Nintendo Wii hitting the bargain bin this Holiday
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10/15/2012 12:43:00 PM
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As both a result of the pending release of the Nintendo Wii U and the approaching Holiday season, Nintendo has slashed the price of the Nintendo Wii console to $129.99 effective October 28, 2012. The system will be available in a new bundle at this price which will contain the glossy black version of the system as well as both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.
It will be extremely interesting to see how this effects the sales of the console as we head into this busy shopping season. Between the launch of their new system and the lack of new titles hitting the platform this year, I am curious whether or not the system will be able to replicate the sales success that it has in previous Holiday seasons. Then again, $130 is an excellent price for a console and 2 games...
It will be extremely interesting to see how this effects the sales of the console as we head into this busy shopping season. Between the launch of their new system and the lack of new titles hitting the platform this year, I am curious whether or not the system will be able to replicate the sales success that it has in previous Holiday seasons. Then again, $130 is an excellent price for a console and 2 games...
Nintendo Drops Price of Wii to $129.99, Includes Both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort
Value Package Comes with Black Wii and Two Classic Games on One Disc
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo is dropping the Wii console to a suggested retail price of $129.99 U.S. in advance of the busy holiday shopping season. The new configuration is beginning to arrive in stores now, and will be broadly available in the U.S. by Oct. 28. This high-value configuration includes a black Wii console and both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort on a single game disc, as well as a Wii Remote Plus and a Nunchuk controller – both black to match the console. This configuration replaces the current black Wii that comes with New Super Mario Bros. Wii.“Nearly six years after it launched, people are still attracted to the pure, inclusive fun of the Wii console,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “A new suggested retail price and the inclusion of two great games make it an easy choice for families looking for a great value this holiday season.”
Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort represent two iconic games that helped pioneer the industry move toward motion-controlled video games. The games include a wide variety of sports that use the controllers in unique ways. Players can try their hand at sports like bowling, tennis, baseball, archery, table tennis and basketball, all while simulating real-life motions using the Wii Remote Plus controller. For the first time, both games are included on a single game disc.
Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ home console, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.9 billion video games and more than 630 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.
