Nobody wants to read “businessy” news on a Friday afternoon on CrunchGear, so let’s keep this one short: Nintendo only had an okay year last year; this year, it expects sales to be flat. It chalks that up to a decline in the software tie-in ration for new DS and Wii consoles. That is, the sheen of Wii Sports has worn off, and people are no longer compelled to buy the four game per Wii (2 per DS) that they had.
Or, in other words, boys and girls, Ninteno won’t exactly be printing money this year. The Wii, perhaps, has peaked; it’s only flat or downhill from there.
We now return you to your non-business news afternoon.
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We shall see come E3. Everyone’s expecting something a lot more than Wii music. Personally, I’m expecting more with Wii-motion Plus.
So does flat mean they will continue to own the top sales chart? Flat is a relative term. As money gets tighter I don’t think as many 360 and PS3 games will get sold either esp at $60 a pop.
Flat this year? They could decide to lower the price down to $199.99 if they want if the $249.99 price tags aren’t selling.
We shall see come E3. Everyone’s expecting something a lot more than Wii music. Personally, I’m expecting more with Wii-motion Plus.