Just wait until PS3 prices are reduced several times and XBox prices have holiday pricing. The lack of Wii's on the shelves will come back to bite Nintendo in the form of lost sales. They cant play the holiday shortage game twice and expect not to loose sales.
Microsoft is bound to lower the 360 Core to the magic $249 level and the premium to $350. Although that will be enough for me to buy one it will still not affect Wii sales. Lets face the fact, the 360 Core is utterly useless and one is forced to buy the Premium for a proper 360 experience with a hard drive. That means that a proper 360 will still be 100 more expensive than a Wii. Further more the Wii comes with Wii sports.
Sony should be counted out as they will most likely lower the price of the PS3 before the holiday sales but don't expect a big decrease. Sony have been spending too much money on R&D for bluray and the 6 core cell processor to give up by lowering their console to a buck lower than $399. Further more Sony are very stubborn and will stick to their strategy until they win.
Overall I'm impressed that Nintendo has managed to out play Sony and MS using a much more technically inferior product. Still in the long run MS and Sony are going to be the winners. When Sony and MS finally has lots of banging games out on the shells in the coming 1-2 years and Bluray/HD-DVD movies are all over the place, the Wii won't stand a chance.
You're right, it's rather simple economics. You make the most money when you can sell as many units at the optimal cost as possible- they aren't making as much as they could be, even at $400+ per bundle. They will probably learn a harsh lesson this holiday if the 360 comes down too. It would serve them right, too. Econ 101, Nintendo.... Econ 101.
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Tom @ Jul 12th 2007 7:47PM
Just wait until PS3 prices are reduced several times and XBox prices have holiday pricing. The lack of Wii's on the shelves will come back to bite Nintendo in the form of lost sales. They cant play the holiday shortage game twice and expect not to loose sales.
Jypson @ Jul 12th 2007 7:53PM
I agree completely. It's a slippery slope they're on, and the competition is really starting to heat up now with all the E3 hype.
-Captain Obvious
Homeboy @ Jul 12th 2007 8:02PM
Microsoft is bound to lower the 360 Core to the magic $249 level and the premium to $350. Although that will be enough for me to buy one it will still not affect Wii sales. Lets face the fact, the 360 Core is utterly useless and one is forced to buy the Premium for a proper 360 experience with a hard drive. That means that a proper 360 will still be 100 more expensive than a Wii. Further more the Wii comes with Wii sports.
Sony should be counted out as they will most likely lower the price of the PS3 before the holiday sales but don't expect a big decrease. Sony have been spending too much money on R&D for bluray and the 6 core cell processor to give up by lowering their console to a buck lower than $399. Further more Sony are very stubborn and will stick to their strategy until they win.
Overall I'm impressed that Nintendo has managed to out play Sony and MS using a much more technically inferior product. Still in the long run MS and Sony are going to be the winners. When Sony and MS finally has lots of banging games out on the shells in the coming 1-2 years and Bluray/HD-DVD movies are all over the place, the Wii won't stand a chance.
JD @ Jul 12th 2007 9:25PM
You're right, it's rather simple economics. You make the most money when you can sell as many units at the optimal cost as possible- they aren't making as much as they could be, even at $400+ per bundle. They will probably learn a harsh lesson this holiday if the 360 comes down too. It would serve them right, too. Econ 101, Nintendo.... Econ 101.
Perkoff @ Jul 13th 2007 4:47AM
Doesn't really matter, every single system they make they will sell.
jamesmcm @ Jul 20th 2007 3:23AM
Technically inferior?
How is a revolutionary motion-control system technically inferior.
Graphically inferior maybe...