Despite the NPD fallout and the current slowdown of Wii sales, stroganoff sensation and Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime believes the situation will improve, claiming that some big upcoming releases will keep Nintendo on top.
According to the ravioli rogue, "a number of important new titles" for the Wii and DS loom on the horizon, allowing his company to remain "confident that we'll continue to see very strong hardware sales behind those launch titles." Looks like he'll have a few whoppers for us in the near future. Double whoppers. With cheese.
Yesterday, it was rumored that a big Nintendo release would be out in time for Christmas, prompting rudderless speculation as to what it might be. While some believe that it could be some amazing "core" title that will reignite hope and love in the jaded old-school Nintendo masses, I can't shake the feeling that we're about to bear witness to the announcement of Wii Fit 2: Wii Fitter.
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1:20 PM on 04.17.2009
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Such as WiiBills - with the new Wii Calculator (plugs into bottom of Wiimote) Be sure to look for the sequel next year: WiiTaxes.
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The things you say make me laugh.
I'm getting ahead of myself, though. We don't even know what the game is yet. (Though the timing would be about right for M&L3, given that it just came out in Japan not too long ago.)
DK Jungle Bongo Bang redux instead of a true Donkey Kong game.
I'm pretty pissed at Nintendo this year. Punchout!! is looking potentially worse and worse with every "impression" news post I read, and The Conduit is looking more and more like a "if you only own a Wii you will enjoy this, otherwise play Killzone or Halo" FPS game.
All I have left really is Cave Story (which I can play now), and Little King's Story.
Although we like to think the console makers are our friends, profit is their main priority.
[if Mario galaxy ever makes more profit than wii fit, I'l eat my hat]
Wait, what? The current slowdown of Wii sales. Since when is selling over 600,000 units a month considered a slowdown? Since when is being the #1 selling system of that month considered a slowdown? If that's considered a slowdown, then I would love to know what selling almost half that, or even less then half of that amount is considered? Oh yeah, its called the 360, and PS3. So what are they considered to be now stopped, and dead in their tracks?
"Since when is selling over 600,000 units a month considered a slowdown?"
Since the hardware is down year over year. Last March, Wii sales were at 721K. This year, 601K. In fact, all hardware is down YoY except the 360 which went up to 330K from 262K.
Oh Nintendo, you are nothing more than a very, very joke to me now :)
I don't know how some of you people can get excited for yet another Zelda game.
yes nintendo they have bullshit detectors.
Trust me, A new mario will be much more succesful than Gardening Mama 2.
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