Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime recently stated that he was not worried about the Xbox 360 mega-release Halo 3. Reggie believes that the game, which set the all time record for the biggest first day of sales in the history of entertainment, poses no threat to the Nintendo and it's popular Wii system. He said that it will obviously sell a good deal of software, but he questions whether it will truly be able to move the hardware:
"Will it sell hardware? I think it's an open question. Why? Because I think that the "Halo 3" consumer already has the hardware, because they're playing "BioShock" and "Crackdown" and a variety of games that are, in the end, quite similar: first-person shooter experience, multiplayer capable online. Tell me what's new?"
Interesting set of comments that are sure to send Xbox fanboys into a frenzy. Let me know what you think about it. Obviously, Nintendo still has some issues to deal with despite having sold more systems than either the 360 or the PS3; mainly that they cannot seem to move software for the system. Few games have been released for the system that actually utilize the Wii's motion capturing controls very well, but people continue to take them off the shelves as quickly as they're put up.
Should make for an interesting holiday season.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Nintendo Exec Downplays Halo 3 Release
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I don't see how Nintendo could possibly be serious. First off, they don't even have online support. Second, all the games except Zelda and Metroid are a complete waste of time. They might have the casual gaming market on lock, but one thing we have learned from them is that the casual gamer does not buy games.
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