As a closet Nintendo fanboy, I still kick myself to this day for thinking the Wii was not going to be a big deal, and that I didn’t need to buy that Nintendo stock.
Its hard to believe that the Wii would be a bigger deal than the NES that came out here in America almost 24 years ago.
Global sales of Nintendo’s Wii console have passed 50 million, the company’s boss Satoru Iwata has said.
The Wii is now the fastest-selling games console in history, surpassing the PlayStation 2.
Mr Iwata also said that Nintendo’s handheld DS console had shipped 100m units around the world.
“Almost no one expected them to reach the current level of mainstream acceptance. It’s even beyond what we possibly hoped for,” Mr Iwata said.
“The market has expanded as video games have been accepted by more consumers than ever before,” the Nintendo president, told the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
“It’s a cliche but it’s not just the 18-year-old kid, it’s the mom on the train, it’s the high-school girl after she’s done with her homework, everyone plays games. “
via BBC NEWS
