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Must Read: Fortune on Wii

The current issue of Fortune has a great story by Jeffrey O'Brien looking at how Wii is winning in the console wars. It's long, but a must read -- Fortune has been on a roll of late (minus the awful "manage us" cover from a bit ago - truly awful stuff there). Anyway, the Wii story is classic Fortune -- in depth, lots of exec access, good art, focus on the business and on the competition, solid numbers presented in an interesting way. Here is a great quote from Satoru Iwata that sums up his view of how Nintendo looks at the world: "We are not competing against Sony or Microsoft. We are battling the indifference of people who have no interest in videogames."

Lots of companies make similar statements, but for right now, Nintendo appears to be doing a pretty good job of living up to this premise.

The article is worth reading for two reasons. First, as a PR professional, it's good to see/identify a publications "voice" -- which clearly comes through here. Second, this is a great story about business strategy and competition, using the video game industry, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo as the main players.

Published Saturday, June 02, 2007 9:50 PM by FrankShaw

Comments

 

Gandalfe said:

Interesting that anyone could think Wii is winning anything when most of us have been unable to buy the unit yet.

June 4, 2007 1:58 PM
 

Phil Davis said:

Most people haven't had a chance to buy it yet because they do not stay on the shelves long.  Most are gone the day they arrive.  The Wii has really captured a segment of the market that Sony PS3 And XBOX 360 have not.  I am really interested to see if the Wii can continue this dominance.  It seems that right now the games are more of a novelty along with the controller.  I wonder if they can maintain a strong fan base with the "hardcore" gamers.  I dont see it happening.  If you look at the past most new controllers fizzle out very quickly.  Th3e SNES Mouse, Super Scope and Power Glove just to name a few.  I hope the Wii is able to pull it off.  If they do it will hopefully challenge others to create better gaming experiences and better games.  While I dont think the Wii will make it with "hardcore" gamers i do hope it challenges others create new gaming experiences.

June 7, 2007 4:33 PM
 

Rachel Lee said:

Frank,

I read this very same article two days ago and I have to agree with you-it's an excellent story and I had a good time reading it.

-Rach.

June 7, 2007 7:25 PM

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