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7-9 Million Wiis by 2007?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-is-a-lot-of-wii dept.

Gamespot is reporting that Nintendo's production of the Wii is actually going better than expected. Analyst firm UBS is now estimating that 7-9 Million Wii units should be off the production lines by 2007. From the article: "Citing industry 'checks,' UBS analysts Alex Gauna and Steven Chin claim that Nintendo already made 2 million Wiis by the end of September. They go on to predict that, 'at least 7 million and potentially as high as 9 million more units are in the build plan for Q4 06. This production ramp handily exceeds a publicly announced target for 6 million units to ship by year's end.'"

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  1. what if problems arise? by MyDixieWrecked · · Score: -1, Troll

    the problem with manufacturing so many units so soon is the possibility of problems turning up. Like the 360's overheating or sony's batteries exploding. Although Nintendo has a very good track record for QA, what's to say that some new problem won't crop up? Are they that confident?

    That'd be a scary thing if there's some kind of fire hazard with the units and the big N has 6 million units in warehouses across the world.

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  2. Re:No Way... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    the r&d costs were minimal. its just a die shrunk gamecube with a new controller. how is that fresh? as for fun, any console can be fun. u dont need crappy old hardware to pretend to be original and fun.

    as for zonk hes a pathetic nintendo fanboi who mods any critisism down and any buttlicking up. sad loser.

    the wii is a total scam, end of story.