Nintendo Claims Responsibility for 99% of Industry Growth in 2008

It's true that if you took the Wii and DS out of those retailer dollars you would see a mighty fall, don't know if it's 99% though.

One thing I note that nobody else seems to, is that if casual gaming is 'on the way up' and 'hardcore gaming is where it's at', why is the Wii and DS and Sony LIVE and 360 Arcade are doing so well on the consoles, and GOG.com, 5 million DOSBox downloads and Stardock/indies are doing so well on PC?

Seems to me a revolution is taking place again high end graphic, shallow AAA hardcore gaming and people are looking for gameplay which is only available from older games whether 8 bit/16 bit console games, PS2 still almost selling as many as PS3, or DOS PC games.

I mean, I don't hear talk of Wii price cuts, but I do for 360 and PS3. Used to be price cuts meant a new machine was on the way, but this time we have the cuts with no new consoles due.

Unless my future wife makes me buy a Wii someday, I'll never buy that crappy console. 99% ? Gimme a break !

Well... if I made a system people wanted, and only produced enough to cause demand to stay as high as possible, as well as a few games and did the same thing... I guess I'd claim I'd be responsible for all the growth in the industry as well.

99% growth and 99% of the games that sucked!

The Wii I was given for Christmas arrived this week. Wife played around with it a bit and then went back to Little Big Planet. I downloaded an update and then went back to Left 4 Dead and Halo 3.

I wish it played DVDs since I'll probably keep it on the back room TV.

If I buy a Wii, it's only for sports. Wii Tennis and Bowling are the only things I would play.

Serious question:
What are people buying Wiis for? Surely not everyone can be playing Wii Fit or Wii Sports... O_O

(Like many older gamers I haven't played anything on the Wii for several months now)

I don't see an article linked with the quote, so maybe someone can help. Is this what they're saying?

SCENARIO A:
Total sales for 2008: $21.33 Billion
Increase over 2007: $4.05 Billion (19%)
Nintendo's increase over Nintendo's 2007: $4.01 Billion (99% of 19%)
Non-Nintendo increase over non-Nintendo 2007: 0.04 Billion (1% of 19%)

I just sold my Wii (y)

Only 1% of Nintendo's Customers have ever visited Shacknews.

Nope.

i must get on the bandwagon, i haven't bought a nintendo product in years... well, aside from the used wii a few years back...now covered in dust...

100% growth in people who buy one crappy liscened game a year and flood the market with truly shameless cash ins. Hooray for gaming.

True or not, that's still an asshole thing to say.

Cruis'n.

It would of been 100% if they published Bob's Game. Yuu failed Nintendo!

I'm not entirely sure he knows how large 99% is...

Ahh, the mantle of Ken Katuragi has been assumed.

Wow, Nintendo. Way to be 'That Guy'...

99%? I really doubt that.