4

computerandvideogames.com - 25 days ago

News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"

— computerandvideogames.com — Tuesday 3-Nov-2009 2:00 PM Nintendo on "urgent mission to recover momentum during holidays" in Japan Nintendo top... honcho Satoru Iwata has said that Wii's situation in Japan "cannot be defined as healthy". It's probably not as bad as it sounds, they ... (more) News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"

Wii

Nintendo

Satoru Iwata

DS

Comments vote downundo vote up Destructoid found this 25 days agofound this

3

nydailynews.com - 25 days ago

Gamers are no longer hot for Wii

— nydailynews.com — THE Wii has lost its cool factor. Nintendo reported a 52% drop in profits and slashed its... full-year forecast, as sales for its once red-hot Wii video game console slumped. Sales of Wii machines around the world fell 43% to 5.75 million from 10 million ... (more) Gamers are no longer hot for Wii

Wii

Nintendo

Sony

Satoru Iwata

Microsoft

Comments vote downundo vote up Fidgit Atom Feed found this 25 days agofound this

2

kotaku.com - 22 days ago

Nintendo President: Majority Of Video Games Digital In 20 Years [Nintendo]

— kotaku.com — The clock is ticking on bricks and mortar game retailers. But according to Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata... , the clock will be ticking for another 20 years before digital distribution takes over and rules the school. "Most radical people even dare to ... (more) Nintendo President: Majority Of Video Games Digital In ...

Nintendo

Satoru Iwata

Comments vote downundo vote up Gamer Limit found this 22 days agofound this

Leave a Comment

Digital distribution is 20 years away, Iwata believes
That VideoGame Blog — ... It’s likely that Iwata is taking the bearish view on digital distribution because so much of the Wii’s audience consists of casual gamers who are not core users of technology. As he said himself, “Especially for the expanded audience of various people, to whom we are and will be trying to appeal, I believe their habits will change more slowly.” ...

Nintendo President: Majority Of Video Games Digital In 20 Years [Nintendo]
Kotaku — ... that no one will purchase titles at retailers by then." Habits of life, Iwata pointed out, don't change such radically and quickly. "Especially for the expanded audience of various people," he added, "to whom we are and will be trying to appeal, I believe their habits will change more slowly." Twenty years? Won't we have flying cars then? Investor Relations: Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Semi-annual Financial Results Briefing Q & A [Nintendo via GoNintendo] [Pic] ...