Rumor mill: Wii will drop to $150

[n2rj]

The rumor mill around the net is saying that the Wii will drop to $150 soon.

I remember when it was going for above the MSRP, and the only way you could get one was to wait out in line in the cold/rain, pay a premium on ebay or be extremely lucky.

I walked into Game Stop one day when they just got a set of them in.

 

[Jason Fritz]

Wonder when the Wii 2 is coming. I'm interested to see how Nintendo fights back vs the Kinect for Xbox 360.

 

[n2rj]

Probably soon I hope. I hope they at least make it HD this time.

 

[MrPogi]

HD. Hard Drive. Blu-Ray. Backwards compatible.

Yea, then I'd be in.

 

[Jason Fritz]

Yes, definitely HD for Wii 2 and maybe even a wired LAN port option instead of just wireless for HD Netflix.

 

[n2rj]

Not sure about the hard drive part. They may just add more flash memory like they did to the current Wii.

I think backwards compatibility with Wii is a given.

You can add a LAN port to the Wii via USB. You don't even need the nintendo adapter. Certain third party USB ethernet dongles will work. Mine is currently using a third party adapter. I have wifi in the house but Wii doesn't support enterprise encryption which I use on my network. I definitely would like to see a wired LAN port built in though.

Don't hold your breath on Blu-ray. The current version doesn't even play DVDs.

 

[Aaron62]

Rumors are floating that there might be a announcement at E3 in June.

Rumor Patrol: Wii 2 To Be Announced At E3? - Game Rant

 

[n2rj]

Sure enough, wii is $149 at toys r us this weekend.

 

[Jason Fritz]

Ah hah, Wii 2 as we predicted: Nintendo Plans Wii Successor as Profit Drops - WSJ.com

 

[n2rj]

Was just about to post something to that effect.

It will be at E3 and playable.

New Nintendo Console Confirmed - Wii News at IGN