Wii's success (Great article)

[SWVA-Football]

This is a great article I found on CNN .. I'd recommend giving it a read if you have the time. I've personally been surprised with just how fast the Wii is selling.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The Wii is a pop culture smash of such dimensions that Nintendo still can't make consoles fast enough. Even so, it's outselling Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360--at least since January. (The Xbox had blowout pre-Christmas sales.) And while its competitors lose money on every console they build, expecting to make it back selling high-margin games, the Wii was designed to sell for a profit from the get-go.

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When design work was done, players could arc the Wii remote to throw a football in Madden NFL 07, tilt it to steer off-road vehicles in Excite Truck, and swing it to play sports like Wii tennis and baseball. Market tests suggested that the product was everything its designers hoped: engaging enough that nongamers might give it a go, and simple enough that newbies could quickly get up to speed.</div></div>

Read more here:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2...sion=2007042407

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[73fan]

i have had my wii for about 2 months and i love it.The system is alot of fun.It takes a little while to get used to but i would suggest a wii to anyone.

[SWVA-Football]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JimBobCooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i have had my wii for about 2 months and i love it.The system is alot of fun.It takes a little while to get used to but i would suggest a wii to anyone. </div></div>

Yeah it's a really good system .. I just wished they had a few more good games out for it.

Have you tried Super Paper Mario yet? I got it the other night and it's a really good game. Super Paper Mario and the Legend of Zelda are the two must-buy games for the Wii. If you don't have them, get them immediately because it'd be a crime to not play them.

[knight_67]

been playin paper mario for gamecube for a week or so now, actually one of the funner games i've played in a while

[burton2019]

Heres a list of the Wii games that are set to launch this year.


* Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race (DK Jet or DK Bongo Blast, US) - June 28, 2007
* Wii Health Pack -- 2007
* Disaster: Day of Crisis - 2007
* Mario Party 8 - 2007
* Project H.A.M.M.E.R. - 2007
* Wii Music - 2007
* Super Mario Galaxy - 2007
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 2007
* Battalion Wars II - 2007
* Forever Blue - 2007
* Mario Strikers Charged - 2007
* Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 2007
* Mario and Sonic at the Olympics - 2007

Furthermore, Nintendo's 2007 Wii schedule consists of only 13 titles -- a far cry from the 45 projects the company has in development.

For now, the release schedule is not speculation, but truth - at least overseas.
What remains to be seen is whether or not Nintendo will stick to the schedule or delay one or more projects to next year. If it does indeed move ahead as currently planned, 2007 may prove to be one of the biggest years in company history.