According to Satoru Iwata, the effect Wii Sports Resort will have on hardware has yet to be seen for another 5-7 weeks. This trend usually occurs with his 'evergreen' titles.
Even though the Wii numbers are the lowest they have ever been, they are still on top. Also, we seem to be forgetting Japan, and Others, which recently have attained hardware boosts.
I think Nintendo may keep the price at $250 this holiday as well. If Sony didn't cut the price for a long time in the face of extinction (Exaggeration), why would Nintendo budge in the lead?
Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. " thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."
I think if next month's number don't show a big increase, then Nintendo will at least need to offer a really good new bundle if not a price cut, to come even close to their forecasts.
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50% drop off is a rather big deal, but then again they are still leading and next month should see an improvement in sales even if it is only slight.
I wish there was a pricecut around the holiday time. I need a wii for myself and 200 dollars would be kinder to my wallet than 250.
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They should cut the price (USD 200 it's fine), release the black ones AND bundle Wii Play/Wii Music along with Wii Sports, one more nunchuck and one more Wiimote. THAT would be awesome.
It’s gold, isn’t it? And Iwata said just last week that games tend to take 6-8 weeks to influence Wii consoles sales. But I think the analyst was to busy analyzing things and couldn’t read about something related to his on ‘job’.
This generation is revealing that our friends, the analysts, do not really study the companies at all. Nintendo has been very articulate and very forthcoming about their strategy. They have even cited a couple of business books to help show the ‘Nintendo perspective’ they have this generation.
And they all ignore it. It is incredible. It is as if they don’t listen at all to what Iwata says. Yet, they take what Microsoft and Sony say seriously.
For Wii Sports Resort, that ‘analyst’ should hold his powder on it. Nintendo’s Wii games have shown very long legs, and Resort will not be an exception. In Japan, sales of the Wii went up weeks after the game came out.
For some reason, any news on Nintendo is always leaning on the ‘doomed’ perspective. And any news on Microsoft and Sony is leaning on the ‘better’ perspective.
Last generation, Nintendo was always said to exit the console business. Yet, Nintendo was the most profitable console company. This generation, Nintendo is always “about to collapse”, despite years of not doing so. Meanwhile, with PS3 sales drowning, it is always, “PS3 is primed for comeback!” Why can’t all consoles start, at the very least, from a ‘neutral perspective’? No matter what Nintendo does, from being market leader to being third place, to making best sellers that stay forever in the sales charts, to not cutting their price because they don’t have to, somehow, someway, Nintendo is still ‘doomed’. Meanwhile, consoles that have lost billions of dollars and are furiously price cutting as their value drops, are an ‘incredible business success’.
WTF is with this industry?
Kenology said:Email: Oh, beware the analyst!
“Although Wii Sports Resort sold well, it appears to have offered little lift to Wii hardware sales, increasing the probability in our view that Nintendo must (?!) lower the price soon (we expect a September cut).” – AmTech analyst Ben Schachter
It’s gold, isn’t it? And Iwata said just last week that games tend to take 6-8 weeks to influence Wii consoles sales. But I think the analyst was to busy analyzing things and couldn’t read about something related to his on ‘job’. Congratulations, by the way, I love your site.
This generation is revealing that our friends, the analysts, do not really study the companies at all. Nintendo has been very articulate and very forthcoming about their strategy. They have even cited a couple of business books to help show the ‘Nintendo perspective’ they have this generation. And they all ignore it. It is incredible. It is as if they don’t listen at all to what Iwata says. Yet, they take what Microsoft and Sony say seriously. For Wii Sports Resort, that ‘analyst’ should hold his powder on it. Nintendo’s Wii games have shown very long legs, and Resort will not be an exception. In Japan, sales of the Wii went up weeks after the game came out. For some reason, any news on Nintendo is always leaning on the ‘doomed’ perspective. And any news on Microsoft and Sony is leaning on the ‘better’ perspective. Last generation, Nintendo was always said to exit the console business. Yet, Nintendo was the most profitable console company. This generation, Nintendo is always “about to collapse”, despite years of not doing so. Meanwhile, with PS3 sales drowning, it is always, “PS3 is primed for comeback!” Why can’t all consoles start, at the very least, from a ‘neutral perspective’? No matter what Nintendo does, from being market leader to being third place, to making best sellers that stay forever in the sales charts, to not cutting their price because they don’t have to, somehow, someway, Nintendo is still ‘doomed’. Meanwhile, consoles that have lost billions of dollars and are furiously price cutting as their value drops, are an ‘incredible business success’. WTF is with this industry? |
Malstrom said this? Well,I agree with him. It is painted to look like Nintendo can't do anything right, when in fact they are doing many things right, moreso than their competition.
Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. " thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."
wii doesnt need a price cut just yet, but if both ps3 and 360 get each of their own, than it will most likely need one.
| Branko2166 said: Also one thing to keep in mind is that unlike the PS3 and the more expensive 360 SKUs, the Wii has been priced at mass market price since launch. Consequently I suspect a price cut for the Wii will have a significantly lesser impact. It would appear that it's simply a matter of demand slowing down for the wii. |
Yeah because the drop to $99 didn't do squat for the aged PS2 that was at mass market price for years. When you try to analyze, I'd advice to you be objective and not just offer up a speil of what you want to happen.
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