Those Wii U Price Cuts Are Already Happening

If you've been listening to our podcasts you know we've been talking about the dire straits the Wii U has been in lately. Poor sales, third party developers beginning to jump ship, and the loss of exclusives have proven to bring a difficult road to Nintendo's newest console. Not to mention a horrible name that should never have been greenlit from the beginning.

Sales have been particularly harsh, with the Wii U reportedly only selling around 55k units the same month the 7 year-old Xbox 360 sold around 280k, and retailers are obviously starting to take notice. Uk Retailers ShopTo and Asda are reportedly selling the unit for below base price by a good 20%. And though these cuts are only happening in the UK right now, Asda is a Walmart-owned retailer meaning that it really wouldn't be unheard of for those cuts to make it across the pond as well.

We discussed the possibility of a Wii U price cut on Cocktail Time LIVE last night, and though I stated with certainty that we would see cuts before the end of the year, I didn't expect to see them be retailer driven so fast. If retailers are beginning to lose faith in the system, Nintendo could be in bigger trouble than we thought.