Andre Yoskowitz
18 Sep 2009 23:36
VideoBusiness has posted a new leaked newspaper circular that shows that Nintendo will drop the price of the Wii console to $199 USD, a $50 cut off its launch day retail price of $250.
Earlier this week, we reported that a leaked Toys 'R' Us ad showed the price drop, but nothing was confirmed.
The new Best Buy ad shows the price cut coming on September 27th.
Despite the leaks, a Nintendo spokesperson still added that “Nintendo does not respond to rumors and speculation.”
The price cut follows the recent slashes by Sony and Microsoft, each of which dropped the price of their consoles to $299 and have seen a recent boost in sales.