Wii price cut set for May?

Timing seems right - would clear the decks for other announcements at E3. Wii II perhaps?

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Wii lineup for Spring/Summer is awful.

I doubt it's paving the way for a new home console just yet. Let's get some perspective here, the machine launched at $250. The Wii has had what--one real price cut compared to its competitors? For all the talk of its declining success, on a global level, its weekly sales are still neck and neck with 360 and PS3, which have both seen major hardware revisions, numerous price cuts, as well as major new hardware add ons and consistent, significant third party support from all major third parties. I suspect the poor Q2 line up is simply Nintendo giving 3DS as little competition as possible as it establishes itself on the market--it is after all, Nintendo's fanbase that will pick up the device first. Besides, Nintendo's evergreen titles will continue to bring in the money.

Don't count the-little-white-box-that-could out just yet. I expect a price cut will pump some short term momentum into the machine, and a good Q3/4 line up topped by Zelda will ensure another bumper festive season for the Wii, leaving E3 2012 for a new home console reveal. At this point Wii is easy money for Nintendo, even if it isn't setting the world on fire--why cut it short and mount another piece of major hardware months after 3DS? 3DS needs time to establish itself on the market, and Nintendo will want to focus on that first, without the distraction of a major home console launch.