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EA CEO pushes Wii price cut to $99Dela @ Dec 18, 2010 04:40 | 5 comments
Riccitiello believes that a recent slump in sales of Nintendo Wii consoles could be avoided again by cutting the console's price in half to just $99. Additionally, he suggested that Nintendo should do more to promote third-party titles than focusing so much on its in-house titles.
Recent launches of PlayStation Move for the PS3 and Kinect for Xbox 360 means that the Wii can no longer cling to motion control features to differentiate it from its competitors.
"I would say they did exceptionally well in '07 and '08, started tapering in '09 and '10, and... I think if they were to price down to $99, they would explode," Riccitiello said. "If they were to find ways to promote third-party content better, as opposed to first-party content, and would hit pricing, I think the platform would see new life." |
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has said in an interview that Nintendo could consider cutting the price of a Wii console in half to boost demand.
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Comment by: Notcow (Dec 18, 2010 05:59) Then I guess they would only make a $98 on each console sold.
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Comment by: KillerBug (Dec 18, 2010 06:44) Makes sense...you have less than 1/6 of a PS3 there...it should be no more than 1/3 the price.
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Comment by: xaznboitx (Dec 19, 2010 00:04) they need to make a new controller because not everyone wants to use wii remote and nunchuck to play their games. |
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Comment by: themind (Dec 19, 2010 00:11) xaznboitx, they have that its called the classic controller. If Nintendo is happy with sales, I don't see a price drop coming. As for Nintendo hyping 3rd party games, it happens, the games just have to be good.
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Comment by: xaznboitx (Dec 20, 2010 19:53) Originally posted by themind: I meant they need new controller where never been heard of before.
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