Sony: Wii's success has surprised us, but it's still a fad | GamerSquad reports that Sony says Nintendo Wii success is a surprise, but it is still a fad

Sony: Wii's success has surprised us, but it's still a fad

Filed under: PlayStation 3
Posted: Sept 24th 2007 by Andrew Macarthy

Perfectly trained to dodge the real answer to any question. (Credit: patlike)

Speaking in a post Tokyo Game Show interview with Next-Gen, Sony's worldwide studios boss, Phil Harrison, admitted surprise at the success of the Nintendo Wii during its first year on sale. Not wanting to give his rival an honest compliment, however, he seemed (like many nay sayers have done) to imply that the machine has the appeal of the latest fad:

"Yeah, I don't remember reading anybody's analysis that called this route two years ago or even a year ago to 18 months ago, but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing," he said. "We work in an entertainment business, basically, and entertainment has elements of fashion, and it has elements of the latest cool thing."

Harrison wasn't about to give Microsoft and its Xbox 360 a hearty pat on the back either, but he did reveal that any expansion of the gaming market opened more opportunities for his own firm and that it was "incredibly empowering because it means that people's minds are more open to new challenges."

Like, let’s say, re-claiming the PlayStation 3's home console gaming crown?

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hahahahaah He looks like a Sony Loser. Get it through your thick head buddy - ITS GAME OVER. Nintnedo have shown you in 1 year what they can do - IMAGINE IN 2 YEARS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH - I HOPE SONY GO UNDER YOU ALL BAGGED THE WII LOOK AT YOU NOW KISS IT I AM LOVING IT HAHAHAHA ALEAST NINTENDO CAN MAKE ANOTHER CONSOLE AFTER THE WII & THE NDS IS BEATING THE PSP HAAHAHAHHA YOU ALL COPY NINTENDO SERIOUSLY A PSP LITE - ITS SUCH A JOKE ALL PLASTIC

Posted 421 days ago by Sony Loser

I think Sony has lost the plot, if they hadn't released a gaming console that was close to $1000 they would of had alot more sales, not many kids or adults for that matter can afford such a console. The main reason Wii won in the sales department is they brought something innovative to the table at a reasonable cost, rather then just improving on old technology. Just to clarify I'm talking about the way you interact with games.

Posted 408 days ago by Trozza

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