Wii Price Drop Official; New Super Mario Gets Dated

[DoctorFinger]

Today at the Tokyo Game Show Nintendo made official what is one of the worst kept secrets in the industry: the Wii is getting a price cut.

Starting this Sunday the price of the console gets cut $50, down to an MSRP of $199.

Nintendo also announced a November 15 release date for the hotly anticipated New Super Mario Bros, the first multiplayer Super Mario game on a console.

[Narradisall]

I read about this earlier, not really a huge surprise.

I wonder if this will effect the sales... I keep waiting for the Wii to reach saturation point....

[Doogie2K]

Originally Posted by Narradisall

I read about this earlier, not really a huge surprise.

I wonder if this will effect the sales... I keep waiting for the Wii to reach saturation point....

The Internets do kind of take the fun out of price drops, no?

[Kelegacy]

That's pretty fast for NSMB Wii.

[Gorvi]

Originally Posted by Kelegacy

That's pretty fast for NSMB Wii.

Nah, they said it was this year at E3, they just didn't put a date on it. My only concern is that all the impressions that I've read have said that it's just not very fun single player, and I just can't see playing it multi enough to warrant a purchase. That sucks, cause I'd love to see a game in the vein of NSMB for the Wii that could be played SP. I hope those were wrong, but I kinda doubt it.

[DoctorFinger]

Just in case people aren't aware: NSMB doesn't support online play, if you want MP it has to be local.

[Cyndair]

I'll probably be grabbing this and saving it for local MP when I have people over. I'm just too big of a Mario fan to pass it up.

[Kelegacy]

Originally Posted by Gorvi

Nah, they said it was this year at E3, they just didn't put a date on it. My only concern is that all the impressions that I've read have said that it's just not very fun single player, and I just can't see playing it multi enough to warrant a purchase. That sucks, cause I'd love to see a game in the vein of NSMB for the Wii that could be played SP. I hope those were wrong, but I kinda doubt it.

I hope that's wrong, too.

I didn't really love NSMB for the DS. It was okay I thought. It was missing something that made SMB 3 and World so awesome. I really wish they'd go back and do some 2D hand-drawn stuff like those games.

[Gorvi]

Originally Posted by Kelegacy

I hope that's wrong, too.

I didn't really love NSMB for the DS. It was okay I thought. It was missing something that made SMB 3 and World so awesome. I really wish they'd go back and do some 2D hand-drawn stuff like those games.

Man, I loved that game. It was easy to just run through, but going back and finding everything was bliss. I could have done without the lame blue turtle shell, but otherwise, it was great.

[Digital Outlaw]

Day one purchase for me with or without MP... I love me some 2D Mario

[boratika]

Originally Posted by DoctorFinger

Today at the Tokyo Game Show Nintendo made official what is one of the worst kept secrets in the industry: the Wii is getting a price cut.

To be fair, they did about as well at concealing this as the other two consoles.

[TheFlyingOrc]

Originally Posted by Narradisall

I wonder if this will effect the sales... I keep waiting for the Wii to reach saturation point....

There is no question that this will increase sales of the console notably.

[JayVe]

New Super Mario Bros for my birthday?

I'd rather have Sin & Punishment. I'm not a Mario platformer kinda guy. Put him in a Kart and it is ON!

[TheFlyingOrc]

I am really interesting in NSMB. I can easily see playing that with my wife, and moreso with a group of friends.

[Urizen]

And....SOLD...to the man in the corner with the very attractive bulge in his pants.

[Katslover]

Originally Posted by DoctorFinger

the first multiplayer Super Mario game on a console.

You mean since Super Mario World? Or maybe Yoshi's Island, technically.

Anyway, I can't wait. I love Mario, and I'm currently having a blast with Bowser's Inside Story. Fantastic stuff.

[Purple Santa]

Originally Posted by Urizen

And....SOLD...to the man in the corner with the very attractive bulge in his pants.

You are waiting for Mario to give you a lap dance?

[Suave Peanut]

Maybe I'll try to get Mario for my parents' Wii so I can always go enjoy multiplayer with somebody! Seriously, they eventually will have to learn that it is more than a Wii Sports machine.