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Nintendo raises Wii price in the UK
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article published on 12 March, 2009
Citing the sustained depreciation of the pound against the euro, Nintendo has raised the price of the ever-popular Wii console in the UK, from an MSRP of GBP 179.99 to 199.99 meaning that consumers will most likely see a price hike as well, unless retailers are willing to take the giant hit on their profit margins.
"Due to the severe and continuing depreciation of the pound, we are, unfortunately, ... [ read the full article ]
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13. March 2009 @ 00:11 |
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what a crock. the Wii should be getting a price cut not an increase.
Nintendo are turning into Sony now overcharging for their products
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13. March 2009 @ 00:24 |
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Originally posted by jos22:
what a crock. the Wii should be getting a price cut not an increase.
Nintendo are turning into Sony now overcharging for their products
supply....demand...and all that jazz...
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13. March 2009 @ 00:27 |
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I dont see what the problem is when the pound is worth more than the US dollar and the Canadian dollar is worth more than the US dollar.
Sounds like a load of bullocks to me.
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13. March 2009 @ 00:45 |
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Canadian dollar is worth significantly less than the USD, about 0.7823 as of writing and the pound has been losing significant value to the euro for example:
In November 2008, the euro was worth .76 it has now appreciated to .93 or so.
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13. March 2009 @ 01:16 |
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Canadian dollar is worth significantly less than the USD, about 0.7823 as of writing and the pound has been losing significant value to the euro for example:
In November 2008, the euro was worth .76 it has now appreciated to .93 or so.
With all due respect any thing is worth more than the US dollar where the US dollar is made. rather a twist on words but you get the idea.
Still a load of bullocks, no reason to raise the price. sure the money around the globe is going down the drain so why do we raise the price only here. it would seem to me if it was were not making enough in tough times issue, Sony would follow suit.
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13. March 2009 @ 01:54 |
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Gaming consoles have always been overpriced. When Sega released their Genesis model it was priced at $149.00 and the games were on average $50.00 each. I'll wait for the Wii or Playstation 3 to show up in a discount bin or a thrift store for a fraction of the retail price. No wonder users result to modding their consoles and pirating games.
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13. March 2009 @ 04:10 |
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Regional price shemeing to enhance already record high profits.... ah corporate...your days are numbered....
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13. March 2009 @ 13:34 |
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We in the U.K. are always overcharged for everything that's why it is known as "Rip Off Britain"
And because the biggest culprit is the government when we try to complain the answer is "tough titty!"
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13. March 2009 @ 18:12 |
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All I've been reading in these responses is "Blah Blah Blah". Now here's the facts. As of typing this right now, the Wii has always sold for $250 here in the USA. And guess how many Great Britain Pounds $250 is? Is it close to 199 GPB? No. Is it close to 179Gbp? Yes, why yes it is.
250 U.S. dollars = 178.954903 British pounds
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=250+usd+to+gbp
Sorry British people, but you guys are getting screwed. I sure as hell have never heard of a console manufacturer, computer manufacturer, tv manufacturer, or any other kind of electronics manufacture raising prices on existing products.
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13. March 2009 @ 23:35 |
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Originally posted by bomber991:
All I've been reading in these responses is "Blah Blah Blah". Now here's the facts. As of typing this right now, the Wii has always sold for $250 here in the USA. And guess how many Great Britain Pounds $250 is? Is it close to 199 GPB? No. Is it close to 179Gbp? Yes, why yes it is.
250 U.S. dollars = 178.954903 British pounds
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=250+usd+to+gbp
Sorry British people, but you guys are getting screwed. I sure as hell have never heard of a console manufacturer, computer manufacturer, tv manufacturer, or any other kind of electronics manufacture raising prices on existing products.
When you get 50-150$ more a unit you normally don't have to...
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14. March 2009 @ 07:13 |
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Originally posted by bomber991:
All I've been reading in these responses is "Blah Blah Blah". Now here's the facts. As of typing this right now, the Wii has always sold for $250 here in the USA. And guess how many Great Britain Pounds $250 is? Is it close to 199 GPB? No. Is it close to 179Gbp? Yes, why yes it is.
250 U.S. dollars = 178.954903 British pounds
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=250+usd+to+gbp
Sorry British people, but you guys are getting screwed. I sure as hell have never heard of a console manufacturer, computer manufacturer, tv manufacturer, or any other kind of electronics manufacture raising prices on existing products.
We've been getting screwed on electricals for a long time..
I mean it wasn't so long ago USD to the GBP was 2:1, the Wii was not £125 then either..
I suspect we will now see a return to all of the stores selling ONLY bundled versions with 1 or 2 games to try and disguise the new price and spread it out a little.
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14. March 2009 @ 12:04 |
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crappy games and crappy price now...no idea how the piece of exercise equipment still sells so well.
Doubt sony overcharged for there product as they were losing money on every unit sold as nintendo was making money on every unit sold so it would seem nintendo from the get go overcharged for there products and not sony. less fanboyism please next time.
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14. March 2009 @ 12:24 |
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Originally posted by Tecbot:
crappy games and crappy price now...no idea how the piece of exercise equipment still sells so well.
Doubt sony overcharged for there product as they were losing money on every unit sold as nintendo was making money on every unit sold so it would seem nintendo from the get go overcharged for there products and not sony. less fanboyism please next time.
Sony doesnt lose anything its other electronics cant make up for EX its LCDs Are about 100 dollors to much.
Nintendo on the other Hand is still Churning out game consoles and only game consoles. Nintendo made enough money with its Famicom And SFamicom linup so it could still stay in the game when sony released the playstation.
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14. March 2009 @ 14:35 |
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Originally posted by Tecbot:
crappy games and crappy price now...no idea how the piece of exercise equipment still sells so well.
Doubt sony overcharged for there product as they were losing money on every unit sold as nintendo was making money on every unit sold so it would seem nintendo from the get go overcharged for there products and not sony. less fanboyism please next time.
The WII is partiality a disappointment but no more so than the 7th Generation of gaming in it entirety.
Its hard to over price something that's already to expensive to begin with and that's the crux of normal console pricing.
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