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" Lowest sales since system's launch

While demand for the Wii remains strong, and Nintendo's stock has reached record highs, some Japanese developers are concerned about the system's future.

According to an IGN article, citing the Nikkei Business Daily, several Japanese developers claim that Nintendo has been the only beneficiary of the Wii's success.

These develpers claim that, while Nintendo was able to predict demand for the console, other publishers were forced to play catch up, quickly producing titles which often didn't sell.

Other developers think that the Wii is a fad and that its popularity will fade. An unnamed president of one developer went so far as to tell Nikkei that "People bought it out of curiosity, and it's likely a lot of them haven't used it."

The most recent sales data from Japan showed the Wii moving just 168,000 units, which was the worst month of sales since the system was introduced in December 2006. According to the Nikkei Business Daily, companies are now "on guard for signs of a major change.""

 

Source - http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29516 



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WHAT

ANOTHER major change

we've had enough changes this gen

360 to "PS3" (thats never happened) so they had to change to WII

n now to what PS3??

This is bad for devs.

they should stick to multiplat for now



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So dynasty warriors 6 is somehoe gonna do better than wii with super mario galaxy?

sorry nope.



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@azzer

Maybe yea?



 

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leo-j said:
@azzer

Maybe yea?

Let's all let leo-j have his hopes and dreams for now.  Reality will crush those soon enough anyway.



"According to an IGN article, citing the Nikkei Business Daily, several Japanese developers claim that Nintendo has been the only beneficiary of the Wii's success.

These develpers claim that, while Nintendo was able to predict demand for the console, other publishers were forced to play catch up, quickly producing titles which often didn't sell."

The second paragraph answers the first.

Only Nintendo has benefited from the Wii... Because only Nintendo did anything to benefit.

That said, Dragon Quest Swords has sold more than any third party PS3 or 360 effort.

As for the fad argument, It's only a fad if no games are released for it, and Especially in Japan, big games are coming.


I'm not really putting much stock in that article. The wii hasn't had a big game in Japan since Mario Party. Is it any suprise sales are dropping? It seems like the past months of phsychotic sales have left people expecting far too much. It's still selling pretty damn well people!



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leo-j said:
@azzer

Maybe yea?

 Based on the principle that nothing is guaranteed in a complex system like economics, I would say there is a possibility, but you're acting as though it's likely, which is way off. It's just remotely possible. DW has been a niche series for years.



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stof said:

That said, Dragon Quest Swords has sold more than any third party PS3 or 360 effort.

Stof, you're silly. You silly goose!