"A number of major software manufacturers are reporting that they are experiencing a financially challenging time or that they will be scaling down their operations. On the other hand, just a few years ago, a year or two before we launched Wii, I doubt that anyone in the industry was able to correctly forecast the current sales situation of Wii. Of course, Nintendo was hopeful that we would make this new system the best selling hardware in the next generation. Even so, If you ask me if we were able to foresee today's situation, I am not that optimistic so I have to admit that today's situation is exceeding even our original expectations.

To the third party software manufacturers, the surprise must be bigger. Some are reportedly saying that they bet on the wrong horse or that they need to change course. I recognise that each one of the third parties is trying to develop software that can be appealing on DS and Wii systems which have significantly increased the installed bases, while narrowing the overall number of software to develop. Overall, we recognise that our relationships with the software manufacturers are shaping up better than before. So, in the mid-term, we believe that more attractive titles will be launched by them for our platforms." - Satoru Iwata

It's very true...if third parties are looking to still create games while downsizing, they are going to turn to Wii and DS. They can create games with less people and less cash, and still expect huge sales due to the install base. They just have to find the right ways to promote the titles, and the correct software to interest large groups of gamers.

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