You know, literally as soon as a console is released, rumours start circulating about price cuts for various reasons. This usually continues throughout the whole lifetime of the console and this generation is no different.
Cammie Dunaway has quashed more rumours that the company are preparing to lower the price of the Wii and even though they could do quite comfortably and still make a decent profit per console sold, there really is no need when you consider how well the Wii is still selling.
Also there are other options other than price cuts to boost sales such as introducing new colours and game bundles which we reckon Nintendo will do before they lower the price. If we had to guess we would say one of these options would happen in the next 12 months but you never know! Over to Cammie…
“Certainly on the Wii, we are now in the fifth year. We have had extraordinary success. The PS2 went on to sell more than 50 million. So that means there is plenty of opportunity to sell more Wiis. That being said, going into the fifth year, you usually don’t anticipate selling more than you did in the previous year…”
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Nintendo of America exec Cammie Dunaway (above) has been very vocal recently about Nintendo’s current position in the market and she is understandably excited about this years software line-up for both Wii and DS.
Venturebeat had a recent interview with her where she talks about all of these subjects in more detail including “Metroid: Other M“, Mario on Facebook, digital downloads, E3 and Wii price drops.
Dunaway on the appeal of Metroid: Other M…
“Well, you can’t get access to Samus and the Metroid franchise on the other platforms. And this experience isn’t about the graphics at all. It is a shooting game. But it is a much more emotional experience with story to it.”
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Wired recently snagged an interview with NOA executive, Cammie Dunaway, where she talks about where Nintendo are going forward with respect to new hardware, new games, localization and much more. Grab a coffee and have a read…
Dunaway on other motion controllers…
“We created motion control and we’ll continue to be in motion control. Consumers don’t care about technology; they care about how the game feels. We’ll continue to focus on that. We’ve got 60 million Wii Remotes out there, and 10 million MotionPlus. Consumers today are having a blast playing with the Wii Remote and Wii MotionPlus. We’re pretty darn good at creating experiences that are about more than just technology; they’re about great feel, great gameplay.”
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