Wii price drop

Wii News | How does $100 off sound to you?

The Wii has received its first price drop in Australia and New Zealand. Starting tomorrow, 29 April 2010, the Wii will be sold for AU $299.95 (NZ $399.95).

This price drop of AU $100 comes soon after the AU $50 drop which recently occured for the Nintendo DSi, which was introduced to make space for the DSi XL. Could Nintendo be gearing up for the release of a new home console? However, as many forumers have pointed out, it is more likely due to slowing sales or the strength of the Australian dollar.

Since its launch, Nintendo has sold over 1.79 million consoles in Australia.

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46 Comments

aubergine

2 years ago

How long overdue?

At least they didn't wait until Move / Natal release months, would have looked more like panic then.

el_rezzo

2 years ago

Very impressive, I don't need another but I never would have thought Nintendo would do this. Must be trying to cut MS and Sony's market share. It's not like they needed to drop the price but maybe this is a sign of a new sku for the Wii? Maybe one that includes Motion+ and/or balance board?

Gamesta

2 years ago

If the black Wii was $299 I would SO buy one.

RXWAG

2 years ago

Gamesta wrote

If the black Wii was $299 I would SO buy one.

it is.

http://www.ebgames.com.au/search?title=wii+price+crash&utm_source=webmail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WiiPriceCrash&utm_campaign=Webmail20100428

avjamash

2 years ago

About time they dropped the console to the price it should have been released at, what about the rip off accessories now?

ZachG

2 years ago

Weel I guess I should buy a Wii with my birthday coming up and Super Mario Galaxy 2 being released

THEMAN

2 years ago

fatpizza wrote

A $100 price drop has increased by interest level in buying a Wii by 500%, therefore it's still 0.

benspyda

2 years ago

tempting if they throw in some good games with that price.

Gamesta

2 years ago

RXWAG wrote

Gamesta wrote

If the black Wii was $299 I would SO buy one.

it is.

http://www.ebgames.com.au/search?title=wii+price+crash&utm_source=webmail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WiiPriceCrash&utm_campaign=Webmail20100428

Oh hell yeah.I may buy one tomorrow, depending on how much money I have in the bank.If I do buy a black Wii, I also want to get NSMB Wii.

Zhou

2 years ago

benspyda wrote

tempting if they throw in some good games with that price.

They do.

http://www.ebgames.com.au/search?title=wii+price+crash&utm_source=webmail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WiiPriceCrash&utm_campaign=Webmail20100428

Baseball + Overlord + wii sports.

If it was up to me, sports shouldn't be counted as a GAME persay. More of a tech demo.

But it will be interesting to see how Jb/Harvey/Target/BigW/Kmart/WoW react to this new price shakeup in the coming weeks.

el_rezzo

2 years ago

Zhou wrote

If it was up to me, sports shouldn't be counted as a GAME persay. More of a tech demo.

Well it shouldn't be counted anyway since it comes free with every console from nintendo. EB et al just like to make it sound like they are giving you a better deal by including it in the numbers.

Zhou

2 years ago

^ we dont at work. We've been running a deal where it was 388 + 2 games. 2 games being 2 out of the pre determined set of 5-6 games. Wii sports was not included. So I guess it differs from place to place.

I remember during xmas I think it was. Good guys I think it was, or WOW ,did some ridiculous thing where they literally listed out EVERYTHING seperately to make it sound better. Something to the effect of

1 x wii console
1 x wiimote
1X nunchuck
1X sleeve
1X wrist strap
1X wii zapper gun
1X links cross bow training
1X wii fit board
1 X wii fit game

for X price.

I lol'ed. So hard.

waz79

2 years ago

$288 at JBHIFI - http://www.jbhifi.com.au/games/nintendo-wii-black/

Gamesta

2 years ago

EB had no Wii's left so I got Simon to put one aside for me.Gonna put it on lay-buy because I can't bring myself to buy one outright.

Charlie_Miso

2 years ago

Zhou wrote

^ we dont at work. We've been running a deal where it was 388 + 2 games. 2 games being 2 out of the pre determined set of 5-6 games. Wii sports was not included.

Eh? So you have a bloke at where ever it is you work who's job it is to open up each Wii Box and remove the copy of Wii Sports? Then tape the box back up again?

W.T.F?