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Posted: Oct 12th 2007 11:41AM (Unverified) said

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http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10080745&catid=24713

It's official for a week anyways...Future Shop is showing a price of $269 for the Wii...I will keep looking around to see if I find any other places

Posted: Oct 12th 2007 11:46AM (Unverified) said

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Wal-Mart is down to $269.83, and I know this only because I work there.

Posted: Oct 12th 2007 11:47AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said

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It's funny that Canada is still being charged more, even though right now their dollar is worth more than the American dollar.

Meanwhile the US dollar has plummeted, so if anything, the Wii has gotten an indirect price drop, at least in total real market value.

Posted: Oct 12th 2007 12:22PM (Unverified) said

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We're not getting a price drop, we're getting gouged less. The dollar is above par which means the Wii should cost a MOST 249 in Canada as well. (though it should cost a little under that if you're using proper exchange rates).

It isn't just Nintendo though, consumers are getting nailed everywhere. The Canadian government needs to swoop in and put the clamps to these guys.

Posted: Oct 12th 2007 12:52PM vidguy said

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USD hasn't dropped much in comparison to the YEN. The Wii would still cost about USD$212 (no Wii Sports) imported today, same as at launch.

But yeah, there's no need to drop the Wii's price. When the real 360 package hits $249, then we'll see a price drop, maybe only in the US since that's MS's real market.

Posted: Oct 12th 2007 2:04PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah, HMV in Canada also has it at 269.99. If you live in Kelowna, we have 9 left!

Posted: Oct 12th 2007 2:14PM (Unverified) said

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Things cost more for a variety of reasons in Canada, a few being: economies of scale (we still have 10x less poplation, and as the old adage goes "volume, volume, volume"), and just plane old scale. Canada's a much bigger country, with much more space between major transportation hubs/cities; ergo it costs more to ship things around. Nevermind the fact that the Canadian dollar was down at $.85 as recently as January.

Posted: Oct 12th 2007 5:36PM (Unverified) said

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Can someone explain to me about the higher price at $269 compared to $249. Unless these systems are being manufactured in the U.S. it should cost just as much to ship it to a Canadian port and then maybe a few dollars because of other reasons (ie smaller population or something) but come on $20?! I don't know it justs seems like the $279 would have been there even if the Canadian dollar was .99. Anyways if anyone has a good reason please tell me.

Posted: Oct 13th 2007 12:15AM (Unverified) said

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Dropping the price while they're selling every one they can put on the shelf would be absolutely stupid.

Posted: Oct 14th 2007 12:40AM RenegadeR said

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The price is dropped here so Canadians do not start eating away at the US supply of Wii units as they are guaranteed to sell out this Christmas....EVERYWHERE.

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