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Wii Price Drop Timed To Wii Fit Plus Release
10:00AM Brian Crecente | Nintendo’s decision to drop the price of their Wii console was driven by the launch of upcoming fitness game Wii Fit Plus, not as reaction to a slump in sales, Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America’s Corporate Affairs VP, tells Kotaku. More »
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Sony Drops PSP-3000 Price Tag
1:00AM Brian Ashcraft | Today at Sony’s Japanese, the company announced a price drop for its PSP-3000 — the PlayStation Portable will now cost ¥16,800 (AU$212) in The Land of the Rising Sun, starting October 1. More »
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Nintendo Announces Official Wii Price Cut
11:55AM Luke Plunkett | Nintendo have just announced a price cut for the Wii in both the US and Japan, putting an end to weeks of speculation. More »
Rumours
Sony Confirms Wii Price Drop?
7:20AM Mike Fahey | Nintendo hasn’t confirmed a Wii $US199.99 price drop yet, but seems like Sony has, as an anonymous tipster sends us an alleged price comparison chart from a Best Buy event going on in Missouri. More »
Rumours
Nintendo Allegedly Confirms Wii Price Cut, Effective Sept. 27
6:00AM Owen Good | Nintendojo has reported that Nintendo, in a conference call with retailers, confirmed that the Wii’s price will be cut to $US199, effective Sunday, September 27. Nintendojo says one of its staffers was on the line during this call. More »
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Xbox 360 Gets Price Drop In Japan
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | As expected, Microsoft announced a price drop for Japan. Are you excited yet? No? More »
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Best Buy Ad Also Confirms 360 Price Drops
2:32AM Brian Crecente | We’ve been getting a lot of snapshots of Xbox 360 price drop ads lately, and of course there’s also the truism that all Microsoft rumours are real. More »
Rumours
UK Retailer: PS3, PSP Price Cuts Coming ‘Soon’
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | A “major” UK retailer has told game site CVG that PSP and PS3 price cuts are “definitely coming soon”. Rumours have been circulating about such a price cut for some time. More »
Microsoft Dates PlayStation 3 Price Drop For Springtime
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | The PlayStation 3 will get a price drop in 2009. It just has to if Sony wants the console to keep up, install base-wise. Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg agrees and expects a cheaper PS3 within months. More »
