Nintendo will be dropping the price of its wii which is a game console this month. The original price of Nintendo Wii was set at US $199.99, but this price is all set to fall to a price level of US $149.99. This new price would be effective from 15th May, 2011.
From 15th of May, the Nintendo Wii would also include a free copy of Mario Kart and also include the Wii Wheel accessory as well. This according to us is one of the great ways to recapture on the lost sales. The new deal would attract the customers significantly and will also increase the value for money of those customers.
As the news for drop in price was leaked, major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and Toys R Us reduced the price of the Nintendo Wii to around US $169.99, which happened about 15 days back from now.
The Nintendo Wii was introduced in the year 2006. Initially, the product was doing very well and sold close to 35 million units in US alone. But soon competition began with players like Xbox 360 and its Kinect camera add-on. Because of this, the sales began to decline and it had to do something to recapture on the market.
Nintendo also announced that in the year 2012, it would be launching the Wii successor. Nintendo Wii does not support full HD and it can become a problem in times to come.
In addition to the Mario Kart Wii game and a Wii Wheel accessory, Wii would be available in both Black and White. It would also include a standard Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk controller. We think that its more than enough for the $149.99 that you pay for this Nintendo.
Nintendo Unveils New Wii Package at $149.99, Launches ‘Nintendo Selects’ $19.99 Wii Games
Having Fun with Family and Friends Just Became More Affordable than Ever With New Suggested Retail Pricing
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo is dropping the suggested retail price of its Wii™ system to $149.99 and including a Mario™ game with the Wii hardware. Starting May 15, the newly priced Wii system will come in either black or white with the Mario Kart™ Wii game and a matching colored Wii Wheel™ accessory, replacing the previously included Wii Sports™ and Wii Sports Resort™ games.
Also on May 15, Nintendo launches the new Nintendo® Selects collection of Wii games, a set of popular games that millions of people have already experienced, at a suggested retail price of $19.99. The four must-own games in this collection are The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing™: City Folk, Mario™ Super Sluggers and Wii Sports, which is available for the first time as a separate software purchase. Parents and video game fans can now easily expand their library of fun, family-friendly Wii games.
“From the day it launched, Wii has let players of all ages and experience levels have fun with one another,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “The new suggested retail pricing for both the hardware and select games will help create more of these magical moments for even greater numbers of people.”
With Mario Kart Wii now included with the Wii hardware, players will be able to enjoy fun go-kart racing with Mario and all his Mushroom Kingdom pals right out of the box. The Wii Remote™ Plus controller, Nunchuk™ controller and Wii Wheel included in the package will all match the hardware, meaning they will be either black or white. The new black Wii Wheel will also be available separately at a suggested retail price of $9.99.
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://wii.com.