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Can no longer compete
Nintendo has dug itself in a hole this time it probably can't get out of. If they have a hardware update to improve graphics to the level of the 360 or PS3 they will not be able to compete on price which was their main selling point before. There will be die hard fans that will buy it, but the public in general will not be interested.

They have already lost most of the hard core gamers and MS and Sony have done a good enough job now of pulling in casual gamers with their media offerings and lower prices. This scenario was obvious a few years ago: market saturation, lack of third party software, zero media capability, poor graphical quality as more people get into HD. Nintendo went for the fast hard buck and now things aren't looking so bright.
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Can no longer compete  pdskep | 10/30/09
Wii was dated since launch  tikigawd | 10/30/09
RE: Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?  vermonter | 10/30/09
Heard of the recession?  riverwolf | 10/30/09
This was covered in the article  glocks out | 10/30/09
The recession didn't seem to affect Nintendo before  tikigawd | 10/30/09
360 sales  fathog21 | 11/04/09
DVD Functionality  safesax2002 | 10/30/09
DVD's spin backwards  Norm_z | 10/30/09
Because the kids find the 360 and PS3 more fun?  Fark | 10/30/09
Because People w/a LIFE Find the Wii More Fun?  drprod@... | 11/02/09
games is what the wii needs  fathog21 | 11/04/09
RE: Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?  bobiroc | 10/30/09
Everyone needs to remember . . .  JLHenry | 10/31/09
How true  The_Curmudgeon | 11/01/09
Most Defininately  bobiroc | 11/02/09
Exactly Who the Wii Was Designed For, bobiroc  drprod@... | 11/02/09
Rumor Mill  bobiroc | 11/03/09
They had a great early start  oncall | 10/30/09
typo?  gtvr | 10/30/09
Its the price of games  jscott418 | 10/30/09
Where is the killer game?  ccsolutions | 10/30/09
It's the ECONOMY, Stupid!  mustangj36@... | 10/30/09
RE: Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?  paulofaccioli | 10/30/09
RE: Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?  thenitewatch@... | 10/30/09
RE: Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?  dlefs_15067 | 10/30/09
it's saturation  Linux Geek | 10/30/09
Agreed. Time for Wii 2  T1Oracle | 10/30/09
They have to be careful with that  oncall | 10/30/09
Include a BluRay drive that also plays movies?  plino | 10/30/09
RE: Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?  UNSRM | 10/30/09
RE: Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?  athynz | 10/30/09
DSi sales?  Robert Crocker | 10/30/09
simple everybody as one even does who denies it  Quebec-french | 10/30/09
Needs HW refresh and better games  Keeping Current | 10/30/09
The Wii hardware was dated..  Komplex | 10/30/09

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