Oops! I did it again.
10-12-2006, 01:58 AM
I'd say it's a pretty fair article, summarizing the possible paths that Wii and its fanbase could take over time. The great news for Wii is that there is every reason in the world (EVERY reason) to assume that the most positive path of success is looking to be the most lkely path to success. For every doom-and-gloom what-if, there is a new great game to point to down the road that appears to be a must-play. Anyway, on to the article!
LINK (http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&symbol=&storyID=2006-10-12T034328Z_01_NAB209921_RTRIDST_0_LEISURE-NINTENDO-WII.XML&pageNumber=0&WTModLoc=InvArt-C1-ArticlePage3&sz=13)
Here are a few of the key random tidbits I snatched from the article:
"Software makers and distributors are holding such high hopes for the Wii," Deutsche Securities analyst Takashi Oya said. "Their latest stance is like, 'Why don't we reallocate some of the resources from the PS3 to the Wii,'" he said, referring to Sony's forthcoming PlayStation 3.
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's biggest video game publisher, is working on seven Wii titles this business year ending March 2007, up from its previous plan for five, in a bid to capitalise on the unexpected buzz around the console.
"For the DS, whoever found it interesting carried it with them and showed it to people around them. That was a great demand driver," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said last month. "We cannot expect that sort of push for a stationary console."
Analysts point out the possibility that the new controller, which requires substantially more physical movement than the traditional keypad, could eventually make game playing tiresome, causing gamers to turn their backs on the machine.
To make things harder for Nintendo, a boosting effect from PS3's Blu-ray player is likely to kick in next year, Oya said.
"There are quite a few people out there today who have no idea what Blu-ray is," he said. "But a year after its launch, at around this time next year, more people will start recognising the added value brought by a Blu-ray player, just as a DVD player function helped the PS2 to a flying start."
"If it's just the same pointing and shooting all the time, it won't be particularly attractive," Kamide said.
"So to a certain extent, it's up to Nintendo software and software developers all over the world to try and think for themselves how best to utilise the controller."
Asked if the Wii's novelty would wear off, Larry Probst, chief executive of Electronic Arts, said: "That's the $64,000 question. I think it will do really well during the launch window."
LINK (http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&symbol=&storyID=2006-10-12T034328Z_01_NAB209921_RTRIDST_0_LEISURE-NINTENDO-WII.XML&pageNumber=0&WTModLoc=InvArt-C1-ArticlePage3&sz=13)
Here are a few of the key random tidbits I snatched from the article:
"Software makers and distributors are holding such high hopes for the Wii," Deutsche Securities analyst Takashi Oya said. "Their latest stance is like, 'Why don't we reallocate some of the resources from the PS3 to the Wii,'" he said, referring to Sony's forthcoming PlayStation 3.
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's biggest video game publisher, is working on seven Wii titles this business year ending March 2007, up from its previous plan for five, in a bid to capitalise on the unexpected buzz around the console.
"For the DS, whoever found it interesting carried it with them and showed it to people around them. That was a great demand driver," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said last month. "We cannot expect that sort of push for a stationary console."
Analysts point out the possibility that the new controller, which requires substantially more physical movement than the traditional keypad, could eventually make game playing tiresome, causing gamers to turn their backs on the machine.
To make things harder for Nintendo, a boosting effect from PS3's Blu-ray player is likely to kick in next year, Oya said.
"There are quite a few people out there today who have no idea what Blu-ray is," he said. "But a year after its launch, at around this time next year, more people will start recognising the added value brought by a Blu-ray player, just as a DVD player function helped the PS2 to a flying start."
"If it's just the same pointing and shooting all the time, it won't be particularly attractive," Kamide said.
"So to a certain extent, it's up to Nintendo software and software developers all over the world to try and think for themselves how best to utilise the controller."
Asked if the Wii's novelty would wear off, Larry Probst, chief executive of Electronic Arts, said: "That's the $64,000 question. I think it will do really well during the launch window."