So things haven't been so great in Korea for the Wii. Since the console's release to the region, it has moved a low number of consoles and software. Perhaps offering up new bundles and some smart marketing will help turn this around.Over at GI.biz, they're claiming that the low sales numbers has to do with Nintendo enabling the Korean Wii to only play Korean titles. Apparently, Korean gamers want to import the big Japanese games, but they can't because of the restrictions. We could see how this is a problem.
Still, when compared to the Xbox 360 and PS3, which have sold 150,000 and 50,000 units respectively, the Wii is doing much better, selling almost as many PS3s in its first month alone.
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6-02-2008 @ 7:17PM
NutMac said...
When I was in Korea this past winter, most Nintendo DS were hacked to run illegal games from the memory card. In fact, many dealers sell DS hacked with several dozen illegal games as a bundle. Perhaps South Koreans are waiting for the same with Wii.
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6-03-2008 @ 12:35AM
Garst said...
I have sympathy for them. I don't know why but I hate them.
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