gamedaily.com - 2/2/2009
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Analysts and investors who are concerned about the Wii's growth shouldn't be, says Satoru Iwata. He envisions the Wii exceeding the PS2's installed base.
gdconf.com - 1/27/2009
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gdconf.com —
GDC 2009 Keynotes Keynote Announced: Satoru Iwata, President
of Nintendo Iwata Discovering New Development Opportunities Wednesday, March...
25th 9-10am 2009 marks Iwata’s return to the GDC stage since 2006 when he spoke about “disruptive development,” ...
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Game Developers Conference 2009: March 23-27, San ...
business.timesonline.co.uk - 1/29/2009
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business.timesonline.co.uk —
Nintendo, the maker of the Wii games console
and the favourite safe-haven share on the Tokyo stock...
exchange, has stunned the market with a 33 per cent cut to its full-year profit forecasts. Analysts described Nintendo s guidance as a baffling and ...
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Nintendo cuts profit forecast by 33 per cent
gamesindustry.biz - 2/6/2009
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. President: "Wii Has Much More Room for Expansion"
Kombo.com —
... Wii has been selling at industry's record pace so far, and with new customers acquired by the gaming population expansion efforts, it is not impossible for Wii's total sales to exceed the final install base of PS2. Wii still has much more room for expansion. We can expect more sales of software in the next fiscal year than in the current year. With what kind of software is Nintendo going to achieve this goal? Well, it will be shown at E3 to be held in the U.S. this June. -- GameDaily
Wii to be 'Major Focus' for EA, says Riccitiello
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Clearly no one, not even Nintendo, expected the Wii to become as wildly successful as it's been. There seems to be no slowdown in sight and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently said he's looking to the Wii to surpass the installed base of the PS2 . Developers and publishers have had a difficult time figuring out exactly what will succeed on the Wii, but with the Wii driving sales in this industry, publishers simply have to make sure they get their products on Nintendo's platform. Greater support for the Wii is one of the keys to success as EA tries to bounce back from its ...
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45 million units sold, and still "much more room for expansion".
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