Comments on: Wii Price Cut Woes

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:07:08 +0000

The bubble has got to burst at some point. Most of the sales of the Wii goes to people that don’t normally game, so I wouldn’t expect the O.A.P Barracks across the planet to jump (or shuffle) with joy when the WiiHD/2 is announced! The same goes for all the housewives, toddlers, fitness “experts” and whoever else bought the Wii first time around. Lightning will NOT strike twice for Nintendo like this again, their only hope of storming the market this time is the 3DS.

And I’d just like to say; Sony and Microsoft, you both look like idiots trying to capture the (now gone) magic with Move & Kinect that Nintendo had years ago. Let it go already, you missed the bus!!!

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By: Les T

Les T — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:38:49 +0000

Nintendo Caught Off Guard by Slowing Wii Sales

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703399204574504930023479774.html

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By: steven

steven — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:34:01 +0000

They did still make just shy of £500 million pounds, so lets not panic! I think we will see a boost in sales over this xmas again. I saw a shop doing the standard pack plus wii sports resort for £159. Not bad really.

However, clearly both the Wii and DS products are reaching saturation in some markets (even though the DSi is the most wanted platform by kids in the USA this holiday season). Some killer game titles would help, and Wii Fit plus is important. The new Mario game could be a red hearring, bringing people back to playing their Wiis – after all the New Super Mario game on the DS was (and still is) a huge success.

Ultimately though I think its clear that 2011 will bring us the DS2 and the WiiHD/2. Upgraded motion gameplay, backwards compatible and a media centre to boot. Between now and then Nintendo will still make lots of ‘less profit than last year’.

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