Nintendo isn't into the Wii60

Reginald Fils-Aime, Nintendo's new President, says "say no to wii60" and "say yes to buy more of our stuff." Well, in so many words anyway...

USA Today, a North American Publication, interviewed Nintendo's president and Chief Operations Officer (COO) about consumers buying a Wii and Xbox 360.

Q: Microsoft has made the comment that people can buy an Xbox 360 and Wii for about the same price as a PlayStation 3. Would you mind terribly if that happened?

A: I'd much rather have the consumer buy a Wii, some accessories, and a ton of games, vs. buying any of my competitor's products.

Fils-Aime is doing the right thing- Don't advocate buying your competitor and your product line. Nintendo is not the big man on the street anymore and Microsoft has the only next-generation market share to date. It would be a bad move on Nintendo's part to tell consumers to buy your stuff and one of your competitors.

Nintendo must battle against Sony and Microsoft, regardless of the fact that they say they're not competing for the next-generation console. It is in Microsofts best interest to hold the fort but let people know that they can buy into the weaker of the competitors and themselves rather then touch the top-dog competitor.

Sure, I'll buy some accessories and I'll be some games (if they're good) when I drop my money on a Wii. But I currently own two Xbox 360's and I don't plan on throwing them away when the Wii comes home to stay. The fact is, some owners will indeed be "Wii60" fanboys while the rest of you buy PlayStation 3 consoles.



Thanks to TANK for spending time scouring the Net for news over doing his real job... :)