It was only two months ago that Nintendo announced that the black Wii console would be available to Australian gamers after many envious glares at their Japanese and European counterparts. Now it seems that gamers down under not only have a choice of what colour they want their console to be, they'll also be paying less for it.
Nintendo recently announced that the DSi would be getting a price-cut, and now the Wii is following in its little handheld brother's footsteps. This marks the first time the console has had a reduction in price in Australia and New Zealand, with the new SRP set at $299.95 and $399.95, respectively, saving antipodean gamers a whole chunk of change.
According to sales data collected by Nintendo and retailers, the Wii has sold over 1.79 million units since launch, and we're sure this price-cut will add to those figures.
[source nintendo.com.au]
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How much is that in U.S. dollars?
$277.7315 USD for Australia and $287.6303 USD for New Zealand. Keep in mind New Zealand has a different currency than Australia.
@Bulbasaurus Rex
1AUD ~ 0.93USD
1NZD ~ 0.00000000001USD
In saying that this is excellent news and this has been long overdue for our region, it is now officially 3/4 of the original price
Hmm I always thought I paid around $400 NZD for my Wii closer to launch... maybe not :S. It still could be a lot cheaper. It's not exactly cutting edge hardware...
It's about time. Perhaps the DS Lite could follow suit as well. I think it's ridiculous for a piece of technology that's nearing its 6th anniversary to be selling at its launch price.
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