2007 has definitely been the Year of Nintendo. And if Wii and Nintendo DS continue their record pace, 2008's likely to be a repeat.
It was just a few years back with Nintendo struggling in a distant third-place with GameCube that many industry observers suggested the Japanese giant should go the way of Sega and leave the console business altogether. Nintendo instead turned to Shigeru Miyamoto to help design the Wii, which has been the hottest game console since it launched last November.
But Nintendo today is more than just a one-console wonder. Its Nintendo DS, which was a breakthrough, mass market hit long before the Wii was introduced, continues to blow away PSP in sales. This one-two punch of Nintendo DS in the handheld space and Wii in the console space has done more than just catapult Nintendo to the top of the pack--again.
-- John Gaudiosi, December 30, 2007
2007: Definitely the Year of Resurgent Nintendo :: WRAL.com
here here! may it long continue!
