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In the wii hours of the morning, Engadget confirmed that Nintendo’s flagship console would be getting a $50 discount, effective this wiikend:

For nearly three years now, the console has sold briskly at $249.99, but beginning on September 27th at Best Buy (and everywhere else, naturally), the happy-go-lucky machine will be offered for just $199.99.

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Considering that two of the three versions of the Xbox 360 are currently priced at $250 or lower and the PS3 Slim is just $50 more, this shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. In fact, considering the true cost of Wii ownership and the fact that the Big N has managed to turn a profit on every single Wii sold (unlike most new consoles, which are loss leaders for at least a year or two), it’s a little surprising that it’s taken this long for the little white box to come down in price.