Gamefront is reporting an article from Mainichi Newspapers where Hirokazu Hamamura, president of Enterbrain (Famitsu), said there was no guarantee on PS3 exclusivity for Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4, during a speech to journalists in Tokyo.
No surprise really, especially after the Monster Hunter 3 announcement, but I wonder if he knows more than he's saying? I can see 360 versions of both titles happening, and think modified versions for Wii are possible given the system's installed base. Obviously, the more good quality 3rd party support for Wii the better.
He also restated his opinion about DQIX becoming the biggest selling Dragon Quest game in Japan selling 5 million units, and commented on Wii's potential this holiday season with regards to Nintendo's recent conference:
Bloomberg: Nintendo's Wii to Widen Lead Over PS3, Xbox, Enterbrain Says
No surprise really, especially after the Monster Hunter 3 announcement, but I wonder if he knows more than he's saying? I can see 360 versions of both titles happening, and think modified versions for Wii are possible given the system's installed base. Obviously, the more good quality 3rd party support for Wii the better.
He also restated his opinion about DQIX becoming the biggest selling Dragon Quest game in Japan selling 5 million units, and commented on Wii's potential this holiday season with regards to Nintendo's recent conference:
Bloomberg: Nintendo's Wii to Widen Lead Over PS3, Xbox, Enterbrain Says
Nintendo has been somewhat slack recently but now having SMG, Wii Fit, SSBB, Wii Music and Mario Kart releasing over the next 6-9 months is a very strong line-up for Japan.Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii game console will widen its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 during the year-end shopping season in Japan, researcher Enterbrain Inc. said.
The Wii will post the largest sales growth during the holiday season, Hirokazu Hamamura, president of Tokyo-based video-game research firm Enterbrain, told reporters today. He didn't provide specific forecasts.
The Wii has outsold PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 since its Japanese introduction in December on the success of ``Wii Sports'' and the ``Mario'' games. The gains helped Kyoto-based Nintendo's stock more than double since December, compared with an 18 percent increase for Sony shares.
``Nintendo has the most promising business environment,'' Hamamura told reporters in Tokyo. ``The company has shown a good software line-up.''
The world's biggest maker of handheld game players said it plans to sell its 8,800-yen ($75) ``Wii Fit'' title from Dec. 1 in Japan. The package features a board that senses a player's movements, allowing it to be used for activities including yoga and virtual soccer.
Nintendo forecast it will sell 16.5 million Wii consoles in the year ending March, while Sony, the world's largest maker of game players, estimates shipments of 11 million PlayStation 3s in the year.
``Sony may have to wait a bit to see PlayStation 3s become more popular until 2009 or 2010, when high-definition televisions become popular in Japan,'' Hamamura said.
Sony said earlier this week it will cut prices of the PlayStation 3s by as much as 10 percent in Japan to narrow Nintendo's lead. Sony will price two PlayStation models at 5,000 yen ($43) less, with the cheaper version selling for 44,980 yen.