America Up!!

[Buzzi]

curl-6 said:

Buzzi said:
Wii continues disappoint me...Black version increased sales in UK by 70% when it was launched, no US love for it? I would run out and buy one if I didn't have already a white Wii. I'm even more sure Wii will be down this year, but the 18m projected by Nintendo are possible...a lot depends on Japan though.

Don't count the Wii out yet; it may yet top 2009 once the big guns like Wii Relax/Party, Galaxy 2/Other M, and possibly Zelda hit.

 

It's last big hardware pusher was NSMBWii 6 months ago; naturally that momentum has slowed some.

I know the problem is games and that the games you listed will sell systems. I also would add RPGs in Japan (especially Dragon Quest X, which will realease next year). But the problem is: what can Nintendo do to keep the Wii selling? They can't do what third parties aren't doing! Galaxy 2 will sell 10 millions, hopefully also Zelda (mainly because they want to sell it to new people), other M can easily become the best selling Metroid game ever. Wii Realex and Wii Party maybe can bis the success of Wii Play and Fit...but will it be enough? Wii is down every week, and the fault is of third parties (then we can discuss how Nintendo failed in increasing third party support), especially in Japan.

Wii was up in January, down in February (supply problems), flat in March, and then in April a bit down, this month looks to be down...Galaxy week won't be that well (220k max) and then we have to wait for what?

The main problem to me looks the last part of year: last year Wii had a price cut and 3 great million sellers, this year IMO they can be flat just with another price cut and releasing 4 big games all along Christmas time (Wii Party, Relax, Zelda and possibly a game big in Japan).

All this is just my opinion, I will be the happiest person ever to see Wii being up YoY, and I know we've to wait for E3 to make assumptions but things are worrying me, the Wii is the console with the most strange sales ever.