This latest enormous press conference unveiled an avalanche of channel-related content that should satisfy even the pickiest of Nintendo fans. Notably, the Everyone's Nintendo channel will feature downloadable demos of DS and Wii games, and is rumored to have a Brawl Demo coming in the future.
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Due to the tight supply of components such as IC chips and PCBs, Nintendo's plans to expand production of its Wii games console, originally set for June, have been delayed, according to Taiwan-based component makers. With the delay of its plans, any easing of the Wii shortages in the worldwide market is unlikely to be seen in the second half of 2007, said the component makers.
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Just a few months ago, we received word that DS demo downloads would be headed to the Wii, but if recent comments made by the Big N's own Reggie Fils-Aime are to be believed, entire games are also on the horizon
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Nintendo said it was "doing everything possible" to keep up with demand. Its push to fill the shelves in time for Christmas will see it ship an extra 3.5 million consoles globally. It is not known how many extra consoles will make it to UK shelves. In April Nintendo estimated a yearly shipment of 14m units, but that has now been raised to 17.5m. Despite this, the gaming giant admitted that not everyone who wants one is guaranteed a Wii this Christmas.
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This article analyzes and summarizes the growing deficit between Wii and PS3 sales in Japan. The sales ratios were approximately 4 to 1, 5 to 1, and 6 to 1 for the months of April, May, and June, respectively.
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Wii Sells 6 Million Units Ahead of Schedule
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Nintendo sold 479,931 units of the Wii in the four weeks to Jan. 27, compared with 165,719 units of the PS3, Enterbrain said on Friday, thanks to Nintendo's launch of its "Wii Fit" home fitness game in December.;;; Microsoft sold 27,044 units of its XBox 360 in January in Japan.
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Sales of the Wii since its debut in Japan on December 2 totaled 3.01 million units as of July 15, compared with 1.01 million units for the PlayStation 3, which hit Japanese store shelves on November 11, data from Enterbrain showed on Thursday. The Wii sells for 25,000 yen ($205) in Japan, half the price of the basic version of the PS3. Enterbrain also said sales of Nintendo's popular handheld DS device reached 18 million units in Japan as of July 15. The DS has been on sale in Japan since December 2004.
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"Speaking with the New York Times, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime has offered a little more info on the Wii's ability to interact with the DS. While we already know that the Wii will be able to download and transmit DS demos to the handheld, we now also know that you'll soon be able to download full games to your DS."
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Hidden inside the DS news : "Nintendo’s other big success story, the Wii, sold over 100,000 units last week – and its total sales have now surpassed those of Microsoft’s Xbox 360, despite arriving on the market almost a year after Microsoft’s machine."
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