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Article: Nintendo's Virtual boy down to $159.95.(Nintendo of America Inc.)(Brief Article)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- October 30, 1995
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REDMOND, Wash.--Nintendo of America's recent decision to cut $20 off the suggested retail price of its Virtual Boy video game system was prompted by consumer concern over the cost of next-generation systems, according to the company.
The 32-bit, portable Virtual Boy, which came out at $179.95 two months ago, is now $159.95.
"We understand consumers are concerned about how much the `next-generation' systems cost," said Peter Main, Nintendo's executive vice president of sales and marketing. "The recent changes in the yen/ U.S. dollar have now allowed us to pack even greater value into this new technology product."
Virtual Boy, which industry participants ...