Wii price cut denied by Nintendo
No moves anytime soon
Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime has said this week that that there are no plans afoot to reduce the price of the Wii console anytime soon. This despite Microsoft's aggressive moves with the Xbox 360 (now cheaper than the Wii).
"At some point, it will be time to adjust," Fils-Aime told Forbes. "But we're nowhere near that point now."
Fils-Aime also took a pop at third-party developers, suggesting they're still struggling to get their best titles on the Wii: "I will be able to say our licensees 'get it' when their very best content is on our platform. And with very few exceptions today, that's not the case," the big boss explained.
Second-in-command Cammie Dunaway yesterday predicted that 2009 will be the year hardcore gamers start embracing the Wii, thanks to third-party releases.
Comments
'hardcore gamers' will never embrace the wii in the sense that it will replace their other console, be it xbox360 or playstation 3. Regardless of how much you enjoy the wii, it just will not stack up with the hardware that the other 2 bring to the table. This is leaving out the things that microsoft has made its niche in the market (xbox live, original titles) that many people build their gaming experience around.
Wii is an interesting platform, and I think they realize where their bread and butter is, and 'hardcore gaming' isn't it.