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"On the most widely read gaming websites, there are few forthcoming Wii titles generating the sort of excitement that preceded the release of Mario Galaxy or Smash Brothers."

Joke??? Or do they not understand who is buying the Wii?



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Vetteman94 said:
seece said:
Hmm ....

In fear of being attacked by Nintendo Fanboys (and I'm pro Wii)

I have wondered about Wii sales lately, I mean obviously they're low because its the time of year, but to me they just seem too low.

It has to end some time (I think Wii fans are unable to see this)

However there is some strong SW coming out for the Wii this year, but at this point it really needs to be staggering.

God help me for saing this but how long did past craze's last for (Yoyo, Tamagotchie, ect?) The Wii is in no way a "fad" but in the same way the Yoyo and Tamagotichi the Wii has become the IT thing to have.

That said I don't expect the Wii do die like those fads, because this is the VG market not some toy, I just expect the Wii to start selling on the fact its a VG console and not its widespread popularity.

Man,  the backlash from that is gonna hurt.   

But I agree,  I wonder if the Wii has seen its time as the "thing to have" start to deteriorate.

 

Not if people read the post properly.

 



 

I wouldn't pay too much attention to this article as the entire article is based on the comments made by analyst Hiroshi Kamide. the article further says that Mr. Kamide is the "only major analyst with a 'sell' recommendation on Nintendo".

Therefore, he is just defending his stance on the matter and is not the overall opinion of the analyst community.



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I like it how they read about what's mostly a financial forecast reduction and make conclusions about sales. Nintendo also decreased the hardware shipment forecast, but just by 3.6% which is not much.



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The guy understands neither the Wii, nor Nintendo.



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Ehh... There were some points i could agree with, but in general i really can't.

The biggest hit to profit forecast came from Q3 of their FY. Biggest sales in the whole year, while exchange rates are at worst.

The million down in forecasts could be due to problems in factory, possible retooling, maybe shortages due to problems at a supplier, change of supplier etc. It could be something that happened in Q3 or something that happens in Q4.

@Seece: How much software Wii would need to sell for you to believe that it sells because of the software?



Ei Kiinasti.

Eikä Japanisti.

Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.

 

Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.

Mr Kamide, who had been the only major analyst with a “sell” recommendation on Nintendo

Don't think I need to say anything, this pretty much covers it.



FishyJoe said:

Mr Kamide, who had been the only major analyst with a “sell” recommendation on Nintendo

Don't think I need to say anything, this pretty much covers it.

Seems like he's trying to find reasons to believe he's the righteous man swiming against the tide.

Apparently analysts can succumb to wishful thinking as well.

 



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it has to do with recession and the rise of the yen...the release of some popular games should help boost the Wii....if the more "core" games do well I think the Wii should see even a bigger jump in sales for systems



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