endsights.com - 7/30/2009
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Citing slumping first quarter Wii sales, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter believes that Nintendo will be readying a new Wii bundle in order to invigorate sales.
“We think that a rebound in Wii hardware sales is possible only with price cuts or a more attractive software ...
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Pachter: Wii could receive bundles or price drop, DS price drop possible
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... to sufficiently drive hardware sales, we think that the company is in a good position to drop the price of the Wii to below $200. In our view, a price cut on the core DS unit to $99.99 is possible, should Nintendo decide it is necessary to achieve its shipment forecast.” - Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter According to Mr. Pachter, if Nintendo were to cut the price of the Wii to below $200, the company may decide to take the original Wii Sports out of the package. Source Related posts: ...
Pachter predicts Wii bundle (with Wii Sports Resort or MotionPlus) in the next few weeks
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... Should alternative bundles fail to sufficiently drive hardware sales, we think that the company is in a good position to drop the price of the Wii to below $200.” - Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pachter
Wow, I can’t believe that Pachter made a prediction that didn’t involve Wii HD! A bundle certainly makes a lot of sense to me, and I too think that Nintendo will have one of these set up for the holidays sometime soon.
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