Nintendo rolls out Wii games, Sony takes to video
Game expects higher profits in 2008"A true paradigm shift has taken place in the global games market," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said at its news conference.
The firm has broadened the gaming market well beyond hard-core video gamers and expects to gain more adopters with its new "Wii Music" game, which allows players to simulate playing more than 60 instruments using its controllers.
Nintendo also introduced a more sensitive Wii MotionPlus controller add-on to debut next spring, along with a new suite of Wii sports games.
"Wii Sports Resort" lets users throw a frisbee to a virtual dog or duel one another with swords.
UNDERWHELMING
Many Nintendo fans at the presentation cheered politely while legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto played a virtual saxophone on "Wii Music," but some analysts were not impressed with Nintendo's new software line-up.
"We are distinctly underwhelmed by Nintendo's presentation today," Hiroshi Kamide, analyst at KBC Securities, wrote in a note to clients.
"The line-up for Christmas 2008 currently looks inadequate."
As expected, Nintendo did not announce a price cut since its Wii consoles are still in short supply at many retailers.
On Sunday, Microsoft cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model game console with a 20-gigabyte hard drive to $299 from $349. Microsoft plans to phase out that model, replacing it with a new Xbox 360 model with a 60-gigabyte hard drive for $349.
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