At least he's honest. And with it tracking ahead of PS2 still, it shows Iwata has high expectations for the Wii and will not kill it off prematurely. I think this means they'll try and move up some major software releases like Zelda and Wii Relax. Zelda will sell to the existing base, and Wii Relax could be the next piece of expansion software. I'm not sure if they'll cut the price though-the yen is still very strong compared to the dollar/euro/pound. As others have said, it may also mean Nintendo will push on faster with work on their next home console.

I'm surprised they haven't done more bundles, really. If the rumours are true they're finally coming out with a NSMB Wii bundle as part of the Mario 25th Anniversary celebrations, so that may help over Christmas, but even with price cuts, bundles and maybe the vitality sensor next year, what else can Nintendo do to push more long term momentum back into Wii? 

At this point, a lack of steady, big software is really hurting the Wii. And that's the fault of both third parties and Nintendo. I'd like to see Nintendo to take steps to ensure that in the future not only do they have more third party support (as appears to be the case with 3DS) but that they have enough internal first and second party studios to pump out regular, quality software in the event of a lack of third party support. I know that's not something they can do over night, but with more people gaming than ever before, Nintendo should expand EAD and their other studios so that they can serve as many people as possible.

It's called being euphemistic, I am well aware of what the term actually means. My point is that it appears that everyone who wants a Wii already has one so of course sales are going to dip especially since it sold at a break-neck pace unlike its closest competitors who still aren't within spitting distance of Nintendo when it comes to units sold. Even if the Wii has reached its saturation point then it hardly matters to Nintendo as they'll have the 3DS post-holiday anyway.

Wii has well and truly peaked in sales now. Still, should have another good holiday - it really is a holiday console.

Wii will not outsell PS2.

a) It doesn't have huge third party support like PS2 so it will not have as long lifespan as PS2 had. Nintendo has already 3DS to support and with Wii 2 they don't have manpower to support three platforms.

b) Nintendo doesn't have as good distribution network as Sony because they are only gaming company so Wii will not sell as much as PS2 in developing markets.

Um just throwing this out there, but why is everyone saying NIntendo will push the Wii past it's 5 year cycle that Nintendo has been using?  I mean I don't think they'll stop production soon, but a new console is coming to replace it sooner rather than later.  And why do I say this?  Cause NIntendo is replacing the bestest selling game machine of all time that's still selling better than every other gaming machine combined, in a few months.

Bring the 25th Anniversary Mario to NA and Wii will be fine lol

That's not a word.

(Cannot resist my inner "Grammar Nazi")

DS will outsell PS2 and I think Wii has a shot at PS1.

If he is so worried, he shouldve mandated Zelda release for 2010 instead of focusing on a bunch of games that haven't performed nearly as well as Zelda would. At this stage, Zelda is the one thing people are anticipating and holidng out for. Releasing is in 2011 will still help, but if he wanted to win the holiday battle, he'd need a convincing lineup. I can honestly say I see very little worth purchasing for my Wii until Zelda - maybe Goldeneye and Cod:Black Ops.

DS will absolutely outsell PS2 as it is just ten million behind it if we go by shipped numbers. Wii will also outsell PS1. it's pretty certain.