Iwata - 800,000 Wiis sold during Thanksgiving week, economical issues not impacting Nintendo
“When the economy is strong, people tend to buy three things from the top of their wish list. But when things are bad, people often buy only the first thing on their list. Fortunately for us a lot of shoppers put our products at the top of their list.” - Satoru Iwata
Iwata also dropped some details on sales of Wii and DS. According to the Nintendo president, the Wii managed to sell over 800,000 units during Thanksgiving week alone (in North America). That would beat out the 350,000 units it managed to sell during the same period last year. Not forgetting the portable side of things, Iwata confirmed that DS sales were up 20% during Thanksgiving week, when compared to sales during the same time last year (once again, North America only).
“岩社長表示: 經濟很旺盛時,在每個人的購買清單裡有三種東西是很想要買的,
但當經濟不好時,人只能從清單裡挑一個東西來買。幸運地是,還是有很多消費者將
任天堂的產品列為優先之選。”
岩社長也稍為透露Wii 及DS的銷量細節,根據岩社長的說法,Wii單單在美國感恩節周
就銷售破80萬台。這項數據足足打破去年同時間的銷量35萬台,還有 不要忘了掌上機
的銷量,岩社長證實,DS銷量同樣跟去年同時間相比,也在感恩節周期間成長了20%。
來源:GoNintendo