Nintendo is dropping the price of the Wii to $149.99 as of May 15th.  The black or white colored console will now come bundled with Mario Kart Wii and the Wii wheel accessory instead of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.  The Wii wheel accessory can purchased seperately for $9.99.

Also announced is the “Nintendo Selects” lineup of games that include Animal Crossing: City Folks, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Mario Super Sluggers.  These games will be priced at $19.99 and will feature a red cover with a gold seal in the upper left corner.

via Nintendo Press Release

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I can understand the price drop on the heels of them announcing the Wii2. I get that and it makes sense. What I don't get is, why are they just now making a value priced SKU for their top hits? Xbox and Playstation have been doing that over the last two console generations.

Yeah, I don't understand that part either. That should have been something that they did years ago.

Lol nintendo never drops prices for their core titles. I wanted to try LoZ Wind Waker a while back since I've never played it and the Wii can play GameCube games, but it was still about THIRTY DOLLARS. And I've seen store shelves with Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 next to each other, released in 2008 and 2010 respectively, at the SAME PRICE. lol

I loved Wind Waker minus Mr. Tingle or whatever his name was. If I still had it I'd send it your way, but I don't think I do.

I loved Wind Waker minus Mr. Tingle or whatever his name was. If I still had it I'd send it your way, but I don't think I do.

That would be very cool if you have it, thank you, and I could ship it back when done (I rarely ever replay most games anymore lol).

I've played all of the NES and N64 era games, and Twilight Princess. Other than handhelds and Wind Waker, I think Link's Adventure on SNES is the only one I still need to try (have it on emulator). Same goes for Mario lol. I pretty much just never played anything Gamecube, though I've played or emulated all the 2D Mario titles and played the Wii ones.