendo has made this time around.)
 
[quote name='abert78160']Nintendo Set to Reveal New Console

http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1161875p1.html[/QUOTE]

Well that means the 10 year cycle will happen with PS3 they'll probably drop the PS3 to $150 at E3 in 2012 & release PS4 holiday 2013 where PS3 will then be $100. Hopefully they wise up & if including BC in the PS4 costs too much they'll just offer a BC attachment that can be purchased separately. It'll be easier to get something like this on sale instead of playing the waiting game for the system to drop in price.

Not sure how this affects MS though...how much $ did they lose on RROD warranties? And do the total # of X360 sold include the RROD and the replacements or are they counting the replacements as "sold" too. I think MS is at 52 mil units sold.
 
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[quote name='confoosious']because you don't price something at launch lower than what you can get for it. Since nintendo couldn't even keep them on the shelves at $250, pricing it at $150 would be the height of stupidity. (Regardless of how you feel about the wii, this isn't gonna turn into some dumb fanboy/anti-fanboy argument is it?)[/QUOTE]



:imwithst::imwithst::imwithst:


why on earth would anyone sell something for $150 when you're having trouble filling demands at $250. I bet they coulda got away at $300 and still made a killing!
 
[quote name='Indiana']Isn't 2012 when all the new consoles are coming out? I thought MS had hinted that they would have one then as well.

That article is funny because they say their new console will be more powerful than PS3 and Xbox 360. Well gee really, more powerful than the last gen! Wow don't try to hard, Nintendo! You better build something as powerful as MS and Sony or you won't have many buyers this time around. (I paid full price for my wii, so I'm not some MS fanboy. I'm just not happy with the software releases that Nintendo has made this time around.)[/QUOTE]

why should they? they came out with a console with shitty 480p graphics and people snapped it up. Record breaking numbers that the Sony and Msft, with 1080 horses under the hood, would die for.

I think Nintendo knows it doesn't matter how super awesome your graphics are, it just matters that the gameplay is there. Even if they give lip service to the "core gamer", they know their bread and butter are the kids and their foolish parents. Luckily once in a while, they throw a bone to the likes of us with their first party titles that are actually awesome.

What Nintendo really needs to do for the next generation is fix their retarded online play.
 
What could they put in a new system? Xbox level graphics in 3D?

The Wii might have sold a lot and been profitable for Nintendo, but as far as quality and bang for your buck the PS3 and 360 are killing it.
 
The launch price was right, I don't see how that's even debatable. At the time the motion technology was something fresh and new and nobody had anything to compete with it. As the 360 and PS3 aged though the Wii became more and more obsolete since it's controls proved to be very limited in the long run and it's graphics are utter crap for most games.

I had one at launch and kept it for about three years, but I sold it when it sat on my shelf unplayed for a good six month stretch. Even my Wife, who loved it at first, stopped playing it. Right now I wouldn't buy one for more than $100.
 
[quote name='lionheart4life']What could they put in a new system? Xbox level graphics in 3D?

The Wii might have sold a lot and been profitable for Nintendo, but as far as quality and bang for your buck the PS3 and 360 are killing it.[/QUOTE]
If you've been keeping up with the news, it should be more powerful than the PS3 which makes sense.
 
Well the motion controlls were revolutionary when the Wii first arrived. I bought one. The question is what new technology can they deliver? A slightly better graphics system that is comprarable to this Gen systems isn't enough of a step forward by itself. All 3D isn't a good idea most people do not have a 3D TV.
 
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