Wii fever spreads to India this month
If you're a hardware manufacturer aiming to succeed in previously untapped markets, then the two most populated nations in the world would seem like a sensible place to start. If everything goes to plan, Nintendo will be launching Wii in China later this year, and India now has a set-in-stone release date for both the Wii and DS: September 30th.
Official distribution is being handled by dynamic duo Samurai-India and HCL, but Indian gamers excited at the thought of finally getting their waggle on will have to cough up a considerable wedge: there, a Wii is set to cost INR 19,990 ($445). The DS is more reasonably priced at INR 7,990 ($178).
[Thanks, Abhi!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Santaji @ Sep 9th 2008 12:31PM
I bought a U.S version wii a few weeks after it was released for INR 30,000(thats more then the cost of a PS3 in india now) and i got my DSlite for INR 10,000!
I never thought Nintendo would ever Officially release it's consoles in India :(
CJLopez @ Sep 9th 2008 12:38PM
Nice, cost the same as here in Mexico. Well, for the Wii part that is, the DS i can find only at $200 on the market, now, if we go underground, that's something else
Magnus @ Sep 9th 2008 3:54PM
Over here in Argentina the DS was never oficially released, while the Wii has a MSRP of 750 USD. Can't Nintendo show some love for the DS? Of course, the people like me who buy cheap stuff at the grey market doesn't care about release dates and such.
sn1per @ Sep 9th 2008 7:04PM
Wow, I saw an import Wii in India last summer for 20k INR, so I imagine it might be cheaper to go that route, than to get an Indian one.