Nintendo Co., projecting record earnings on sales of the Wii game console, may see its stock slide as Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. counter with price cuts and easy-to-play games.
The increasing competition signals a ``sell'' for Pelham Smithers, who last month became the second of 20 analysts tracked by Bloomberg to recommend investors dump shares of the Kyoto-based company.
To maintain its edge, Nintendo must hold the interest of customers who may have bought a Wii for the novelty of swinging the controller for tennis and baseball, Murakami said.
``It's easy to get bored with games like the hit title `Wii Sports' after just a few times,'' Murakami said. ``Whether Nintendo can continue to make games that sell well remains a question.''
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Nintendo Co., projecting record earnings on sales of the Wii game console, may see its stock slide as Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. counter with price cuts and easy-to-play games.
The increasing competition signals a ``sell'' for Pelham Smithers, who last month became the second of 20 analysts tracked by Bloomberg to recommend investors dump shares of the Kyoto-based company.
To maintain its edge, Nintendo must hold the interest of customers who may have bought a Wii for the novelty of swinging the controller for tennis and baseball, Murakami said.
``It's easy to get bored with games like the hit title `Wii Sports' after just a few times,'' Murakami said. ``Whether Nintendo can continue to make games that sell well remains a question.''
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