Iwata directly addresses Sony’s ‘Wii owns the closet’ statement

[mike_intellivision]

KylieDog said:

noname2200 said:

KylieDog said:
Wii in a living room = less used since it competes for TV viewing with the entire families ranges of shows they watch. Among other things.

Sony: People don't use their Wiis. They're not even connected to the living room T.V., while the PS3 is!

Nintendo: Well actually, the Wii is the console most likely to be connected to the T.V. at all times. Also, it has the highest number of active players per household.

KylieDog: Wiis that are connected to the living room T.V. get used the least because people also watch T.V.!

noname2200: lol. Among other things.

 

 

It is true, I have no idea why they are both making statements like this.

 

A console hooked up to the main TV in a family home will not get used as much as one hooked up to a different TV or in the house of someone single.

 

It is some PR e-peen thing but when it comes down to it it ends up a negative.

It all depends. 

I know that I have all my consoles hooked up to the main TV in the Den. And it gets gamed on a lot -- hours of Wii playing per day.

Meanwhile, I know one family where the Wii is in the living room and the teen age son has the Xbox 360 in his bedroom.

However, these comments were made about the Japanese market, specifically in advance of the launch of a video service. So being hooked up to the living room TV is very important.

 

Mike from Morgantown