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Nintendo sells 2.2 million DSis, says Walmart is biggest customer
Joystiq — During a recent interview with CNBC, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime addressed the Wii's recent price drop (surprise: it's seen positive results) and the company's strategy for the upcoming holiday season. The manufacturer is counting on a strong showing for its DSi handheld, with Reggie revealing that ...

Nintendo’s Fils-Aime: No Wii Shortages for Christmas
Wired: Game|Life — Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime discussed the recent Wii price cut Monday on MSNBC’s Closing Bell, saying that the company did not expect shortages of the now lower-priced hardware this holiday season. “We have a tremendous amount of product in inventory,” Fils-Aime said. ...

No Wii Or DS Shortages Expected This Holiday
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has said that the firm isn t anticipating any Wii or DS shortages this holiday season. From our standpoint we re prepared. We have a tremendous amount of product in inventory. We ve been flowing product into retail. We do not expect to have shortages on our products. Now, if we do experience them I d love to have that problem, but we re not seeing that happening this year, the executive told Msnbc ...

Nintendo Expects Wii, DS To Be In Ample Supply This Holiday [Reggie Fils-aime]
Kotaku — Unlike previous holiday shopping seasons, Wii gift givers may be able to simply waltz into their nearest retailer to grab the bestselling console, or so Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime believes. Despite the recent price drop that's sure to spur sales and the release of Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii prior to the gift-giving frenzy, Reg feels that Nintendo is well prepare for demand. "We have a tremendous amount of product in inventory," Fils-Aime said in an MSNBC interview. "We've been flowing product into retail. We do not expect to have shortages on our products. Now, if we do experience them, I'd love to have ...

Reggie: Absolutely No More Wii Price Cuts (Ever?)
The Escapist : Latest News — Glad to see the Wii slash $50 off its retail price? Don't get used to it - Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime says that it won't be happening again. As we head into Holiday '09 (the preface to the crazier Not-Holiday '10) all three major consoles have seen price cuts to boost flagging sales in a recession. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are sitting pretty at $299, while the Wii is now at $200 - the first price cut the console has received since its debut in 2006. Speaking with CNBC ...

Reggie Fils-Aime says no more Wii price cuts are coming
Destructoid — With all these price drops happening, maybe you were hoping the Wii might get another one -- to $149.99, perhaps? Well, you can forget that idea. Nintendo Prez Reggie Fils-Aime told CNBC in a recent interview that we've already seen the end of the price cuts, and that if you want a Wii, you're going to be paying 200 bones for it. From the interview: We lasted 34 months without having to cut the price. We were able to reach over 20 million consumers here in the US at USD 249. The next group of consumers we will get at this USD 199 price point, and we've already seen very strong results after just one week on the ...

Nintendo Not Expecting Wii And DS Shortages This Year
1UP RSS feed — With the Wii's fourth holiday season upon us, Nintendo seems to have finally figured out how to keep the thing in stock. Speaking with MSNBC, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that he believes the Wii and Nintendo DS will be in ample supply. "We have a tremendous amount of product in inventory," Fils-Aime said. "We've been flowing product into retail. We do not expect to have shortages on our products. Now, if we do experience them, I'd love to have that problem, but we're not seeing that happening this year."