Here’s a portion of an interview given by Reggie Fil-Aimes, president of Nintendo of America, to the San Jose Mercury News. He discusses the Wii console shortages and the threat posed by Halo 3, amongst other things.

Reggie’s attitude towards Microsoft’s big green monster is telling for its distinct lack of concern. He’s thinking the exact same thing that everyone else is thinking - after the hub-bub over Halo has been and gone, will anyone still be interested in the 360?

MN: The Wii console has been a big hit to date, with you guys having a difficult time meeting demand. This is going to be a bad Christmas for folks still wanting to buy one, isn’t it?

R: We have been sold out worldwide since we launched … Every time we put more into the marketplace, we sell more, which says that we are not even close to understanding where the threshold is between supply and demand.

MN: There’s been a lot of buzz about Microsoft’s Halo 3. How do you expect it to affect the console battle this holiday season?

R: Will they sell a lot of software? Certainly. Will it sell hardware? I think it’s an open question. Why? Because I think that the Halo 3 consumer already has the hardware, because they’re playing Bioshock and Crackdown and a variety of games that are, in the end, quite similar: first-person shooter experience, multiplayer capable online. Tell me what’s new?

MN: So do you feel like you need to counter Halo 3 in some way?

R: No.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, September 29th, 2007 at 2:45 pm by Bulent Yusuf
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