It finally happened, and right during Sony's conference too. Those mad men money making wizards over at the big N are going to continue to maintain their stranglehold on the #1 position no doubt.

The price cut goes live on September 27th in the US.

Press release in japanese I think.

Makes me wish I had waited, sort of. Had I been able to predict that my Wii would be passed over most of the time once I got a PS3 and built a new computer it would have been a no-brainer. Oh well, shit happens.

The word straight from the horse's mouth.

"Beginning Sunday, Sept. 27, the world’s most popular home video game system gets even more appealing. On that day, Nintendo’s suggested retail price for its record-setting Wii drops by $50 to $199.99. The new $199.99 Wii price point delivers the full iconic Wii gaming experience, including the motion-sensing Wii Remote controller, Nunchuk controller and Wii Sports software, and furthers Nintendo’s mission to expand the gaming universe by making video games accessible to more and more consumers."