Wii Sports Resort Cheats and More!

Posted by Wii Sports Resort Fan | October 6th, 2009

Wii sales have been relatively sluggish this year. That’s changing as the Wii with its new price-cut heads into the holiday season.

Nintendo dropped the price in North America from US$250 to $200 — similar price-cuts were announced for Japan and Europe.

“There are literally millions of consumers out there who want a Wii and had been on the sidelines,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told FT.com. "They'd been waiting for that little nudge to go out and pick it up — the price decline, the sampling, the launching of key software like Wii Fit Plus – we believe it's what's pushing them over the edge to get into the category."

If the price-cut does not convince them, Nintendo hopes a strong holiday line-up with Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii will do it.

While Fils-Aime says it is too early to start projecting post-price-cut sales figures, he adds, “The consumer response has been very strong to the price reduction.”

Wii sales get price-cut boost – Nintendo chief [FT.com via VG247] [Pic]

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Posted by Wii Sports Resort Fan | September 25th, 2009

Wii Sports Resort will be getting a new package early next month that includes two Wii Motion Plus accessories. Joystiq reports that the new bundle will launch on October 12, and cost $59.99. It will sell alongside the current SKU that offers only one Motion Plus for $10 less. Considering a standalone accessory is $20 and many of the games in Resort are multiplayer focused, it seems like a good deal for those who haven’t yet bitten on the game. The new package is said to be “while supplies last,” but as a method of getting more Motion Plus devices into people’s homes, Nintendo might keep it around for a while.

The game had an impressive debut for a partial month in the sales charts, and then managed to sell more the following month. We don’t have the numbers for September, but it’s likely to appear again, and then possibly see another bump in October thanks to the new package. Nintendo seems at the very least committed to making Motion Plus the de facto standard so developers can feel safe using it in games, and it they’re well on their way.

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Posted by Wii Sports Resort Fan | September 24th, 2009

At present, you buy Wii Sports Resort for $50, you get the game and a single MotionPlus accessory. But next month, you’ll be getting a little more for your money.

Starting October 12, the game will come packed with not one, but two MotionPlus accessories. Of course, you’ll be paying more for the pack – $60 – but $10 for a second MotionPlus is a good deal.

Big week for Nintendo-related price issues, this!

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