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computerandvideogames.com - 22 days ago

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

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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 have sold ba-zillions after all. "As you ...

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