How About A Wii

Nintendo have announced that they have seen a half year profits rise of around 50%!!  Between April and September net profits were up to 54.35bn yen (approx. $456.7m; £242.8m). 

Compare this to what Sony has announced recently…  They declared a 94% drop in profits (from July-September)!!!  This was mainly due to the combined cost of its global recall of potentially faulty PC batteries and developing the PlayStation 3, the profits shrank to 1.7bn yen (£7.6m) compared with 28.5bn yen for the same period a year earlier.

Sony’s loss also including a net loss in the gaming division of 43.5bn yen.

Is this a sign of things to come…

Only time will tell….

Sources:

• BBC News Report
• Guardian Unlimited Report

I’ve just finished watching the Wii being shown on The Gadget Show….

And it looked awesome!!

The Gadget Show is shown on British TV on Channel Five.  It is hosted by presenters, Suzi Perry, Jason Bradbury and Jon Bentley and is Britain’s largest consumer technology show.

In today’s episode Suzi and Jon were seen playing Wii Tennis (Wii Sports) with the Wii Remote (Wiimote).  Jason (who has been anticipating the arrival of the Wii all year) however wasn’t to be seen.  They set up a ruse and called Jason to the studio, he saw the Wii and went wild!!!  I would have to!!!

Over the next few minutes they played a variety of games utilising the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk attachment.  The games that I noticed them playing (and at this point became extremely jealous!) were, in no particular order… Wii Tennis, Wii Golf, Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess.

The Nintendo Wii was also announced to be a part of the show’s competition prize.  To enter click here

So then…   

On to my next review of where is best to pre-order/purchase your Wii.  Game.co.uk are up next then…

The blurb about Game.co.uk is:

Game is Europe’s leading retailer of computer software and video games.  It has over 400 stores throughout Europe.  The bottom line is that Game is a trusted retailer who will try to meet the deadline of the launch day unless there is a major problem with distribution in the UK.

The website states: “Please note: The GAME.co.uk Wii preorder system is seperate to that operating in GAME stores. Strictly one per customer. Nintendo has not yet confirmed launch allocations, and due to expected high demand we are currently unable to guarantee delivery for launch day”

Game is selling the Wii for the standard price of £179.99, however you must pre-order the console with at least one game in a bundle pack offer.  These bundle pack’s are priced at:

• Wii Console + 1 game  = £219.99
• Wii Console + 2 games = £259.99

Examples are: Wii Console + Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

The games are all priced at £39.99, and Game has over 20 titles to choose from.

Overall, Game.co.uk will offer customers the stability of a well-known, respected company that will try and meet the launch day to the best of their ability.  However, consumers who shop around will be able to find cheaper games on the internet.