Wii price dropped at supermarkets

MCV Staff 28th August 2009 Business News

Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda has slashed the price of Nintendo Wii to below 150, MCV can reveal.

Asda is selling the console, Wii Remote, Nunchuk and Wii Sports for 145 in store, while Sainsbury’s is selling the same set for 149.97, although Sainsbury’s offer can also be found online.

This bank holiday weekend is set to be a lucrative weekend for the hardware market, following PS3 and Xbox price drops. This Wii promotion is certain to benefit the market even further.

Other promotions running over the Bank Holiday weekend includes Xbox Elite, Bioshock and a HDMI cable for 179.95 at Zavvi.

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