Archive for April, 2007

Nintendo to `do our best’ on Wii shortage

Nintendo’s president acknowledged Friday that the shortage of the hit Wii game machine was “abnormal,” and promised production was being boosted to increase deliveries by next month.”We must do our best to fix this abnormal lack of stock,” Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told reporters. “We have not been able to properly foresee demand.” The comments […]

MARIO MEETS THE WII, GAME SHOWS NINTENDO’S CHALLENGE: ATTRACTING NEWBIES WHILE KEEPING EXPERIENCED PLAYERS

The Wii is a hit. But that said, we’re still in an early stage of consumer decision-making about the three big video-game machines — Nintendo’s Wii, Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360.Nintendo’s initial success with the innovative Wii, which appears to be remarkably popular with first-time gamers as well as longtime fans, presents the […]

All the Wii home, New Nintendo console still an elusive prey in area stores, while rival PS3 fills shelves

When the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 were released in November, some video-game fans stood in line overnight to get them.More than four months after the release, the Nintendo Wii is still tough to find in stores, but PlayStation 3 consoles are in ready supply at most retail locations. Jon Neiger, shift leader at […]