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Louie on 10 March 2009
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Avinash_Tyagi said:
Louie said:
I don't think people are overreacting, I think you are misinterpreting the situation

I can't speak for the other people here but for me what makes the situation bad is the fact that the Wii has seen decreasing sales each year so far. And currently it is on track to sell maybe 2.5 million units this year, while PS2, GBA, PSX, etc. sold 3.5-4 million units each year.

This is not about a "war" between the Wii and the HD consoles It is just about the Wii's sales. There are two handhelds selling way better than the Wii and developers will rather go for the handhelds.

I'll just say it that way: The sales have dropped dramatically compared to 2007. If you really think that's not enough reason for Nintendo to worry, well that's fine with me. But if I was the head of a company and my products sales decreased each year I'd be worried, yeah.

 

 Japan's market is shrinking and world sales are growing, why should they worry?

Because I'm sure they don't want the japanese market to shrink, that's why

Again, I'm not arguing the fact that the Wii is going to outsell the PS3 and Xbox360 in Japan this year. But I'm sure Nintendo should be worried about those numbers as the Wii has the potential to sell much better.

You know, they are aiming for a broader audience. If your console is targeting a bigger audience than the leading console of the previous generation and still sells way less... well, then your plan apparently didn't work. And Nintendo always states they don't care about competition, their biggest competitor is the non-interest of the consumer. Well, the japanese consumer doesn't seem to care too much, really. And Nintendo has to change that. You can't claim you want to broaden the market and then say "well, 70% of what the Playstation 2 sold is enough for us."

This way of thinking is exactly why the japanese market has been shrinking during the Playstation 2 generation and Nintendo knows that. They even stated the DS and Wii will appeal to a broader audience to grow the market. That surely wasn't aimed at the western markets only.