Confirmed: Japanese teens hate Nintendo Wii!
In Nintendo's financial results briefing, speaking on product appeal, Satoru Iwata shared some age-demographic charts for both Japan and USA. The data for Japan shows that teens, or those high school and college age, aren't as interested in the Wii and its games. Monster Hunter 3G is aimed at them to bring them into the fold.
The data shows that Wii is highly popular with children and adults in their 30's, but there's a huge dip for the ages between.
Iwata and the gang are working to fix that: "Needless to say, we are making efforts to prepare a wider software lineup, including software with a charm not typically provided by Nintendo, in order to satisfy the needs of many different consumers," he says.
America does not have this dip. Our Wii age-demographic chart shows a steadily declining interest as players get older.
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1:45 PM on 11.01.2011 | 
Hopefully they will grow up one day.
That said I welcome greater diversity from Nintendo, more JRPG's like Xenoblade PLEASE!
Also, the American chart is the same: it just shows that our population reaches true maturity slower.
Called it.
The wii, and really all game consoles made in this age of freedom, are "meant" for anyone who wants them.
But seeing as how your comment was just a clever joke, I'm sure you already knew that.
Yep, yep. I actually have a Wii, but I am quite dissappointed in the lack of games that I like and the awful control scheme.
C'est la vie, right?
They're actually right. I don't know if you've seen any of the games that's been on the wii but they sure as hell aren't aiming for people in your so called "phase". Nintendo doesn't give them what they want (for hardcore gamers) so they jump to Sony and MS. Once they do grow up and if they do somehow purchase a Nintendo product, they end up forgetting about it anyways.
And what do they mean they are trying to remedy disinterest with software? Isn't Skyward Sword pretty much the last major wii game to come out in Japan? I guess there might be more, but I though Nintendo was ready to move on.
I must admit I grow less and less interested in the Wii and Nintendo every year, so the American chart mirrors my life.
Getting old sucks.
I'm sorry, I don't know what " C'est la vie" means...
@double
Because what they want is a false acknowledgment of what they believe their level of maturity is.
And to a lot of people, especially teens, the presence of blood, violence, bad language and sex represent maturity. This assumption, however, comes from a lack in mental maturity.
But whatever. C'est la vie, right(?)
FACT: If you turn your head sideways you will see either a fountain or a US navel ship.
Hey, your right.
About the naval ship thing. What you do/did to your wii is none of my business.
To be honest, I don't care for the group. I'm okay with this.
especially when it's modded
Whywould youtellme?
I'm sorry. I couldn't resist.
...
C'est la vie.
So whatever... to each, their own. Get what you enjoy instead and stop hatin'.
&& OMFG THAT GRAPH LOOKS LIKE A CITY WITH A REFLECTION OF WATER!
My guess? FPS games are not on the Wii, and that is a genre that is overwhelmingly targeted to only that group.
Hey, your right.
About the city thing. How you view/judge jimmyx is none of my business.
Love the Wii. Couldn't live without it's amazing selection of games.
Little kids always trying to look "cool". Can't be caught liking the Wii after 5 years of massive anti-Wii propaganda.
Pitiful of gamers to hate on such a great console. It's affordable, and it has tons of great games. Why the hate?
I hope you're joking. You're telling me that people who like games are obligated to like the Wii, and if they don't they are just trying to look cool? Goddamn people are fucking blind. I didn't play my Wii a single day after I beat Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy? Why? The thing is rampant with games I don't enjoy. Why would I profess a love for a console with games I tend to not play? or is this just me trying to be cool because I just magically thought the 8th release of Mario Kart wasn't fun anymore?
C'est la vie -> Such is life.
Ah, thank you.
Looking back at my comments, "such is life" fits quite nicely.
@scuffles
C'est la vie.
I'm going to be polite and say that I know a lot of girls that game on PS3.
Everyone is capable of rascism/predjudice, and the fact that you seem to think you're immune to such negative qualities implies that you're just as immature as you come off as. Congrats kid. Once again you opened your mouth and came off as a retard.
Next, I want you to give me a list of all the games for Wii that are "good", then I want you to tell me why YOU think they're good, after that I want you to tell me why I should think they're good.
If you convince me of this "Universal Truth" you apparently are privy to I won't feel the urge to call you an ignorant wretch.
@JimmyX
But for real, you are complete complete fucking idiot.
@Syn
Asking a fanboy for a rational justification is like trying to get oranges from a giraffe. It makes about as much sense as the metaphor I just pulled out of my ass, and is very unlikely to happen.
I think the giraffe metaphor makes perfect sense.
lol
@jimmyx
o rly?
That was hilarious.
C'est la vie!