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Nintendo Needs a Price Cut

The Wii U is struggling with new rival systems on the way.

By Rick Munarriz – Jun 24, 2013 at 7:20PM EST

Nintendo (NTDOY 2.75%) faces a cruel holiday shopping season as its Wii U consoles collect dust. Gamers will turn their attention to Sony (SNE 2.70%) and Microsoft (MSFT 1.91%), and a price cut on its Wii U is inevitable at this point. 

In this video, longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz argues that Nintendo should come through with cheaper Wii U systems now rather than just wait until the November release of the Xbox One and PS4.

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Rick Munarriz
Rick Munarriz is a contributing Motley Fool stock analyst and long-time contributor to the company’s free offerings and premium investing services, including Rule Breakers and Supernova. He has analyzed stocks across media and entertainment, retail and restaurants, and emerging technologies for The Motley Fool for 30 years. Rick holds an MBA from the University of Miami, once traveled the country with his band Paris By Air, and on weekends he can be seen on stage at Just The Funny theater in Miami as an improv comedy performer and co-owner. He is a regular guest on CNBC, Fox Business, BBC, and NPR for his expert stock analysis. He lives with his family in Miami and Celebration, Florida.
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OTC: NTDOY
$15.20
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NASDAQ: MSFT
$391.79
(-1.91%)-$7.62
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NYSE: SONY
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