http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/ Engadget Comments for Nintendo sets US sales records in 2008, collects $200 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
PS2 = 140 million total sold / 8 years (came out in late 2000) = 17.5 Million Per Year on average.

Wii = 34.55 million total sold / 2 years (came out in late 2006) = 17.28 Million Per Year on average.]]>Jan 16th 2009 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
The Wii may beat the PS2 one day in total sales, sure, but that reasoning makes no sense. The sales per year are not uniformly distributed, PS2 was not selling nearly as many consoles for the last 2 years as it was for the first years of its life cycle, furthermore I don't think the Wii will remain relevant for 8 years simply because it was not designed for that purpose.]]>Jan 16th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
Go Mario Go!]]>Jan 16th 2009 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Dominating!
Unstoppable!
Godlike!
Wicked Sick!

In that order.]]>Jan 16th 2009 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monopoly-Parker-Brothers-MN005135-Collectors/dp/B000EXDOKQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys&qid=1232106795&sr=8-1]]>Jan 16th 2009 6:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 6:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
Wait... ]]>Jan 16th 2009 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
Nintendo expects to pass 50 million units sold in the US in March 2009. That's 2 months from now. What will you say then about the PS2?]]>Jan 18th 2009 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
Who's laughing now, eh? 0_o]]>Jan 16th 2009 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/

All the way to the bank.]]>Jan 16th 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
LOOK AT IT.]]>Jan 16th 2009 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
Or will it continue thinking 'outside the box' with cheaper, less advanced tech, given new twists? Or a bit of both?

Right now they must feel pretty invincible, but I think the next-gen will require some major technical leadership in addition to thinking outside the box.]]>Jan 16th 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
Going on past experience, it is hard to guess what Nintendo might do in the next round of consoles. If we are basing it on their past strategies, then they'll either go with the most powerful system or the most revolutionary. Either way, the market is Nintendo's for the taking and rightfully so.]]>Jan 16th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.whattheyplay.com/blog/2008/09/30/new-wii-due-by-2011/

Nintendo spent over 10 times as much on R&D last year than they did in 2003, when both the DS and the Wii were in development. Something's cooking, and I for one am excited.]]>Jan 16th 2009 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/The unrelated "UPDATE" bit at the bottom of that article incorrectly states the DSi has a 3 megapixel cam, tho. I think they mean 0.3, but that's unrelated to this.

I've just checked on:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/index.html
"Earnings Release: Six Months Ended September 30, 2008"

Their cumulative forecast for R&D (to the end of March this year) translates to about 400 million USD when converted from Yen. I'm assuming they're not spending that on new Mario action figures :p]]>Jan 17th 2009 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
Name: Pac-daddy (also known as: paxboxedation the 3rd)
DCC: 360 days ago (Date Crime Committed)
COD: Suffocation.
Descriptions: Nintendo's invasive market share expanding wrongdoing drove Victim's mouth to a near close state, caused victim's face turned blue by oxygen deficiency, and victim consequently fell down on the floor, struggled for air for nearly a year, and finally died, stargazing style.]]>Jan 16th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
But no doubt, Nintendo is the economic champ.]]>Jan 16th 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/
But on the other hand, looking at the games that are actually out there for the Wii, I have to say, WHO CARES??? There's nothing there I want to play, certainly not enough to get me over the five game mark.

It would be like my DS: Great hardware that gathers dust most of the time. ]]>Jan 16th 2009 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/nintendo-sets-us-sales-records-in-2008-collects-200/Jan 16th 2009 10:46AM