Rumor: Wii to receive a price drop in October
September 11th, 2009 Posted in Posted by Valay, Rumors, WiiRemember how, just a few months ago, numerous Nintendo representatives including President Satoru Iwata stated that there are no plans for a price drop? So much for that…Maybe. Kotaku has apparently obtained an early circular ad of Walmart, which shows that a price drop is planned for the first week of October. While the new price of the console was not printed on the ad, a $50 drop would seem most reasonable. For now, Nintendo of America has yet to comment on this rumor, but we’ll know if this is valid speculation soon enough. October is less than a month away after all.
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4 Responses to “Rumor: Wii to receive a price drop in October”
By bob on Sep 11, 2009
that soon? woulda thought it would be for november
By Austin on Sep 11, 2009
What’s amazing is that with the hardware itself, Nintendo could drop the price to $100 and still be making money. Imagine if they did that? Those things would sell really fast!
By Thomas on Sep 12, 2009
It is interesting to note that Kotaku did not provide the scan of the Walmart ad circular giving proof of a Wii price cut. I understand that it is a rumor, but I am quite skeptical about the price cut until it is confirmed by Nintendo of America.
By 357Lobster on Sep 13, 2009
They’re gonna have to do something good to at least try to slow down Sony. They got some momentum with the Slim PS3 and are gonna make some big moves if 360 and Nintendo do nothing.