Nintendo Announces Wii Information, Worldwide Shipments
May 25, 2006
Following its overwhelming debut at E3 2006, Nintendo today
announced the current fiscal year unit shipment forecast for
its new home game system, Wii. Nintendo also confirmed
that the price of the Wii system, which incorporates unique
freehand control, will not exceed $250 in America, or ¥25,000
in Japan. The company plans to ship 6 million systems to
retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth
quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on March 31,
2007.
The projections are part of a full-year financial forecast
that sees growth of 18 percent in sales globally, based on
anticipated continuing strong demand for the Nintendo
DS portable game system, as well as a successful
launch for Wii.
The company also said it expects to sell 17 million Wii games
in the period. Exact launch dates, identification of the
launch library of titles and details on the unique Virtual
Console aspect of Wii will be announced soon.