Iwata said Nintendo’s main challenge was to try to meet demand for its Wii console, noting that once demand for the system was being satisfied in the core markets Nintendo plans to launch the Wii in China.
"We're still focusing on how to meet booming demand," he said. “We barely have enough Wiis to meet global demand this year. But next year, I think we can bring the Wii to China."
So if anyone believes hardware sales will slump next year you have got to be kidding.
India's got PS3 for twice the price as Wii, xbox launched 06 same price as wii
China's got neither system so Wii has got some good odds
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
