Wii Price Drops to $199 in North America

That's a pricey dust collector. The most fun I've had from this console was naming it during setup, the WiiNii.

all my friends that had one, sold or traded them, I wonder what the actual "wii" install base is....

Like many, I don't get regular use out of my Wii. In fact, the PS3 has recently surged ahead of it in the three-way console race of this generation, something that was mighty difficult to do since, before last fall, I'd only played Mega Man 9 on it.

But I'm fine with that. When a new first-party game is released (11/15: New SMB Wii; oh yes), or a niche title is released that I want to try (MadWorld), or the rare exclusive is announced (Dead Space: Extraction), or a port of a title that looks as if it were made for the Wii controller (Resident Evil 4), or a favorite classic game on the Virtual Console (a dearth of classics, lately, but the first 2 years were golden for the VC), or I'm in need of a fun and frantic party game (Rayman; Wii Sports; an endless list, really)... my Wii is there.

That's the way Nintendo consoles have been since the N64. It's not an ideal situation, but I love Nintendo's games and I'd never give up my Wii when I know that new Marios, Zeldas, and Metroids are on the horizon. Because when they come out, I always get my money's worth.

Bring on New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

I can't see that price having much impact on overall system sales. How many people are really sitting on the fence saying 'oh if it was only $50 less I'd get one'

NINTENDO RE-IMPLEMENTS THE NINTENDO SEAL OF QUALITY

Now that would be a good headline.

I doubt I've played even $199 out of my Wii. :(

Waiting for it to hit $99.

Was this the longest it has taken for a console to have its first price drop?

First price cut since its release nearly 3 years ago in November.