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Iwata: Wii Music has underperformed

 
Nintendo boss says "it is impossible to hit a bulls eye every time". Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has acknowledged that Wii Music has yet to hit the expected high notes, and that the company's struggled to revitalise the Wii market in Japan. Click here to read the full article (link)

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