gamesindustry.biz - 10/7/2009
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Nintendo won't be cutting the price of the Wii any further in response to slowing sales and the sluggish economic climate, and will instead rely on innovation to drive consumers to buy its products.
Speaking in an interview with ...
industrygamers.com - 10/6/2009
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EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich's latest IndustryGamers column indicates
that there's been a big rise in the percent...
of unreviewed Wii games, especially compared to other consoles. This has helped the average Wii game review score.
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The Divnich Debrief: 37% of Wii Games Not Reviewed
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Reggie: Absolutely No More Wii Price Cuts (Ever?)
The Escapist : Latest News —
... that the company was feeling good about the upcoming holiday season, pointing to the success of its DSi handheld. "We say that based on the experience of launching the Nintendo DSi this past April, we've already sold 2.2 million units, so we're feeling very good about the holiday," said Fils-Aime. "We define value as what you get for what you pay. With Wii - with the USD 50 price drop - you're getting a lot more value." The price cut has been certainly helping reinvigorate the Wii, reports GI.biz , boosting console sales by 10%. Would we maybe see another price cut in the ...
Reggie Fils-Aime says no more Wii price cuts are coming
Destructoid —
... not" going to happen. He also commented that there will be no shortage of the console this holiday season, saying "We're prepared. We have a tremendous amount of product in inventory, we've been flowing product in for retail. We do not expect to have shortages on our products. If we do experience them, I'd love to have that problem, but we're not seeing that this year." That's great news, Reg. On the other hand, your face is still kind of scary. [Via GamesIndustry.Biz]
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