Amidst the excitement of the announced PS3 and Xbox 360 price drops, it was expected that Nintendo in turn would lower the price of its market dominating Wii. If you had hopes for a Wii price drop so you too could get your waggle on, I’m afraid I have bad news for you. Nintendo isn’t playing that game and has no intentions of lowering its price – the same price it’s sold for since its launch – any time soon. Probably because people are still buying the thing en masse. Somehow actually believing herself, Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler iterates that “Our focus has always been on creating fun and engaging game-play experiences” “Because of that focus,” she says – this time truthfully, “Wii has been the best-selling video game system in the United States for two years and counting.” “It offers the most fun and the best value for consumers. Wii can be played by every member of the family the moment it comes out of the box. It’s the only console that offers the option of precision motion controls right now, with the Wii MotionPlus accessory( Which incidentally doesn’t come in the box) . And Nintendo systems are the only place you can play new and classic Nintendo franchises.” While the fanboy wars have been reignited (some would argue they never died down) by the price cuts the real winners this generation have undoubtedly been Nintendo – with combined sales of the Wii and DS being roughly eleventy bajillion. They’ve also managed to erode away core gamer sentiment, and I know I’ll be wary about purchasing Nintendo’s next console. Source : VG247 (via Kotaku) | Posted in PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |  |
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3:00 pm
August 31, 2009
3:38 pm
in living colour was the best show ever! gonna spend the rest of the day on youtube now
August 31, 2009
3:44 pm
Man, I loved that show :D
I was scared that nobody would get the header image. Thanks for helping my fears not be realised. :P
August 31, 2009
3:52 pm
In living colour was the best!!!!
August 31, 2009
7:12 pm
Yeah,that show was da sh*t
Haven’t watched my dvd’s in a while….
August 31, 2009
4:20 pm
Looks like a depressed IT clown. Anyways,the Wii is just a fat kid training program..
August 31, 2009
8:02 pm
Seriously, who even plays Wii? Unless of course you’re a chick or an old person.
August 31, 2009
9:38 pm
Geoff, +1 Million points to you for the Homey picture. Now you just need Fire Marshal Bill and my day would be complete.
September 1, 2009
8:06 am
Sad, I want a wii….. but dont have the heart to spend more on a wii than a xbox