Iwata admits Wii's first half of 09 was very poor.

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trestres said:

http://news.spong.com/article/17816/Nintendos_Iwata_Wii_Out_of_the_Closet

"· The definition of what can be called a videogame has become much broader. On the other hand, our principal in the videogame industry -- to develop “new” videogames in a broader sense which can surprise and make enjoy many customers as possible -- has not been changed as the main issue in “continuous expansion of gaming population”.

· From that viewpoint, we at Nintendo have to reflect on domestic Wii software deployment in the former half of this year. Like what had been to be released in the former half of this year was postponed to the latter, we were not able to reach the original goal – to regularly make new proposals.

· As for our deployment during the latter half of this year, I would like to announce on the other day as it is not today’s main topic. I would like to address that Nintendo recognize that we have been short of new proposals during the former half of this year, so far."

 

 

As for the last paragraph, I hope it's not PR talk. If he is telling the truth, then 2nd half 09 could be huge. 1st half 09 was perhaps the worst period ever concerning 1st party releases since I own Nintendo consoles. What made it that bad is that 2nd half 08 was pretty poor as well.

 

I'm guessing Wii is your first Nintendo console?

Anyone that survived the Gamecube era knows what a "game drought" really is.