Head of American gaming retail chain speculates that consumers should see the Wii’s recommended retail price drop this Autumn.
Dan DeMatteo, head of US gaming store Gamestop, believes that we should see pricing of both the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3 drop substantially this Autumn, as he strongly believes both gaming consoles recommended retail prices are overly excessive in the current economic climate.
These hardware prices have stayed up longer in this cycle than in any other time before, and in a very dire economic environment, those two things seem to be mutually exclusive. Put all those things together, I think that there will have to be price cuts in order to get the hardware moving to where it needs to be.
- Dan DeMatteo, head of Gamestop
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Whilst the Nintendo DSi continues to take American consumers by storm, other gaming formats aren’t fairing quite so well.
According to Aprils NPD figures the recently released Nintendo DSi is still truly captivating American audiences, whilst the Wii, Xbox 360 and particularly the PS3 are having a fairly difficult time. To put things into perspective last April saw the Nintendo Wii sell in excess of 714,200 consoles, this year however sees it only managing to shift a mere 340,000 units.
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Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, openly stated that “it’s hard to say something nice about the PS3″ when he was quizzed about Nintendo’s relentless competitors.
Whilst he wasn’t altogether too enamoured with the PlayStation 3, Reggie did however cite Xbox Live as an online platform that concerns both him and his companions over at Nintendo.
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Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii , competition, PlayStation 3, Reggie Fils-Aime, xbox live
January 26, 2009 • 7:33 pm
November 6, 2008 • 8:17 pm
Enterbrain have released some rather unexpected sales figures for the week October 27th to November 2nd, which incredibly show the PlayStation 3 outselling the amazingly successful Wii. The all-important question is; how long will this stunning feat last?
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October 13, 2008 • 8:25 pm
Sony’s president of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida has informed Eurogamer that he would prefer Japanese gamers to show more interest in so called ‘next gen’ gaming rather than the novelty products showcased for Wii.
If it continues that way forever, it’s not a good thing for us. But I’m saying what Microsoft is offering and what we are offering are closer, compared to what other platforms are offering. Because of that commonality, the new games coming out on 360 and PS3 help to get consumers more interested in this generation of gaming.
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Nintendo yet again completely dominates the Japanese sales charts.
Japanese publisher, Enterbrain has released this months shocking sales figures. The figures themselves show an exorbitant lead for Nintendo’s Wii, catapulting it far beyond the competition.
- Wii = 171,851.
- PlayStation 3 = 54,823.
- Xbox 360 = 14,439.
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Residents in Ohio now have unlimited access to free video game rentals thanks to a new initiative put into place to drive younger audiences into the Centerville library.
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In2Games have premièred the first motion sensing controls for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The Gametrak Freedom is touted by the manufacturer as the most advanced motion sensing device for home consoles yet and is due to be released sometime later this year.
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With the Xbox 360 being hastily relegated to third place, many analysts are adamant that a further price cut for the system is imminent at this years E3 event.
Microsoft are being dramatically overthrown by Nintendo and to a lesser degree, Sony. If the behemoth is to stay in the never-ending console race, which previously saw then in second place, a price cut is seen as a must. E3 appears to be the perfect place to announce this, so stay tuned.
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