Nintendo spins false assumptions on software sales

by Alexander Sliwinski on Aug 8th 2008 2:15PM

Nintendo gave GameDaily a chart to show that the assumption of low software sales for Wii are incorrect. Nintendo's Denise Kaigler wanted to set the "record straight" that the company is "selling third-party games and they are doing very well, and better than [Nintendo's] competitors."

That is a very impressive chart. What we want to know is what happens when two things are taken out of that chart: first-party titles and -- way more importantly in Nintendo's case -- a little piece of "software" called Wii Play. After doing those two things the chart may look the same, it may look totally different, but we'll be sure to post the comparison when we get it.

Update: Third-party chart now up.

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Tags: chart, denise-kaigler, kaigler, nintendo, npd, spin, Wii

Reader Comments (203)

Why remove a valid sales path? Direct download is just as good as getting your titles to the market as a physical media is.

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Average units sold per 3rd party title would be a meaningful figure. Everything else isn't meaningful.

SHould they include wiisports? If they do then thats kinda cheating.. but if they don't then its kinda unfair, as everyone who bought a PS3/360 HAD TO buy at least one title.. but on the Wii you got a pack in.

Either way, the number of products that multinational companies are selling on other multinational products isn't really relevant to gamers.. only to shareholders and company executives.

I find it hard to have much emotional buy-in on whether EA will make millions on the Wii or on the 360.