Nintendo has just announced that they expect to sell 6 million Wii consoles by March 2007 at a price of less than $250 — according to Bloomberg Japan. This announcement came after a 12.5% increase in full-year net profits to $867.7 million was reported. In other news, see what Jon has to say about the Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP. Watch after the jump.
That’s as many machines as the total number of PlayStation 3 consoles Sony is expecting to ship in the same period. Sony’s box is more than twice the price of the Wii. Both Sony and Microsoft have suggested consumers will buy a Wii alongside each company’s more advanced console because the Nintendo machine is relatively so cheap.
[via GoNintendo – RegHardware]
Nintendo has just announced that they expect to sell 6 million Wii consoles by March 2007 at a price of less than $250 — according to Bloomberg Japan. This announcement came after a 12.5% increase in full-year net profits to $867.7 million was reported. In other news, see what Jon has to say about the Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP. Watch after the jump.
That’s as many machines as the total number of PlayStation 3 consoles Sony is expecting to ship in the same period. Sony’s box is more than twice the price of the Wii. Both Sony and Microsoft have suggested consumers will buy a Wii alongside each company’s more advanced console because the Nintendo machine is relatively so cheap.
[via GoNintendo – RegHardware]
