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Default [cnet]Nintendo's profit plunges on weak Wii sales
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Sinking sales and a price cut for the Wii knocked Nintendo's first-half earnings by 52 percent.
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Sales for the period also tumbled, falling 34 percent to 548 billion yen.
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Nintendo blamed the shortfall on weak sales of its Wii combined with its recent price cut for the game console. In September, the company trimmed the cost of the Wii in the U.S. by $50 to $199.99. Nintendo said it sold 5.75 million Wii machines globally during the first half of its fiscal 2009, a huge decline from the 10 million units that flew off the shelves for the same period last year.
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Nintendo was also hurt by a lack of hot new games for the Wii and portable DS game console. For the Wii, the company's only major releases were Wii Sports Resort in July and Wii Fit Plus in early September. As one of the few bright spots, Wii Sports Resort has enjoyed brisk sales.
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Reports have even surfaced that the Wii may follow in the footsteps of Sony's PlayStation 3 by offering a Netflix streaming option.
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And so it begins...
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Ans so it begins...
Begins what? Wii already has a massive installed base.
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Had to happen sooner or later. Given its low price point compared to the other consoles for the last couple of years, one would think that everybody who wanted a Wii already has one...the product has probably shot its wad. Focusing on peripherals like that stupid balance board is probably going to generate more cash in the near term.
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Wii needs to die so Nintendo can make a decent system this time. I have a Wii, its just collecting dust.

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Well when almost every household in the world has one yes....the new console sales decrease!
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no wii for me, i never liked any of the games that came out with the wii, not a single one, and most of the games dont work with the classic controller, i hate the nunchucks, waaayyyyyy over rated console if you ask me, i dont need the help of two oddly connected console controllers to make me look like an unco tyvm, i can do that all by myself
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You mean you can't just ride the wave forever?
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I had my Wii for about 3 months before I got bored with it.

It's a great system - just a shame that the gaming development was terrible. No decent major titles and the system is underpowered for today's gaming standards.

It'll only be downhill from here unless they start getting some really good gaming titles on the market.
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