UK sales of Nintendo's Wii and DS platforms are down 40% from last year, according to a financial report from retailer GAME.
The store chain has seen its overall sales and revenue dip, but has pinned the blame for most of its troubles on a lack of interest in Nintendo's consoles. On the other hand, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were said to have seen annual gains of 17 per cent and 16 per cent respectively.
"The first half release schedule was dominated by core gamer titles such as Red Dead Redemption and Battlefield Bad Company 2. GAME took a leading market share on these products, reflecting the strength of our relationship with suppliers, our core gamer appeal and customer recognition of the value of our new release offer," said the company chairman, Peter Lewis.
"Sony has recently launched new models of the PS3 Slim and Nintendo is expected to release the handheld 3DS in Europe next year. Initial reviews of this technology have been very positive." Lewis adds that the launch of the Xbox 360 S model has been the highlight of the year so far.
The release of PlayStation Move and Kinect will also result in sales boosts for their respective consoles, but Lewis noted that this won't have much of a ripple effect until a while after their launches. If true, it could put even more pressure on Nintendo to maintain sales.
Sources:
MCV
The Game Group
The store chain has seen its overall sales and revenue dip, but has pinned the blame for most of its troubles on a lack of interest in Nintendo's consoles. On the other hand, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were said to have seen annual gains of 17 per cent and 16 per cent respectively.
"The first half release schedule was dominated by core gamer titles such as Red Dead Redemption and Battlefield Bad Company 2. GAME took a leading market share on these products, reflecting the strength of our relationship with suppliers, our core gamer appeal and customer recognition of the value of our new release offer," said the company chairman, Peter Lewis.
"Sony has recently launched new models of the PS3 Slim and Nintendo is expected to release the handheld 3DS in Europe next year. Initial reviews of this technology have been very positive." Lewis adds that the launch of the Xbox 360 S model has been the highlight of the year so far.
The release of PlayStation Move and Kinect will also result in sales boosts for their respective consoles, but Lewis noted that this won't have much of a ripple effect until a while after their launches. If true, it could put even more pressure on Nintendo to maintain sales.
Sources:
MCV
The Game Group
Companies:
Nintendo
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gingineer 28 Sep 2010 11:06
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well its not like the wii cost much to make. I'm sure Nintendo can afford another price drop.
But ultimately I think Nintendo needs to release a Wii 2 HD with Blue ray and all that jazz. they should get in on the next gen before Microsoft and PlayStation get round to it!
But ultimately I think Nintendo needs to release a Wii 2 HD with Blue ray and all that jazz. they should get in on the next gen before Microsoft and PlayStation get round to it!
a 28 Sep 2010 14:34
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Nintendo must have a big announcement for wii 2 at some point in the new year. They must be working on it now and will have to bring something out because by the looks sony and microsoft have some promising motion controls on the way. Nintendo will have some fierce competition.
Personally I think the company has done brilliantly in making a fortune on last gen graphics. With all that money they have made there could be something big in the pipeline.
Personally I think the company has done brilliantly in making a fortune on last gen graphics. With all that money they have made there could be something big in the pipeline.
deleted 28 Sep 2010 18:30
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@gingineer
The Wii2 is most deffinatly going to be released when the Wii stops selling, 40% down on the previous year just means to me a xmas price drop (compete with move and kinect) and then im sure those sales will jump back up for a few months at least, also i think we will see massive concentration on the 3DS for next year at least, my guess would be 2012 for Wii2 at the earliest.
The Wii2 is most deffinatly going to be released when the Wii stops selling, 40% down on the previous year just means to me a xmas price drop (compete with move and kinect) and then im sure those sales will jump back up for a few months at least, also i think we will see massive concentration on the 3DS for next year at least, my guess would be 2012 for Wii2 at the earliest.