News: Nintendo responds to GameCube-Wii title pricing

Nintendo comments on ‘New Play Control’ Euro pricing
GoNintendo — “Nintendo do not set prices. It is up to retailers at what price they sell any item for. However, our trade price for these games will be below our usual trade price for Wii games and our present estimate of the likely retail price is in the region of GBP 29.99.” - Nintendo spokesperson Sorry, but I think that is a bunch of bull. There’s no way these titles should cost as much as they do, and someone needs to step up and get something done about this. Link This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 3:02 pm and is filed under ...

Nintendo Clarifies "New Control Play!" Prices
GayGamer.net — ... Yesterday, GamesIndustry.biz reported on retailers suggesting that the Wii-makes would carry a recommended retail price of GBP 39.99 (That's just over $55 in US WingWangs), but Nintendo responded today by saying that the titles are only GBP 29.99 ($41 US WingWangs). While Nintendo has promised additional levels and content for these games, I can't help but feel a little uneasy about these prices. If things like the incredible Pikmin or Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat didn't sell at $50 the first time, why would it fly off the shelves at $40 now? It ...

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New Play Control! Pikmin
gamepro.com 3/10/2009 — Late last year, Nintendo announced the New Play Control series -- GameCube games refitted with Wii controls and a lower price tag -- and there was much scoffing. After a pretty meager Summer/Fall/Winter lineup, this is what Nintendo had up their ...

‘Pikmin’ Vs ‘New Play Control Pikmin’ - Impressions Of The GCN-To-Wii Port
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Ones to Watch: Nintendo in March 2009 (New Play Control!)
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News: GameCube made Miyamoto "very sad"
eurogamer.net 3/12/2009 — He felt Nintendo's games didn't "stand out". > >

Opinion: What If Nintendo Never Launched the Wii?
industrygamers.com 10/8/2009 — The Wii has had a massive impact on both Nintendo and the industry as a whole. But what if they had simply launched a GameCube 2 instead? We contemplate the issue.

On Nintendo
geekbox.net 4/7/2009 — Stories like this one mystify me. Just look at the headline: “ Nintendo’s Fall .” Now, far be it from me to question the experience and perspective that writer Doug Perry — a fixture in the gaming media for well over a decade ...

Nintendo Unveils New Wii Controller [Nintendo]
kotaku.com 2/26/2009 — It's not like the Wii was ever short on control pads, but hey, if Nintendo feel we need another one - in this case the Classic Controller Pro - then we're not going to argue. With information only currently residing on Nintendo's Japanese website , ...

Wii Has Eight More Million-Sellers Than GameCube
wii.kombo.com 4/10/2009 — If these figures are accurate, we can assume Mario is plumbing toilets with diamond-encrusted plungers. According to sales-tracking Web site VG Chartz, 48 games for the Nintendo Wii have sold one million or more copies worldwide, an impressive figure ...