Sony talks Nintendo, is more concerned about how Wii U performs next year than this year
“We respect Nintendo as a highly successful competitor. Of course we will watch what they’re doing with interest. It’s a very interesting product they’re bringing to market. I don’t have a clear view on how successful it will be. And to a large extent it doesn’t matter what I think. It matters what the great British public think. So we will see.
They certainly laid a broad church in terms of the list of features hopefully trying to have a broad appeal in the device. I don’t think there will be huge volumes in the market this side of Christmas. I think they will pull in early adopters. It’s probably one to be concerned about far more and watch more carefully into next year. But we feel very confident that in the PlayStation and we won’t be going after the same niche early adopter market they’ll be going after this Christmas. I think we’re sitting in separate camps at this stage, so it won’t be head to head.
If they gain real traction next year it becomes a more important factor in the mix. They’ve been a very key player in the market overall as you well know in recent years. So we have to respect that, watch that and do our best to compete with that.” – Sony UK’s Fergal Gara
Is it just me or is Sony really upping their respectful banter lately? I don’t think I’ve heard them berate Nintendo at all over the last few months, save for when they say that Vita+PS3 = Wii U. But that’s not berating or being disrespectful- it’s more of a political move, if you will. I think Mr. Gara definitely makes some great points in this statement. Wii U is going to sell out for the first few months because that’s what always happens with new consoles (well… mostly), and the folks buying it right away aren’t really people Sony is competing for.
