| Buzzi said: I guess one country, even as big as UK is for Europe, is not a good indicator. But 3DS will have a massive launch, and what is more important, is that with many releases every month, it'll continue selling well for the whole year. |
Its a great indicator for two reasons. One, its the most expensive price out of ALL regions right now (or was before the price drops at Aldi, etc), and Two, its not being promoted by only Nintendo games such as Mario (yes i know theres Mario in some promotional material, but considering its mostly third parties, its big news). I think its pretty evident that Nintendo have a technology thats interesting to both audiences.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
