Nintendo Wii could sell for over 15 years.

[jammydodge]

RolStoppable said:

Million said:
@Jammy dodge

You also have to take into consideration that the Wii has a new demographic , we are in a very different market from 2001 .

The Wii will not have a lifespan of 15 years .

So it's going to be longer because the Wii brings more people into gaming?

well due to bringing more people into gaming, the Wii is selling better than the NES and SNES (in fact any console in history), I would not be suprised if they (Nintendo) will give it a life-span at a minimum that of the above consoles. As one of the above consoles lasted 12 years, it would not be out of the question for the Wii to continue to be produced on a similar 12 to 15 years timescale.

Judging on what they did last time (NES games consoles), If the Wii had a 15year lifespan, I suspect Nintendo would

1.  Release and updated console (remodeled smaller and more streamlined) at some point (this technically is not a new console, as it does not offer new features (with the NES they had NES2, then SNES kept is name when it was remodelled). I suspect Sony copied of this stratergy with the PSone and the new slimline PS2

2. Release a new console 10 years into the Wii life, in 2016 with the Wii finally ending production in 2021.