Nintendo Weekend Warrior – if Nintendo’s not cutting the price, the retailers will

“Price cut” seems like the console mantra for months now, putting the pressure on major players in the industry to take a bit off their hardware price to stay competitive. Nintendo, so it seems, remains adamant about not lowering the Wii price, despite five months of sales decline, possibly going six. If Nintendo won’t, then the retailers may be taking matters into their own hands, with rumors of price cuts surfacing anew.

“Price cut” seems like the console mantra for months now, putting the pressure on major players in the industry to take a bit off their hardware price to stay competitive. Nintendo, so it seems, remains adamant about not lowering the Wii price, despite five months of sales decline, possibly going six. If Nintendo won’t, then the retailers may be taking matters into their own hands, with rumors of price cuts surfacing anew.

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Hacks and homebrew

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