| DSLover said: wow at the DS, to sell over 400k in 1 week in these conomic time with no big games in europe or US is quite the achievement. also, why is Wii falling? wasn't wii sports resort supposed to boost sales, it doesn't seem to be doing that. |
No Wii Sports Resort wasn't supposed to boost hardware sales, not yet at least.. Iwata stated in his Q1 investor briefing that titles such as Wii Sports Resort (evergreen titles) only begin to raise hardware adoption after 6 - 8 weeks. He said he didn't know why but this has been the trend.
I think people need to understand that Wii Sports Resort is the first big game for Wii this year and it has launched in the slowest part of the year for sales. They also need to understand that it is an evergreen title and is designed to push the momentum of the console in the longer term. What this means is that in 2 months time, Wii Sports Resort will be driving hardware adoption and that it will last for a long time, probably beyond this year.
Another interesting thing to note is the fact that Wii Sports Resort will be hitting its stride right when Wii Fit Plus launches.
