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Nintendo promises large Wii supply for holiday season in North AmericaDela @ Sep 16, 2007 23:07 | 19 comments Nintendo will offer an "unprecedented" supply of Wii units to North America this holiday season, according to President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime. Fils-Aime told the San Jose Mercury News that the amount of units will be "substantially more than the launch, substantially more than has been seen to date." Nintendo has struggled to keep up with demand ever since launch.
It's a good time for Nintendo to be making promises like this after NPD reported the company sold a very strong 403,600 Wii consoles in August, easily topping the charts for gaming hardware. Not only is Fils-Aime confident the company will keep its promise, he warns that it will be tough anyway to get a Wii console during the holiday season.
He said that Nintendo does not take the success of Wii lightly and realizes it is fighting a long term battle, but he was not concerned with the recent price changes from PS3 and Xbox 360. "In terms of our competitors, what we continue to see is that 360 and PS3 essentially trade share as they alternate on price reductions. But, really, none of that is impacting our business," he said.
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Comment by: ripxrush (Sep 17, 2007 03:43) GO WII I have one (well my wife) but it is great if you are not hardcore gaming & my wife isn't i am a little different on the other hand! but It seems like someone wants to sell what they can not just limit there production for longer sales!
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Comment by: mododaz (Sep 17, 2007 09:11) hard core gamers play pc... soon we will all own a wii |
Comment by: Riotard (Sep 17, 2007 11:30) Hardcore gamers play 360 True gamers play PC! N00bs play Wii, mentally retarded rich kids play ps3's |
Comment by: alinares (Sep 17, 2007 12:14) Originally posted by Riotard:
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Comment by: DjDanio (Sep 17, 2007 12:23) Quote:Originally posted by Riotard: haha
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Comment by: LaBaMaN (Sep 17, 2007 12:46) when will one of these new consoles hit South America!!!??? There are still no titles in here! |
Comment by: mododaz (Sep 17, 2007 13:05) Originally posted by Riotard: noobs,sheep and retards play 360 and 12 year olds
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Comment by: firecarlo (Sep 17, 2007 14:07) Hi,
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Comment by: Vicious88 (Sep 17, 2007 14:20) Every console has its ups and downs and the same holds true with every game. If liking a variety of consoles is a statement about maturity to you, then you may want to rethink what it is you stand for. A TRUE, HARDCORE GAMER will want to have a large number of consoles under his command as well as a massive number of games. Why? Because I know that I for one will respect someone more if I come up to them and ask, "What did you think of the new Zelda for Wii?" and they answer something like, "Well the Game Play experience with a Wii has a lot of cool features, but the graphics were a bit lacking. Still though, its nice to see a plot diversion from the last few Zelda releases..."
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Comment by: mododaz (Sep 17, 2007 14:35) *claps hands* you siad it |
Comment by: saltynuts (Sep 17, 2007 16:26) Originally posted by Vicious88:
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Comment by: BIGBAD (Sep 17, 2007 16:42) Originally posted by Riotard: Retard by name retard by nature |
Comment by: kube1984 (Sep 17, 2007 18:12) I am amazed at how childish you all sound fighting over who plays what and what is better, coming here and seeing this childish shit makes me feel like i am 30 years old looking at a play ground and a bunch of kids fighting over a ball.(btw i am 23)
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Comment by: dorian614 (Sep 17, 2007 20:02) Quote:Originally posted by Riotard: ^Most horrible butchering of English ever. |
Comment by: ddp (Sep 18, 2007 23:25) firecarlo, lightning struck!!! post edited |
Comment by: fgamer (Sep 18, 2007 23:45) Only good game for the Wii will be Mario Galaxy..other than that where are all the games that make you happy to be a Wii owner. The games look like crap..and it won't push "SOFTWARE" sales. You can sell millions and millions of consoles but if the hardware can't generate software sales then it's a failure regardless. This Wii hype gimicky thing will be over soon just like Sony's PS3 fad. 360 rules PS3 drools!! |
Comment by: Vicious88 (Sep 19, 2007 00:14) Originally posted by fgamer: I can't believe I'm bothering myself to reply to this sort of idiocy... Did you fail, in your middle schooler mentality, to ready what I last posted? Or the time it was quoted? No? Perapes the words were too advanced for someone who still uses the "rules and drools" comparison. There are actually a ton of Wii games that run in nice graphics, and by saying the only good one will be Mario Galaxy, you're just proving my point that far too many consumers are sitting around doing EXACTLY what the big company's tell them to. I say "Nintendo" you think "Mario." Why? Because you limit yourself. Yes, Mario is awesome, but you are speaking about something when you honestly have no idea what you're talking about.
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 23, 2007 15:53) I hope they do its going for 300-400 in 2ndary markets still 0-o |
Comment by: borhan9 (Sep 24, 2007 18:30) well duh holiday season would be the time they make most of their money. |