Wii 'could be in trouble' post-Christmas - Iwata

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axt113 said:

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axt113 said:

bmmb1 said:

Cheebee said:

So, once again, Wii iz d0med?

Yes, but this time it's Iwata who is saying it . He must have been reading too much Pachter.

not doomed, but concerned, holiday sales will answer the concerns

yes I know he doesn't say it's doomed, that was all part of the "Wii IZ d0med" joke. Personally I am not overly confident about holiday sales (mainly because of Kinect bundles but also Move once it's "holiday advertised" with a bundle), but we'll see. I think a lot depends on whether Donkey King would have an even remotely similar effect on Wii sales that NMSBWii did, everything else is just noise (same as last year, it's not the price cut that did it, it was the game).

Move has flopped, its flagship game is already below 100K in sales and falling

I wouldn't call it successful (or close to) up till now, but I suggest you wait for the holidays, PS3 Move bundles and a heavy holidays advertising campaign by Sony before coming to some longer tem conclusion. Even if you're right, it may be still eating from some of Wii's potential sales at least from the "hardcore" crowd, thus affecting WIi sales even if not successful by itself (some people may not buy Move but decide to put off buying a Wii while waiting for more incentive/games to buy Move). And I expect Kinect to be a success with the casual crowd during the Holidays and eat into Wii holiday sales even more, primarily due to the dance game. It's releasing so close to the holidays that even if it doesn't work as advertised or as people at leats expect it to (which remains to be seen), between the MS campaign and the media hype people won't notice until after the holidays if at all...