Iwata directly addresses Sony's 'Wii owns the closet' statement

Remember when Sony said that the Wii owns the closet? I certainly remember that, and so does someone else…Satoru Iwata.

In his video posted today, Mr. Iwata was explaining the ideas behind the ‘Wii no ma’ video service. Within that video, Mr. Iwata directly addresses the claims from Sony, but does so without actually mentioning the rival.

“According to our internal research, 87% of Wii consoles are connected to the largest TV screen in the household, which is set in the centre of the living room. …our consoles are not only out of the closet, they are also in the middle of the house. This shows what kind of our customers are playing Wii, as of January this year. As you can see, Wii is played by people in a wide range of ages, and male-female ratio is nearly equal. As I have mentioned, Wii has spread with nearly equal male-to-female ratio and is played by people of broad range of ages. Nearly 90% of the consoles are connected to the largest TV screen of the household in the living room. As for consoles which are already connected to the internet, video streaming or payment system has established through our videogame businesses.” - Satoru Iwata

Wow, I am really shocked to see Nintendo directly going after that statement and shooting it down. Pretty ballsy of you, Mr. Iwata!

Please make sure to check out the full article, which contains a complete translation of what Iwata says in his video feature. That full translation, word for word, can be found here