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greenmedic88 on 20 April 2009
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theRepublic said:
greenmedic88 said:
hanafuda said:
The big question is whether Wii Sports Resort will do the business or not.

There is a LOT hanging on it.

Production meeting demand is my first concern.

Since they shouldn't have the same logistical and production problems that Wii Fit had on launch, they have to move considerably more units right out of the gates, "long legs" arguments aside.

Realistically, I'd like to see sales figures and attachment rates somewhere between Wii Fit and Wii Play.

It cannot be another Wii Music although it's safe to say next to no one is predicting that.

They still have to manufacture all the Motion Plus attachments that are going to be bundled with that game.

Unless there's a severe shortage of gyroscopes used in the attachment, which there shouldn't, given that Nintendo announced it last year and has likely been working the details of production long before that public announcement, I see absolutely no reason why production of Wii Sports Resort should be as constrained as they were for Wii Fit.

Shipping a unit of Wii Fit is about the same as shipping a Wii console based upon shipping weight and volume.

Wii Sport Resort should be no larger than Wii Play.

It's also considerably easier to produce a $20 dongle compared to the Balance Board. Unless you think Nintendo is planning on selling these at a loss (without even knowing the production costs, I'll say they aren't).