The price cuts might seem rather small for most people waiting for a reasonable price point for the 360, yet it could be enough to steal some of the ps3 sales surge seen since the "$ 100 price cut", it'll be interesting to see if nintendo plans to answer that, although i highly doubt it, but maybe they throw in an extra controller in their $ 250 pack.
Until Nintendo's stockpile of Wii's starts to normalize in stores, there's no reason for them to adjust their prices. All indications are that in most territories, product has not kept up with demand. The 360 would have received a big boost if both Halo 3 and GTA IV hit around the same time, but with the latter delayed, the boost will still be significant, but not as big as it could have been. It will be interesting to see if the combination of price cuts and Halo 3 will help the 360 keep its approximately 2 million system lead worldwide or Nintendo will continue to close the gap once stock piles start to creep up. The PS3 still has a long, long way to go and the fact that EA can't exceed 30 FPS on their sports games while they're at 60 FPS on the 360 can't bode well for the "tech buzz" that that system needs...
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
The price cuts might seem rather small for most people waiting for a reasonable price point for the 360, yet it could be enough to steal some of the ps3 sales surge seen since the "$ 100 price cut", it'll be interesting to see if nintendo plans to answer that, although i highly doubt it, but maybe they throw in an extra controller in their $ 250 pack.
Until Nintendo's stockpile of Wii's starts to normalize in stores, there's no reason for them to adjust their prices. All indications are that in most territories, product has not kept up with demand. The 360 would have received a big boost if both Halo 3 and GTA IV hit around the same time, but with the latter delayed, the boost will still be significant, but not as big as it could have been. It will be interesting to see if the combination of price cuts and Halo 3 will help the 360 keep its approximately 2 million system lead worldwide or Nintendo will continue to close the gap once stock piles start to creep up. The PS3 still has a long, long way to go and the fact that EA can't exceed 30 FPS on their sports games while they're at 60 FPS on the 360 can't bode well for the "tech buzz" that that system needs...
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.