Nintendo News | Developers & Analysts Predict Wii Success

By John Boyle 22.05.2006 17

In a Newsweek article on Nintendo, Konami's head of games Michihiro Ishizuka commented that he believes that the Wii is set for victory.

"I would use the dominance of the DS in Japan to predict the future for Wii, since the vision for Wii is similar,"

Positive stuff from such a renowned company, but the interview had many other comments and positive points for Nintendo to take solice in. Industry analyst Michael Pachter was positive about the Wii, especially as Newsweek said in the wake of a mind blowing PS3 price tag.:

Not only will fan boys buy it, but it will also be the second console of choice for PS3 or Xbox 360 owners

There was also positive news coming from EA, with Nintendo's shedding of it's old image seeming to work:

We looked at the success Nintendo had on the DS by starting with a clean slate, and that's the approach we're taking on Wii

UbiSoft also had something to say, with Laurent Decot being positive about RedSteel's chances:

I spent a hell of a lot of time playing Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64. I don't think shooters aren't meant to sell on Nintendo platforms.

The CEO of THQ is also full of praise, this time of Nintendo's decision to essentially bow out of the console war and take the third route.

Microsoft and Sony have been engaged in this huge battle for the living room. Nintendo's been very smart in saying, 'OK, let's not be the third entrant in that battle. Let's do something different'.

The article itself is very "pro Nintendo". Referring to the staggering Phoenix from the flames resurgence from the Kyoto company. With the DS fighting off the PSP and how Iwata had started his plan to bring non gamers in way back when he first took over the company. Such good press in such a worldwide famous publication can only be good for Nintendo as they try to leave behind the relative failure of the GameCube and move forward to a Wii shaped future.

Stick with C3 for all your Wii and DS news, previews and reviews.

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I love how the entire world is being all pro-Nitnendo again... It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :3

Still a proud member of the 'omfg amazing water in games' society

It is staggering and it's essentially all Iwata. He's done well to know Ninty's strengths, weaknesses and how to work within them to deliver success.

Great work John! Really impressive article and goes to show how much people are lauding Nintendo, pushing it upwards.

Nintendo FTW! etc... Smilie

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Great work John!

Smilie John-King of copy and pasting Smilie

We all know how often analysts are right. Smilie

Iwata is surely the best President Nintendo could have asked for...what a turnaround! With Reggie as his bodyguard he is SURELY an unstoppable FORCE!! Smilie

IANC said:
Dude yuor totally awesome. And i won't be killing you anytime soon.

Yeah, I'm feeling warm and fuzzy too. On the inside that is!

It's important publicity. I hope, wish and more or less believe that the 3rd-parties stay that ...fuzzymaking after the first wave of games that will come to Wii.

I love my Gamecube *hugs it* - even if he's such a... failure? Then why are so many cubes being sold? Nintendo must have made a lot of money with games alone, since no other seems to have made games for my Cube *fuzzy inside again*

Switch o and e on phoenix, Hazuki-san, please Oh, that reminds me of an ooooold arcade-game.

I find your lack of faith disturbing!

I love my Gamecube *hugs it* - even if he's such a... failure? Then why are so many cubes being sold? Nintendo must have made a lot of money with games alone, since no other seems to have made games for my Cube *fuzzy inside again*

Well true, Ninty have actually made cash on the GC but the impact to Ninty's image was catastrophic. such a kiddy looking console and games like Wind Waker did nothing to dispel the myth of NIntendo being for children.

Oh and I'm off to change spelling!

This is great. I love it when Nintendo get good publicty.

Working like a fiend isn't very fun... and surprisingly isn't very fiendish either.

I'm predicting extra success based on the PS

great article!!! this is great news for Nintey!! Smilie

I see all these people insulting the Nintendo corporation because of the lack of mature content. Yet there is something about Nintendo (at least their games) that strikes a certain unadulterated feeling of joy!!!  Pokemon Y - 1048-9263-5562

Gotta love those typical Sony fans... this is taken from the Gamespot comments section:

Ross_Stewart
"Well since the ps3 is 2x more powerful than crap-box-360 and that piece of junk cost

~Getting on C3's massive tits since 2K5.~

Xbox 360= Backwards compatible (for most at least)

Wii= GC and VC Smilie

1"We're mentalist psychic Scots , which means we can read your mind. If you're lying, your head explodes and we laugh."

Wii is the best backwards compatible console currently in existence(that I know of at least Smilie)Smilie

~Getting on C3's massive tits since 2K5.~

I thought the PS3's backwards compatibility was gonna be really limited anyway? Plus, twice as powerful as the 360!? Smilie Sony fans are so funny

Still a proud member of the 'omfg amazing water in games' society

So does that mean we can get MGS4 and Silent Hill this time Konami? Seriously, I think MGS4 can work on the Wii. Putting the highly detailed cutscenes into FMV format will certainly not require in-game graphics to be as detailed, especially if the camera in MGS games aren't close enough to the character models to make much difference whether Snake has a 5000 poly moustache or not.

Forget him Shinji. As far as I'm concerned he can be the guinea pig who'll find all the bugs and technical problems in the PS3 and at the same time help bring down prices of the PS3. That way, when I get my PS3, it'll be a lot cheaper and better manufactured (hopefully).

Oh and incidentally, the Wii isn't technically backwards compatible with the exception of the Cube games.

( Edited on 24.05.2006 06:05 by Questworld )

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