TalkBack / Reggie Fils-Aime Responds to Declining Wii Sales
« on: January 14, 2012, 03:54:52 PM »The president of Nintendo of America explains why this year's hardware sales are a good sign of things to come.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28958
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime sought to spin Wii sales numbers in a good light in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times.
When asked about the console losing steam, Fils-Aime viewed it not as something negative, but rather a positive progression leading up to the release of Wii U. "The Wii is now approaching 40 million homes here in the United States, so from a penetration standpoint we're beginning to top out in terms of the total number of systems sold," he said. "That's why it makes so much sense to prepare for the launch of the Wii U."
Although Fils-Aime didn't offer any new information regarding the Wii U, he did comment that despite consumer hesitance, the Wii U "is going to bring gaming to a whole new experience."