Technology | Nintendo Nintendo Cuts Wii to $200 in Price War With Sony Console maker slashes price at opening of Tokyo Game Show By Jason Farago Posted Sep 24, 2009 8:24 AM CDT Copied A visitor plays Nintendo's Wii during a Tokyo Game Show 2009 in Makuhari near Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept 24. 2009. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) Nintendo is slashing the price of its Wii console by 20% worldwide, bringing the US price to $200—a cut announced just as Sony was beginning its presentation at the annual Tokyo Game Show. The prices of Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox were both dropped to $300 lately as the video game market endures its worst period in years. Nintendo's new price goes into effect on Sunday. Read These Next GOP Sen. Tillis suggests Pete Hegseth is 'out of his depth.' Los Angeles tunnel collapses with workers inside. He's an American hero—and an undocumented immigrant. Missing teen surfer found alive on uninhabited island. Report an error