Evidence for Console Price Cuts 150
Next Generation offers up an exhaustive analysis of previous console generation price cuts, and concludes that we are definitely due for some cheaper next-gen action sometime in the near future. The piece includes charts of lowering system prices, as well as a breakdown of how many consoles sold at various price tiers. "Certainly we can use history as a guide, but there are limits to its use for prognostication. The price drops this generation may happen in ways entirely different from what has been suggested above. Maybe the $300 console this generation will be what the $200 console was last generation. Maybe Microsoft will forge ahead with its current price structure until after Halo 3 has come and gone. Maybe Sony will bless the PlayStation 3 with a 33% price drop sometime this year. And maybe Nintendo will give the Wii a small price drop by removing Wii Sports from the package. Those could happen, but don't bet on it."
Re:The PS3 as BluRay player (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Wii Sports (Score:3, Informative)
The Japanese version of the Wii does not include any bundled-in game.
Wii Sports is still the number one selling Wii game in Japan.
Re:Where oh where are the Wii's? (Score:3, Informative)
http://www.gamestop.com/productavail.asp?miles=50
Just replace the ZIP code in the URL with your own.
I lucked out and a location near my office was showing 4 units in stock so I called to verify and then picked one up on my way home.
Re:Wii Sports (Score:3, Informative)
Basic economics say, you keep the price you are at, lowering the price will only low profits as demand is higher than supply already.