Hiroshi Kamide, of KBC Securities in Tokyo ... That's all I need to know.
http://pulse.alacra.com/analyst-comments/Hiroshi_Kamide-A18916
She has been predicting the Wii's demise for a while. She is also a believer in the old paradigm of Japan "leading the way" (foretelling the future) -- which those of us in NA or EU no longer think is quite right.
From that perspective, the Wii's slow recent sales in Japan looks ominous. And it would seem Sony is about to re-emerge as an even stronger dominant player. But that is not the way the other 85% of the world market is going.
(And if the world really is moving the way of Japan -- the Xbox 360 is dead. Just the shunning of Microsoft's consoles in that market make it no longer an exact bellwether for the industry).
That all being said, anyone realizes that Nintendo releases have been slow over the last year (though calling Animal Crossing at 3.00M or Wii Music at 2.55M a failure is not quite correct). So what games are revealed for the 2009 Holiday Season over the next several months will be crucial.
Personally, I think Nintendo is just making market judgments based upon nearly 9% unemployment in the US and 11% in Europe. But I guess for some people saying that you will break your record just slightly in the worst global economic climate since WW II is not enough.
Mike from Morgantown
The way stocks get valued makes one wonder about the wisdom of the market.
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