The holiday Thanksgiving period just passed which meant that many people probably were able to find the Nintendo Wii for Sale. This was confirmed when Nintendo just announced they sold 350K units in the past week alone. The only problem is that the 350K sold in literally hours, which means that there are still many people who did not find the Nintendo Wii for sale.
If this is Nintendo's best effort in trying to get more Nintendo Wiis out in the wild, then there is a huge problem. We are already seeing this on eBay where prices for Nintendo Wii for sale have risen over $200 in the past couple of week. We're talking an increase from $300 to $500.
Looking at the way Thanksgiving went, the prices will just keep going up because there is just not limit to the demand. This is especially true in the UK where you have to pay more than $650 US to even buy a basic bundle. We hope the US doesn't get to that, but who knows, people want to find the Nintendo Wii for sale!
Nintendo has done something that is quite counter intuitive. They managed to sell $33 million worth of games that came out awhile ago. I'm talking a VERY long time ago. Remember the first time you played Super Mario? Yeah that long ago. This is good news for Nintendo which means that people using the Nintendo for much more than just playing some Wii Sports.
This also gives Nintendo confidence to build more applications for the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo has also announced a special channel that lets people watch promotional videos, see release dates for games, and even download demos for Nintendo DS games. That's incredible. The only problem is that its only available in Japan, but we expect to see it soon here as well.
It turns out that Amazon is doing their Customer Vote promotion again this year. They did it yesterday and gave away gaming consoles like the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 for deepy discounted prices. For example, this year 1000 Wiis will be sold for $79 which is a great price when it is going for $340+ on eBay.
However, don't count on it because tens of thousands of people will be in the drawing for it and it will be slim pickings. The contest will be done differently this year. You will need to vote for your favorite product and then come back a week later.
Last year, Amazon did this on a first come first serve basis and it completely crashed their system. I think they've learned from that lesson.
Nintendo recently topped the 1st and 2nd position in the North American charts with the Wii and the DS. However, Nintendo didn't do so well in Japan. It turns out that the Nintendo DS topped the charts in Japan with 78K, but it was then followed by two Sony systems.
The Sony PSP came in second and the PS3 came in third. Then it was followed by the Nintendo Wii with only 34K sales. This is really interesting because it is showing that Japanese consumers are not so into the Nintendo Wii anymore. Another reason could be that they already have the Nintendo Wii and are tired of it.
Even games are having a tough time selling in mass volumes. Super Mario Galaxy had a poor showing there. I wonder what is going on over there because the Nintendo Wii is hugely popular in America.
It may be a surprise to Americans, but the Big Brain Academy has taken over the United Kingdom my storm. There is even a show where families on the Wii to become the smartest and brainiest family. I doubt would fly over here in America.
A family in the Chouhan family from Leicester ended up winning the competition and they were award a whopping 20,000 pounds. That's like $40,000 USD. The money will go to the children's education, which is probably a good idea.
I think this is a great idea to get more exposure to gaming and education. There are a lot of things in gaming that can make learning a much more efficient experience.
Guitar Hero III has been an absolute success. It is just as difficult to find a copy of Guitar Hero III as it is to find the Nintendo Wii for sale. One of the most amazing featuers is the online play capability.
People have already logged more than 620,000 connections on the Nintendo Wii Wifi connect service. That's a lot! It only came in second to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (1.4+ million).
The Guitar Hero III craze is catching on like wilfire. There are now hundreds of videos on YouTube with amazing rendition of classic rock songs. Guitar Hero III has a long and prosperous future ahead.
A really key feature that has always been missing from the Nintendo Wii is the ability to play DVD movies. Most people already have a DVD player, but it would be a nice bonus if you're already paying over $250. However, Nintendo did promise to produce DVD playing Wiis these holidays. However, they have now turned their backs to it.
They are now saying that they will need to wait to next year. One reason is that they believe it will slow down the production of new Nintendo Wiis which is a big problem because there such a high demand for the WIi already. I guess since the Wii is already selling like hotcakes, there is no reason to push the DVD player just yet. Another reason they mentioned is that the rolyaloties for DVD playing features are still too high for Nintendo.
It's unfortunate we don't have this feature, but they are promising next year. Maybe the DVD feature will coincide with a price cut. We'll just have to see.
It seems that many developers are apprehensive about these holidays for the Nintendo Wii. We all know that the Nintendo Wii is selling really well, but does that translate into Wii owners buying tons of games? That's the questions Julien Merceron is asking.
He thinks that this holiday season will be the true test to whether Nintendo Wii will be the next HUGE console. Game developers spend an enormous amount of time and energy to develop games. This is especially true for really large and epic games.
The problem might be that the casual market may just end up buying the casual games and not for the more in depth games. The answer is unclear, so we'll just have to see how these holidays turn out. Maybe it will make or break Nintendo.
It's a great week to be a Nintendo Wii owner as a new set of games have been released on virtual console. If you don't know what that is, Nintendo allows you download old Nintendo, Sega, and other console games onto your Nintendo Wii. It's a great way to play old games that you played back in the day.
This week includes a legendary game and it's only 500 Wii points. The game is Super Mario Bros 3. Yeah, I know. I told you it was a big deal. This game was epic and started a huge obsession with Nintendoo.
The other two games are Power Golf and Blue's Journey. Power Golf was for the Turbografx and costs 600 Wii points. Blue's Journey was for the Neo Geo and costs 900 Wii poitns.
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