Price Drops and Hikes

Nintendo just put out a press release saying they will drop the prices of their DSi and DSi XL to $149.99 and $169.99 respectively.

Here’s the link to the press release in case you need to read it for whatever reason: http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=25165

This makes you wonder where the Nintendo 3DS will fall in their pricing skew.

Your leader predicts the 3DS will take the former pricing slot of the DSi XL at $189.99. There is a possibility that the 3DS could cost $199.99, which would put it at the same price as Nintendo’s full fledged console, the Wii. Time and another press release will tell.

Also, once time and that press release tell, Gamestop will start allowing pre-orders and Nintendo will once again be able rev up those money printers.

In other news, your Xbox Live Gold membership will be going up to $59.99 a year starting this November. Your leader called Xbox Live today and got his Gold membership renewed (effective Sept. 17th) for the promotional price of $39.99. Your leader suggests you call Xbox Live and get the promotional price before it expires Oct. 31st.