The San Francisco Chronicle has a new article up in response to yesterday’s NPD Group figures, showcasing Nintendo’s continued and growing success in the United States. Excerpt and link to the full article below.
With momentum behind the Wii, many publishers are working to keep up, trying to cash in on the excitement surrounding the Nintendo system. The stakes are high for software publishers, which generated almost $5 billion in sales of console games last year in North America.
“The expectation was Nintendo would be a distant third in this generation. People were really doubting Nintendo because the GameCube didn’t perform well,” said Brian O’Rourke, an analyst with the industry research firm In-Stat. “But Nintendo has created a fairly inexpensive console with new technology and everyone seems to be responding.
