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Nintendo Everything - Our second language is Nintendo++: Iwata: Nintendo failed with the Wii, “sales returned to a certain level” after price drop
Nintendo Wii Forum: Nintendo Admits Failure
GoNintendo: Iwata says Wii sales have cooled, the price drop is working, and explains how they’ll reach their 20 million target
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@EricViennot C'est pas ce qu'il a dit en fait (erreur de traduction reprise sur beaucoup de sites français) http://bit.ly/25qg9 10/30/2009 |
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RT @icespide: nintendo's license to print money not so secure anymore? http://bit.ly/4sEq78 10/29/2009 |
Iwata: Nintendo failed with the Wii, “sales returned to a certain level” after price drop
Nintendo Everything - Our second language is Nintendo++ —
... With the price drop, sales returned to a certain level, but they just did not reach the level of last year around this time. We decided that it would be difficult to sell enough to recover from the poor performance of the first half of the year. In order to reach it (20 million target), we’ll have to move quite a large quantity, but it’s a figure we released after having felt the momentum returning [based off the price drop].” Source 1 , Source 2 , Source 3 , Source 4 Related posts: Iwata on Wii software sales, release dates, and lack of price ...
Nintendo Admits Failure
Nintendo Wii Forum —
Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has officially admitted that the Wii has become somewhat of a failure. In a recent press conference, Iwata said that company’s drop in profits in the six months prior to September 30 should stabilize once the Wii moves more units. “Wii has stalled…we were unable to continually release strong software, and let the nice mood cool. We were unable to show a new game to become ‘the next thing.’ In the game market, once you’ve lost the momentum, it takes time to recover.“With the price drop, sales returned to a certain level, but they just did not reach the ...
Iwata says Wii sales have cooled, the price drop is working, and explains how they’ll reach their 20 million target
GoNintendo —
... In order to reach it (20 million target), we’ll have to move quite a large quantity, but it’s a figure we released after having felt the momentum returning [based off the price drop].” - Satoru Iwata
It’s nice to see Nintendo being so open about their current situation. The Wii certainly isn’t doing what it used to be, but Nintendo is going to try their best to push things back into a positive direction.
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Iwata Explains “Stalled” Wii Sales
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... . The patform holder sold 5.75 million Wii units in the six months ended September 30, down from ten million during the same period last year."Wii has stalled. We were unable to continually release strong software and let the nice mood cool, Iwata said, according to reports translated by Andriasang . "We were unable to show a new game to become the next thing. In the game market, once you've lost the momentum, it takes time to recover." In yesterday s financial report Nintendo ...
Wii sees first drop in profits in four years
BeefJack —
... As they say, nothing lasts forever, not even the explosively popularity of the Wii. Not surprising at all, it was bound to drop to regular levels, and not ‘printing money’ numbers. According to Andriasang , Nintendo’s operating income fell 58.6% from last year, and the sales dropping 43% as well. Even Nintendo itself has lowered it’s expectations from a predicted 26 million Wiis sold to 20 million. CEO of Nintendo Satoru Iwata says this is because:“We were unable to show a new game to become ‘the next thing.’ In the game market, once you’ve lost the momentum, it takes time to ...
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