Buried at the bottom of a Kotaku article that was primariyl about something else, in a tiny little sentence, I saw this:

"[Iwata] added that the will begin selling the Wii in China next year and unveiled a new gift-giving feature for the Wii."

Yes! The new gift giving feature. Let's talk about that forever. _{Also, the Wii is entering China.} 

Now, I'm certainly not an expert economist, but with even provincial understanding of the world economy, it seems like a pretty massive deal that the Wii will be launching in China. Am I... wrong? Do I have this wrong? 

I don't like the gift giving feature. Why should I spend my money on VC games, only to give them to a friend?

and yes it is a big deal.

 Ugh, I hope this is sarcastic :(

This is about China. China. China. CHINA.

The Wii is entering China. Again, this seems like an extremely important move, but perhaps I'm misinterpreting it. Anyone? 

not sarcastic, and I fixed my post. happy?

 Much happier, yes T_T

With piracy being so big in China,I´d think practically all profits will be made with hardware sold,not software.

Post your predictions! Which will sell more in China? The Vii or the Wii!?

I think some people need to go to www.dictionary.com and look up the meaning of

"gift".


SO many people on so many forums saying the same thing. Its a gift. It is like any other gift you buy for a person for their birthday wedding etc...

You are totally wrong for two major reasons.

The first is that China is a poor country compared to the EU, Japan, and especially America. The average American is about 6 times wealthier than the average Chinese citizen, so it's unlikely that China has much disposable income to spend on video games. If you're interested, you can check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita .

Second, piracy is a huge problem in China. The government basically only enforces intellectual property rights when it is convenient. That's why you get hilarious knock-offs like the "Vii:" http://www.techybytes.com/the-vii-chinas-answer-to-the-wii/.

That's why nobody currently bothers to try to sell console games in China.