Nintendo have said they will be cutting the price of the Wii for the first time since it’s release. Does this mean they are feeling the crunch? I doubt it. The cuts are happening in both the USA and Japan. The Wii will be cut by $50 in the US which brings it down to $200. No price cuts for the European market have been announced.
Nintendo may be following suit after both Sony and Microsoft have cut prices on their console back in August of this year. The price drop is in time for christmas, which is the most busiest time for the gaming industry. Traditional console always drop their price after an average 2 year period and this is done to broaden the people able to afford the console thus pushing sales up. Originally when Nintendo launched the Wii, it was $50 cheaper than any of it’s competitors and after this latest decrease, it will regain that position. The newest Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 models currently retail at aroiund the $300 mark.
Cheap second hand Nintendo Wii Console can be found in store. Just check out the Wii Bundle page for the latest offers.
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box is the new game from Nintendo for the DS range. It provides a sequel to the last brain teaser game and provides a journey with over 150 puzzles to solve along the way. The story is based on board the Molentary Express on a quest to reveal the secrets behind the death of Professor Laytons mentor and the mysterious artifact that is said to have caused it.
You can try out some puzzles for yourself by visiting the official Nintendo website. (click here)
The game was released on the 25th September across Europe.
I found an old article from 2007 about the eldery in nursing homes being addicted to the Nintendo Wii. It did make me chuckle.
“Taking it in turns with the hand-held controls, the pensioners go head to head against one another in the various games.”
“Residents, who are aged between 80 and 103, were so enthralled by the games that they demanded that staff purchase one immediately.”
“The games system has proved to be such a success that executives at Sunrise Senior Living are now planning to buy one for each of their 15 residential homes.
If this goes ahead, inter-care home tournaments would take place with teams of elderly residents travelling to other care homes via mini-buses for matches.”
Well this just shows how well Nintendo have done with the Wii. They have captured just about every audience haven’t they?
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Don’t forget we regularly have Wii bargains in store. click for the Wii Bundle page
