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Record 069 · Games · 2006

06.69.G

Nintendo Wii

Nintendo

Nintendo Wii

Grandparents bowling in living rooms — the biggest blue-ocean console launch.

Wii would like to play.

Underpowered vs. PS3/360; won on Wii Sports, $250 price, and a remote that looked like a TV clicker. Casual gaming as a market.

Filed notes

  • Pointer + accelerometer remote
  • Wii Sports as cultural demo

Units. 101.6 million

SIC

3944

Games, Toys, and Children's Vehicles

NAICS

334118

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

Official

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