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Trauma Team Undergoes Pre-Op Price Drop

Atlus’ eagerly anticipated surgical simulator Trauma Team for the Nintendo Wii is coming on May 18, and rather than submit the game to Atlus’ traditional last-minute delay, they’ve gone and dropped the price by $US10 instead. Score!


September 23, 2009
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Xbox 360 Elite Gets Another “Price Cut”

Yes, we know, Microsoft only just cut the price of the Xbox 360 Elite by $US100. But Microsoft aren’t the only ones with a vested interest in the success of the console. Netflix do too. Hence this further discount.


September 22, 2009
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Microsoft: Price Cuts Sales Spikes Are Short Term

The Xbox 360 is cheaper. The PS3 is cheaper. That means that both are, well, cheaper for people to buy. And that means more people buy the consoles.


September 18, 2009

Target Circular Adds Fuel To The Wii Price Drop Fire

An anonymous tipster sends us this picture of an alleged Target circular for the week of September 27, joining Wal-Mart and Toys R Us on the $US199.99 Wii price drop bandwagon.


September 15, 2009

Toys R Us Ad Points To $US199 Wii Price Drop This Month

Last week, we got a peek at an alleged upcoming Walmart ad that indicated an official price drop would be coming to the Wii. Today, it appears that retailer Toys R Us may have heard the same thing.


September 12, 2009

Wii Price Drop May Hit First Week Of October

Advance retail listings forwarded to Kotaku indicate that Nintendo is planning to issue its first price drop on the Wii in North America, with a less expensive version of the console—currently priced at $US249—coming the first week of October.


September 9, 2009
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PSP, PS2 See Slight, Stealthy Price Drop In Australia

Kotaku AU

With all the talk of the PS3 Slim last week, two more Sony price drops passed us by.


August 28, 2009

Microsoft Talks Xbox 360 Price Drop In Australia

Kotaku AU

With the news hitting earlier today that the Xbox 360 Elite will drop $100 in price on September 22, I jumped on the phone to Microsoft to ask them why.


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Xbox 360 Price Cut For Australia On Sept 22

Kotaku AU

Following this morning’s news of an incoming Xbox price drop around the world, Microsoft has now confirmed Australia will follow suit some three weeks later.


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Old News ’97: Sony Forces Nintendo Game Prices Down

What does every gamer have to thank Sony for? Let’s jump back a dozen years to recall a happy moment when games got cheaper.