Rus McLaughlin of IGN has posted a very interesting feature story over at IGN Insider discussing the fact that despite the Wii's undisputed dominance in hardware sales, Nintendo's console is not winning the console war and that the Wii itself is to blame. The lack of games that actually take advantage of the Wii's unique motion control is cited as the biggest downfall of the console amongst others.
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The most searched for item on the UK's eBay since Christmas is the Wii, The Telegraph reports today. More than 1,100 of the consoles were on sale earlier today with asking prices as high as £1,000, aka somewhere in the stupid range.
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The weekly software sales in Japan are in, and it seems as if Nintendo's exercise game Wii Fit is not only causing a run on Wii hardware: It's significantly spiking sales of other Wii games, too.
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"Did you know that the average age of Wii gamers is 29? Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime says that most sales have come from core gamers and that current sales to 'expanded players' are just a 'small tip of the iceberg.'"
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Reggie talks about the future of the Wii a bit including development costs and how supply shortages are "missed opportunities" because their target audience doesn't want to wait in line overnight.
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intendo Co. sold more Wii game consoles last week than in any week since the popular gadget launched in late 2006, but executives warned Tuesday that Wiis would be scarce through the end of the year.
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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime stated that manufacturers have become overwhelmed by the rise in software production. "This is an unheard-of level of production for a gaming system. Clearly, we're taking consumer scarcity seriously."
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"We'll stay at $249 for the foreseeable future. We are still selling everything we can make," George Harrison, senior vice president of marketing at Nintendo America, told Reuters in an interview.
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Getting a Wii in Japan isn't easy, it's easier. Well, easier than before at least. Akiba Blog reports that the Nintendo Wii is starting to materialize in semi normal numbers. Since the 29th of this month, the Wii consoles seem more abundant and have been located at Tokyo retailers like Sofmap, AsoBitCity and Gamerz, with it was still sold out at Ishimaru.
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Described only as "twist and paint", Viennese company Bplus has announced Plattchen, the first game officially announced for release on the WiiWare game service.
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