任天堂(株)【7974】の掲示板 〜2015/04/28

アメリカではWiiUは初代Wii以上に収益力が高くバカ売れしているらしい。
しかも円安の地合いだ。1年間つけてまてよ。

２月にドラゴンクエスト、夏にドラクエがとバッティングしないように販売時期をズラしたモンハンも出るし。

Nintendo’s Wii U Outperforming the Original Wii, Only Because It Costs More

http://allthingsd.com/20130110/nintendos-wii-u-outperforming-the-original-wii-only-because-it-costs-more/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker

Nintendo’s Wii U has managed to outperform the launch of its original Wii, at least in terms of revenue, but only because it costs more.
In the U.S., Nintendo sold 460,000 Wii U devices in December and more than 890,000 since it launched in mid-November, according to NPD, which tracks monthly sales figures for the videogame industry.
As a result, Nintendo said it recorded $300 million in revenue, which is more than the $270 million that the original Wii made at the same point in its life cycle.
But the original Wii, which launched in 2006, cost only $250, and today’s Wii U is setting players back between $300 and $350 apiece. So, the only reason it was able to exceed prior sales is because it upped the price ― not because it sold more units.
That didn’t stop Nintendo of America’s EVP of Sales & Marketing Scott Moffitt from singing the company’s praises: “While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has surpassed its predecessor in perhaps the most important category: revenue generation.”