2010 shaping up to be a huge year for the Wii

When it comes to first-party content, 2010 appears is gearing up to be the Nintendo Wii's biggest year ever. With huge titles like Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M and the possible release of the newest Legend of Zelda game on the console, Nintendo fans have immense reason to be happy. Even Nintendo's very own Reggie Fils-Aime appears to be excited about the upcoming year.

“Absolutely (we’re excited about next year). And in terms of the three that we highlighted during E3, Sin and Punishment first off is going to be something that the Nintendo fan can get really excited about. Galaxy 2, what can you say? Mr. Miyamoto himself is very excited about it. He thinks it really adds even more to that great title. And then Other M. And that’s another franchise that personally I’ve got great memories of. Back to a side-scrolling Metroid title. So, all great.”

Dust off that old Wii folks, it's time to fall in love with Nintendo all over again, we hope.

Nintendo sees 50 million Americans owning Wii before this Gen is out

In what seems like a media blitz from Nintendo to promote its long rumored Wii price cut, the company's President Reggie Fils-Aime went to different news outlets talking up the revolutionary product, and how the new price point adds more value than any console available on the market. Apart from the Wii being cheaper, Reggie stated that they were not responding to recent moves made by their competitors Sony or Microsoft, but rather its growth mission.

But what's interesting is the numbers Nintendo's expecting the Wii to reach in the U.S. In short, it's nothing less than outstanding, that is, if they can pull it off. Mr. Fils-Aime said, "Since the launch of Wii our goal has been to expand the gaming population and get more consumers into the industry that we love. While we have sold more Wiis (over 21 million in th US and more than 50 million worldwide) than any other console after 34 months, and over 100 million DS systems, we think there is still significant opportunity to get more consumers into gaming. Just here in the US we think that opportunity is minimally 50 million consumers in U.S., by continuing to offer more and more value."

So there you have it, Nintendo's president sees you owning a Wii sometime in the future; whether you like it or not, it'll happen. Start saving.

09/25/09 Ernice Gilbert