Iwata: Wii isn't in a healthy situation we need to recover momentum

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

mai said:

Kenryoku_Maxis said:

Probably only for Japan.  Even if Nintendo's advertising boost for DQIX helps Dragon Quest outside of Japan, it probably won't make it some massive million dollar seller overnight in time for DQX.  And following SquareEnix patterns of how they handle the localizations of Dragon Quest, if DQX were to release in Japan in 2012, we might not even see it until 2013 or even later.  And by that time, the next Nintendo console might even be out.

Wasn't Iwata talking about Japan particularly?

Yes, but the topic has been fluctuating between talking about just his comments and how it'll affect the market.  And the comment I quoted wasn't specifying just Japan.

Azelover said:
What Iwata wants is another social phenomenon, which for the the most part is only accomplished by the leadership of a single game

Funny thing about that is....Wiis were flying off the shelf for 2 years with hardly any games to speak of.  Once they actually started getting good games, that's when the Wii started slowing down in sales.