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Originally Posted by MattyK
*starting* to think?
As with any console launch, I gave them the benefit of the doubt in thinking demand > supply for the first six months. After that timeframe (Nov 2006 - Jun 2007 in Nintendo's case), any company should be able to meet consumer demands. You know, assuming they *want* to meet consumer demands.
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I believe they are playing the market as if they have a monopoly on their segment. While I think they are in competition with Sony and Microsoft, they are not behaving like they are in competition. PS3 and xBox360 have had a number of rounds of price cuts. I don't think Wii has dropped in price yet.
At Bestbuy.ca right now, the comparative prices are:
Wii 279.99
PS3 (80 GB Hard Drive) 399.99
XBox 360
(Arcade - no Hard Drive) 199.99,
(Pro - 20 GB) 269.99
(Pro - 60 GB) 299.99
(Elite - 120 GB + other stuff) 399.99
So it isn't that Wii is inexpensive compared to the other 2 units anymore. But it seems that Wii can maintain these prices and still sell out. As long as there isn't excess inventory building up they don't need to drop prices.