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Nintendo Cuts Wii to $200 in Price War With Sony

Console maker slashes price at opening of Tokyo Game Show

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(Newser) – Nintendo is slashing the price of its Wii console by 20% worldwide, bringing the US price to $200—a cut announced just as Sony was beginning its presentation at the annual Tokyo Game Show. The prices of Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox were both dropped to $300 lately as the video game market endures its worst period in years. Nintendo's new price goes into effect on Sunday.

A visitor plays Nintendo's Wii during a Tokyo Game Show 2009 in Makuhari near Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept 24. 2009.
A visitor plays Nintendo's Wii during a Tokyo Game Show 2009 in Makuhari near Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept 24. 2009.   (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Nintendo said earlier in the day before the Tokyo Game Show opened that it will slash $50 off its popular Wii console, bringing the price to $200.
Nintendo said earlier in the day before the Tokyo Game Show opened that it will slash $50 off its popular Wii console, bringing the price to $200.   (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Nintendo's Wii game consoles are sold at 25,000 yen at a Yamada Denki electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan.
Nintendo's Wii game consoles are sold at 25,000 yen at a Yamada Denki electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan.   (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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BeatBlaster
Sep 24, 09 9:04 AM CDT
Want to sell more consoles? Start pushing devs to develop and release better games. Reply
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super_soft_wizard
Sep 24, 09 2:11 PM CDT
I'm sure it's just that easy.
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yummines
Sep 24, 09 6:59 PM CDT
Even with the price cuts, i still don't think Ps3 or Wii sales will go up. The wii already has good enough sales as it is, and 50 dollars less may help, but not much since the Wii craze started to slow down Reply
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